Director: Policy Costings at National Treasury

Purpose of the Role

• To provide analysis enabling the calculation of the revenue implications of tax proposals.

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Economics/ Statistics/ Mathematics;
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle or senior managerial level obtained in research and tax policy analysis and formulation;
• Knowledge and experience of the broader policy framework on tax revenue and related processes; and
• 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
Develop microsimulation models for corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT) and value-added tax (VAT):

• Develop excel-based microsimulation models to simulate policy options for PIT, CIT, and VAT;
• Perform regular updating of the microsimulation models; and
• Use microsimulation models to estimate the revenue and distributional impacts of proposed policy interventions. 

Annual tax incentive reviews:

• Assist policy directorates with data and methodological requirements to perform tax incentive reviews.

Preparation, publication and development of tax expenditure statement and annual tax review (Tax Statistics publication):

• Assist with compiling the annual tax review and ensure accuracy and integrity of data;
• Coordinate inputs from the National Treasury Tax Policy unit into the publication;
• Provide inputs to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) with the compiling of tables and graphs on tax revenue statistical data;
• Conduct research on international tax expenditure reporting and methodological best practices to enhance South Africa’s current reporting;
• Determine data requirements on tax expenditures in conjunction with SARS; and
• Publish statistical tables and graphs for the tax expenditure statement in the annual Budget Review.

Assist directorates with modelling the economic impact and revenue implications of different tax policy proposals:

• Provide analysis to estimate the revenue implications of specific tax proposals; and
• Justify and motivate the quantification of economic commonness of various taxes.

Closing Date: 17 November 2025