Economist: Local Government Budget Office (2 Posts Available), Ref No. PT 36/2025 at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose    

• Provincial Treasury, Western Cape Government has an employment opportunity for a competent individual to improve budget planning and implementation of municipalities to facilitate improved responsiveness of its budgets to socio economic realities.

Minimum Requirements    

• Honours Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Economics, Finance, Business or Public Administration or Public Policy
• A minimum of 6 years experience in research in the relevant fields
• A valid driving license (Code B or higher).
• Note: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities but have reasonable access to transport may also apply.

Recommendation    

• None.

Key Performance Areas    

• Coordinate and manage the Local Government Budget Assessment processes with other key stakeholder department to improve the conformance, responsiveness, credibility and sustainability of municipal budgets
• Assess, advise and monitor municipal Service Delivery Budget Implementation Plans (SDBIP’s) in line with national guidelines, municipal quarterly, mid-year and annual non-financial information/ performance reports and provide feedback to municipalities
• Conduct and publish economic and socio-economic analysis through the Municipal Economic Review and Outlook (MERO) publication and Socio-economic Profiles for Local Government (SEP-LG) to inform municipal budget policies and the budget allocation process
• Collaborate with other Provincial Departments; Plan and manage the work of and account for the overall performance of the Sub directorate; Financial Management; People Management.

Competencies    

• Knowledge in the following: Micro/macro-economic theory and interpretation and economic analysis of key data sets; Municipal Finance Management Act, other relevant legislation and policies applicable to local government 
• Ability to understand and communicate findings from rigorous quantitative research; Written and verbal communication skills; Research, analytics, writing, monitoring, evaluation and reporting skills.

Remuneration    

• All-inclusive salary package of R 896 436 per annum (Salary Level 11)