Deputy Director: Financial Inclusion at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Finance or Banking or Investment Management;
• A Postgraduate Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 8) in Development Finance will serve as an added advantage;
• A minimum 4 years of which 2 years should be on an Assistant director level or equivalent obtained in a policy and research capacity environment;
• Knowledge of the South African financial inclusion landscape;
• In-depth understanding of financial inclusion legislation and access to finance initiatives;
• Knowledge and experience of policy development and implementation;
• Knowledge of stakeholder management acumen, i.e. interpersonal, and cross-cultural collaboration skills with government, regulators and financial service providers; and 
• Apply data analytical skill in the interpretation of financial inclusion data and decisions.

Key Performance Areas

Transformation of the Financial Services Sector:

• Provide initiatives that support the National Treasury on stakeholder forums pertaining to the Access to Financial Services element of the Financial Sector Code; and
• Participate in the Financial Sector Transformation Council activities in the repositioning and enhancement of the sector.

Formulate Strategies for Financial Inclusion:

• Develop and implement strategies to guide government decisions relating to Microfinance (i.e. Micro savings & Micro insurance); MSME Access to finance; as well as Competition, Innovation and Diversification of the financial sector; and
•  Advocate for policy reforms that improve financial inclusion. 

Monitoring Financial Access:

• Develop a monitoring system to measure progress on financial access through the utilisation of appropriate indicators for financial inclusion;
• Develop and maintain a database of relevant information as a tool to monitor progress on financial access; and
• Publish and disseminate information on financial access through an annual report or other relevant publications on financial inclusion indicators.

Stakeholder Management:

• Provide inputs for a broad South African government opinion on multilateral initiatives for financial inclusion such as the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, SADC Financial Inclusion Committee, IMF and World Bank;
• Managing relationships with international donors and partners; and
• Provide input on SMME access to finance initiatives.