(92) Lead Financial Market Specialist

1 week ago


Pretoria, South Africa South African Reserve Bank Full time

**Detailed description**
- Lead qualitative and quantitative research and analysis, integrating the work of more junior and senior financial markets specialists and providing a comprehensive analysis of short
- and long-term financial market developments within the South African economy and across major advanced and emerging market economies.
- Lead strategy projects and the development of policy frameworks.
- Conduct high-quality and relevant short
- and long-term research, analyses and interpretation of financial markets in support of the formulation and implementation of monetary policy and for financial stability purposes.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key participants in the financial markets, including, but not limited to, the banking and asset management sectors.
- Provide technical guidance and ensure the transfer of knowledge and skills to junior specialists.
- Write keynote speeches for the senior executives of the SARB.
- Lead team engagements to interrogate and reconcile data, findings, insights, explanations and recommendations from research and analyses.
- Make recommendations on the markets, monetary policy and regulatory frameworks, and produce reports and briefings for final approval.
- Quality assure and integrate analyses and reports submitted by other financial markets specialists and provide feedback.
- Lead initiatives within own area of expertise in support of departmental objectives.
- Recommend improvements in methodologies relevant to own area of specialisation, while ensuring that methodologies comply with local and international standards.
- Make presentations to senior forums of the SARB (e.g. Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Stability Committee).
- Represent the SARB at official external forums and meetings that fall within the area of specialisation (e.g. Monetary Policy Forum, Money Market Subcommittee), including speaking at/presenting research at conferences and seminars.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key participants in the financial markets, including, but not limited to, the banking and asset management sectors.
- Define the learning agenda for the Market and Policy Analysis Unit in conjunction with other senior financial markets specialists in the department.
- Provide job-related coaching for newcomers to formally guide them through the roles and functions of the business area and department.



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