Current Jobs at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 certificate and a Bachelor’s degree (minimum of NQF level 7) in Law or equivalent related qualification, A relevant qualification at NQF level 8 and Admission as an Attorney;
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at senior managerial level obtained in a legal environment;
• Experience in litigation, contract, corporate law, and statutory interpretation;
• Knowledge and experience of international, constitutional and administrative law, and interpretation of statutes and legal drafting skills; 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

Manage the Drafting, Vetting and Negotiations of Contracts and other legal instruments:

• Draft and vet contracts in accordance with the client’s requirements to the extent permissible in law;
• Negotiate contracts and other legal instruments in accordance with the client’s requirements to the extent permissible in law; and
• Develop and recommend procedural improvements in the drafting and vetting of contracts.

Manage Litigation on behalf of the Minister of Finance and National Treasury:

• Provide strategic direction and input into the handling of matters of litigation;
• Consult and liaise both internally and externally with stakeholders, including the State Attorney, on litigation matters; and
• Coordinate the preparation process for courts and all other dispute resolution forums. 

Provide Legal Advice:

• Analyse specific legal problems and assist in the development of legally sound and responsive solutions and strategies;
• Furnish written or oral legal advice on matters relating to the National Treasury’s mandate; and
• Perform legally and/or factual research, analyse data and recommend appropriate courses of action.

Manage Legal Operations. Systems and Processes of the Chief Directorate:

• Develop and manage service delivery standards and improvement plan/s to enhance NT’s mandate;
• Ensure that systems for the effective and efficient functioning that address internal and external risks for NT, are developed and maintained; and
• Ensure that annual and operational plans and related reports as well as Audit Committee, risk management, contingent liability and handover reports, in support of NT’s mandate, are developed and submitted timeously

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Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Security Management, Policing, Criminal Justice, Public Management;
• A minimum 1 year experience obtained in the security industry environment;
• Experience in office administration;
• A valid driver’s license is required;
• Knowledge and exposure to MS Office; and
• Knowledge in analysis of information, conflict management, listening and interviewing skills.

Key Performance Areas

Administer filling system of vetting documents:

• Comply with relevant legislation, policies, prescripts and procedures of personnel security;
• Facilitate the utilisation of the administrative system, channels and infrastructure to comply with vetting requirements; and
• Maintain filling of all vetting, personnel suitability and screening files.

Conduct Vetting Fieldwork Investigations:

• Conduct fieldwork investigation on secret and top-secret cases in line with State Security Agency (SSA) vetting standards;
• Compile vetting reports consist of subject/ references/ combine report/ memorandum and diary; and
• Prepare file and keep reports safe in order to submit to SSA for evaluation and polygraph examination where applicable and issuing of a clearance.

Support the Vetting Operations:

• Desk tools Scrutinise documents to determine actions required for meetings;
• Record minutes and decisions and communicate to role-players for follow-up on progress; and
• Arrange travelling and accommodation.

Conduct Personnel Suitability Checks:

• Take fingerprints to confirm the criminal record status of candidates;
• Conduct credit and citizenship checks of candidates; and
• Prepare an official report advising HRM on the suitability of prospective candidates.

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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 5 years’ experience at middle or senior managerial level obtained a business tax environment or within an internationally recognised financial institution;
• Knowledge and experience of the broader legal drafting and tax legislation techniques;
• Knowledge and experience of research and benchmarking; 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

Large Business Tax: 

• Prepare and assign large business tax policy proposals for the annual Budget Review, e.g. corporate re-organisation rules, dividend tax regime, tax deduction and allowances;
• Prepare policy documents on large business tax and provide inputs to drafter’s notes for legislation; and
• Provide legislative oversight and inputs to amendments to explanatory memoranda on large businesses.

Small Business Tax: 

• Prepare policy proposals for the annual Budget Review on small business tax, e.g. presumptive tax, small business relief;
• Prepare policy documents on small business tax and provide inputs to drafter’s notes for legislative integration; and
• Provide legislative oversight and inputs to amendments to explanatory memoranda on small businesses. 

Corporate Finance: 

• Initiate the preparation of policy proposals for the annual Budget Review on corporate finance, e.g. limit tax base erosion via interest deductions and other payments, monitoring of transfer pricing rules, and neutralising the effects of hybrid mismatch arrangements;
• Prepare policy documents and provide inputs to drafter’s notes on legislative matters; and
• Provide legislative oversight of amendments and inputs to explanatory memoranda. 

Specialised Business Entities: 

• Prepare policy proposals for the annual Budget Review on specialised business entities, e.g. tax ttreatment of trusts, co-operatives, ppartnerships;
• Initiate the preparation of policy documents and drafter notes for integration into legislation;
• Provide inputs to legislative oversight amendments and explanatory memoranda; and
• Provide inputs to parliamentary enquiries timeously.

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Qualification/s Requirements

• Grade 12 is required, with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Information Technology;
• Microsoft Certified Professional or Project Management or Microsoft Certified System Engineer or A+ or N+ or TOGAF, VMware (such as vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, Horizon, NSX, etc.) will serve as an added advantage;
• A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained in Information Technology;
• Knowledge and exposure to the development and implementation of an IT Infrastructure Library environment;
• Knowledge of IT software and hardware development. Vast knowledge of Dell technology; and
• Knowledge and experience in VMWare and disaster recovery technology.

