Economist

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Department of Health Full time

**Closing Date**- 2025/12/01-
- **Reference Number**- WCG251020-1-
- **Tracking Number**- PT 36/2025-
- **Job Title**- Economist: Local Government Budget Office (2 posts available), Ref No. PT 36/2025-
- **Department**- Provincial Treasury-
- **Salary level**- 11-
- **Enquiries**- Mr A Rasool at (021) 483 8992-
- **Job Type**- Permanent-
- **Location - Country**- South Africa-
- **Location - Province**- Western Cape-
- **Location - Town / City**- Cape Town, CBD-
- **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)**
- Note on remuneration: Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed. Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.-
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