(1235) Senior Economic Statistician - ESD en South African Reserve Bank
South African Reserve Bank · Pretoria, Sudáfrica · Onsite
- Senior
- Oficina en Pretoria
Brief description
The main purpose of this position is to coordinate South Africa’s participation in the Group of Twenty (G20) Data Gaps Initiative (DGI) and lead the Economic Statistics Department’s (ESD) climate statistics framework development, ensuring alignment with international standards and integration into South Africa’s macroeconomic statistical systems.
Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Serve as country coordinator for South Africa in the G20 DGI, representing national interests and ensuring alignment with global objectives.
- Chair the South African G20 DGI Secretariat, facilitating inter-agency collaboration and ensuring timely delivery of commitments.
- Engage and manage collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, acting as liaison with the global G20 DGI Secretariat to align national reporting and implementation.
- Coordinate the South African project team, ensuring effective implementation of recommendations across agencies.
- Provide technical input on G20 DGI recommendations, ensuring methodological soundness and relevance to South Africa’s statistical landscape.
- Link G20 DGI recommendations to the Integrated Economic Accounts (IEA) and other relevant statistical domains to enhance coherence and usability.
- Conduct research on G20 DGI themes to inform policy, improve implementation and contribute to international statistical discourse.
- Lead the development of ESD’s climate statistics framework, ensuring alignment with national priorities and international best practices.
- Assess and integrate relevant climate frameworks into macroeconomic statistics, including the IEA, to support climate-related analysis and policy recommendations.
- Develop an integration framework between the IEA and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), including conceptual design and implementation planning.
- Represent ESD and South Africa in national and international climate statistics engagements, contributing to global discussions and ensuring South Africa’s view is communicated.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:
- an Honours’s degree in Economics or a related field; and
- 8–10 years’ experience in economic statistics, with exposure to international statistical initiatives and climate-related statistical frameworks.
The following would be an added advantage:
- Master’s degree in Economics or a related field
Additional requirements include:
- strong knowledge of macroeconomic statistics, international statistical standards and the G20 DGI;
- experience in inter-agency coordination and stakeholder engagement;
- deep familiarity with climate statistics, SEEA and integration with macroeconomic frameworks;
- strategic thinking, project leadership and conceptual problem-solving skills;
- excellent communication and presentation abilities, including experience in high-level forums;
- knowledge and skills in industry, business and organisational practices;
- knowledge of statistical validation and quality control;
- continuous improvement of knowledge and skill;
- proficiency in economic and financial market analysis, including principles, theories and methodologies;
- economic and/or financial market statistics and review knowledge and skills;
- economic and/or financial markets reporting knowledge and skills;
- knowledge of policy analysis/formulation (particularly climate and environmental policy);
- drive for results;
- strategic thinking;
- managing complexity and ambiguity;
- leading change;
- planning and organizing skills;
- developing and growing others;
- judgement and decision-making skills;
- resilience; and
- conceptual thinking.
About Company
Economic Statistics Department (ESD)
The key function of the ESD is the compiling of economic statistics and conducting analysis and research, through:
· Providing quality-assured macro-economic statistics and analysis to support decision making.
· Strengthening and optimising the ability to acquire and organise quality data and information.
· Extending the statistical measurement and analysis of the economy aligned with international best practice and users' needs.
· Enhancing methodological research, analysis, and publications.
· Modernising and improving statistical compilation processes and frameworks.
Company
About SARB
Primary mandate of the SARB
Section 224 of the Constitution of South Africa states the mandate of the SARB as follows:
The primary object of the South African Reserve Bank is to protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic.
The South African Reserve Bank, in support of its primary objective, must perform its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice.
WHAT WE DO
Monetary Policy
The Constitution gives the SARB the mandate to protect the value of the rand. We use interest rates to keep inflation low and steady.
Financial Stability
The SARB has a mandate to protect and enhance financial stability. We identify and mitigate systemic risks that might disrupt the financial system.
Prudential Regulation
The Prudential Authority regulates financial institutions and market infrastructures to promote and enhance their safety and soundness, and support financial stability.
Financial Markets
Open market operations are the main tool we use to implement monetary policy. We manage South Africa’s gold and foreign exchange reserves.
Financial Surveillance
The SARB is responsible for regulating cross-border transactions, preventing the abuse of the financial system and supporting the regulation of financial institutions.
Payments and Settlements
The SARB is responsible for ensuring the safety and soundness of the national payment system, which is the backbone of South Africa’s modern financial system.
Statistics
The SARB provides important economic and financial statistics that present an overview of the economic situation in South Africa.
Research
Research conducted by the SARB focuses on economics, financial stability, banking and emerging trends in finance. Our research supports policy decision-making.
Banknotes and Coin
The SARB has the sole right to make, issue and destroy banknotes and coin in South Africa.