Key Performance Areas

Service and Operations Management: 

• Provide support to the National Treasury in accordance with service level agreements;
• Analyse areas for process and service improvements and implement the ICT Infrastructure Library in alignment with best practices;
• Establish formal processes for regulatory and other industry requirements;
• Implement methodologies to improve call resolutions in the management of customer expectations;
• Assist with the solving of complex hardware, software and procedural problems;
• Oversee the process whereby ICT support calls are fielded, categorised, and allocated for resolution;
• Manage the provision of first line infrastructure and applications support; and
• Review ICT service provider performance and implement remedial actions for improvement. 

Stakeholder Engagement: 

• Engage stakeholders and assess their business requirements pertaining to new features, applications or system;
• Develop and maintain a customer care philosophy for implementation within business;
• Manage stakeholder mapping and prepare communications to stakeholders and respond to stakeholder enquiries; and
• Market the ICT offerings and awareness through the Service Desk. 

Monitoring and Compliance: 

• Analyse service desk performance and compliance statistical methods utilising the Service Desk tools;
• Develop a Strategic Information System Planning (SISP) for the section;
• Production of monthly reporting and tracking of service metrics and their trends;
• Update and implement relevant ICT policies and protocols in compliance with internal procedures;
• Provide detailed, accurate information for internal and external audit purposes within specified deadlines; and 
• Assist in updating the audit and assets register of all equipment allocated to the section. 

Research and Development: 

• Initiate research on the latest technology trends to improve processes and service delivery. 

IT Assets and Infrastructure: 

• Ensure on-going maintenance of entire infrastructure environment (including servers and storage);
• Coordinate periodic ICT asset storage and rotations of ICT assets;
• Update ICT Asset Register and monitor adherence to ICT Asset policies; and
• Execute infrastructure support and maintenance with due consideration for lifetime of assets and the ICT asset policies.

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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.

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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.

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Qualification/s Requirements

• A minimum Grade 12 qualification, coupled with a Security Officers Board/ PSIRA Grade A certification and a driver’s license;
• A minimum 2 years’ experience obtained in a physical security environment;
• Knowledge of minimum Information Security Standards;
• Knowledge of Firearms Control Act, Protection of Information Act, Control of Access to Premises and Vehicles Act, Trespass Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act, will be an added advantage.

Key Performance Areas

Physical security functions: 

• Compile, implement and manage shift plans and management of posting sheet;
• Supervise personnel of a private security company contracted to the National Treasury, 
• Perform duties as a shift leader;
• Implement access control policy and procedures, 
• Arrange escorts of employees between National Treasury buildings;
•  Facilitate the escorting of visitors in the building;
•  Implement asset control system Monitor removal permits completed by employees;
•  Enforce key control procedures and ensure proper maintenance of records;
• Conduct inspections in the building; and 
• Ensure implementation of access control in official NT parking areas.

Control room functions:

• Perform security surveillance and monitoring duties in the control room;
•  Assign access cards to employees and visitors; 
• Draw access reports from the Electronic Security System; and 
• Identify access control breaches and report to management.

To liaise with National Treasury employees on behalf of Security Management unit, Health and Safety: 

• Identify and investigate health and safety deficiencies and report to Physical Security Operations;
• Act as Chief Contingency Officer until the arrival of the relevant person during emergencies; and 
• Inspect security and fire equipment and ensure that they are in good condition, Participate in emergency evacuations and drills.

Provide first aid assistance to NT employees, General Operational Administration: 

• Management of registers at access points;
•  Ensure accurate filing of removal permits; and 
•  Enforce the Service Level Agreement concluded between NT and the Private Security Company, 
• Address parades during shifts.

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Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma/ Degree at (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Financial Management/ Accounting;
• CA (SA) will be an advantage;
• A minimum 4 years’ experience obtained in an accounting environment with specific reference to internal control and risk management; 
• Knowledge and experience of supervisory capabilities within a team set-up;
• Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations, Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP); and
• Interpretation and analysis of Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and other relevant legislation.

Key Performance Areas

Enhance organisational culture and performance:

• Prepare and submit accurate interim financial statements and annual financial statements; ?Develop, monitor the financial management policies, prescripts and procedures are documented and updated;
• Ensure financial reporting is compliant with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, including the PFMA, Treasury Regulations, and Modified Cash Standard;
• Ensure timely submission of financial reports to the Office of the Accountant-General and Auditor-General for review and audit; and
• Oversee the reconciliation of financial records, asset registers, and general ledger to ensure accuracy and completeness, Ensure the effective functioning of the financial accounting systems (e.g., BAS LOGIS, PERSAL) and monitor its integration with other departmental systems. 

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage entities reporting to National Treasury, including the GPAA, GTAC, HR, Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, for integration of financial accounting with other departmental functions; 
• ?Liaise on reports detailing meetings, feedback, and follow-ups with key internal stakeholders (e.g. Officer of the Accountant -General, Internal Control, Internal Auditor, and Auditor-General;
• Improve alignment between internal financial reporting timelines and external stakeholder requirements, Initiate the resolution of queries or requests for information from external auditors or other regulatory bodies; and
• Participate in interdepartmental or industry financial reporting forums and workshops.

Policy Implementation:

• Implement financial reporting policies, procedures, standards in compliance with relevant regulations; 
• ?Update and disseminate financial reporting policies aligned with legislative and regulatory changes;
• Improve evidence of consistent application of policies across all reporting units (e.g. through audit trails or internal compliance reviews); and
• Document internal controls and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support policy execution.