Director: Personal Income Tax Design at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Tax or Law or Accounting, 
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle management level obtained in a tax related environment, 
• Knowledge of individual savings and employment practices,
• Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of an appointment.

Key Performance Areas

General Individual Taxation: 

• Initiate and collaborate on individual tax policy proposals for the annual Budget Review;
•  Initiate, prepare and assign policy documents for further development, Prepare drafter’s notes for legislation; and 
• Oversee legislation associated with individual tax issues.

 Social Security, Pensions and Retirement Reform:

•  Initiate and co-ordinate savings tax policy proposals for the annual Budget Review;
• Initiate / prepare / assign policy documents;
• Prepare drafter’s notes for legislation;
• Oversee tax legislation associated with savings taxation; and
• Reviewing savings regulatory legislation with a view to co-ordinate that legislation with the tax system. 

Employment Taxation: 

• Initiate employment tax policy proposals for the annual Budget Review;
• Initiate, prepare and assign policy documents for development;
• Prepare drafter’s notes for legislation. Oversee legislation associated with other employment taxes; and
• Propose policy adjustments to unique employment situations, (e.g. multi-lateral and diplomatic institutional employees); 
•  Respond to Parliamentary. 

Ministerial and Public Enquiries: 

• Prepare informed and concise written responses, in a timeous manner;
• Review public comments and suggest appropriate responses;
• Present on legislative proposals in respect of individual, savings and employment taxation in taxpayer workshops, meetings and parliament; and 
•  Initiate short-term research and administrative preparatory processes for the Budget and annual legislative processes.