Senior Economist: Conditional Grant Monitoring at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in any of the following disciplines: Public Finance or Administration or Economics or Accounting or Law; 
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained in local government budgetary and grants allocation processing;
• Knowledge and experience of monitoring and evaluation in the management of the conditional grants; and
•  Knowledge of the Public Service Policy Framework governing conditional grants.?

Key Performance Areas

Legislative Framework:

• Understand and apply the Legal Framework in S.A, especially as it pertains to Local Government;
• Apply the principles and policies in the MFMA and annual DORA;
• Understand the linkages with the Constitution, MSA and other legislation affecting local government;
• Understand the intergovernmental fiscal system in S.A; and
• Contribute towards drafting of annual Division of Revenue Bill.

Budget Preparation and Support: 

• Assist in the designing of the monitoring and reporting framework for local government conditional grants to all municipalities, provincial treasuries, and national departments;
•  Assist in the Implementation of the monitoring and reporting framework for local government conditional grants to all municipalities, provincial treasuries, and national departments;
• Facilitate the publication of monthly / quarterly spending of local government conditional grants in consultation with the Director: Local Government Data Management; and
• Assist in capacity building and support to departments in line with new reforms to the conditional grant system.

Intergovernmental Co-ordination:

• Participate in meetings and play supporting role to the Directorate: Intergovernmental Policy and Planning in the formulation of the annual Division of Revenue Bill, including frameworks;
• Draft the Conditional Grant Practice notes for consideration and implementation;
• Assist in the publication of Local Government Gazettes, including additional allocations for local government emanating from the national Adjustments Estimates in a Government Gazettes;
• Provide updates on the implementation of conditional grants for purposes of SCOF hearings on conditional grant expenditure.

Analyse, Monitoring and Evaluate:

• Assist in the monitoring of the implementation of the intergovernmental grant system as it pertains to Local Government;
• Update, maintain, analyse and monitor the implementation of annual local government payment schedules in terms of the annual Division of Revenue Act;
• Capture and update the quarterly reconciliations of local government conditional grant spending before publication of this information in a government gazette as part of Section 71 of the MFMA;
• Assist the Director to produce inputs and / or draft chapter on conditional grant spending for the publication of the annual Local Government Budget and Expenditure Review.