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The National Treasury is responsible for managing South Africa’s national government finances. Supporting efficient and sustainable public financial management is fundamental to the promotion of economic development, good governance, social progress and a rising standard of living for all South Af… read morericans. The Constitution of the Republic (Chapter 13) mandates the National Treasury to ensure transparency, accountability and sound financial controls in the management of public finances. The National Treasury’s legislative mandate is also described in the Public Finance Management Act (Chapter 2). The National Treasury is mandated to promote government’s fiscal policy framework; to coordinate macroeconomic policy and intergovernmental financial relations; to manage the budget preparation process; to facilitate the Division of Revenue Act, which provides for an equitable distribution of nationally raised revenue between national, provincial and local government; and to monitor the implementation of provincial budgets. As mandated by the executive and Parliament, the National Treasury will continue to support the optimal allocation and utilisation of financial resources in all spheres of government to reduce poverty and vulnerability among South Africa’s most marginalised. Over the next 10 years National Treasury priorities include increasing investment in infrastructure and industrial capital; improving education and skills development to raise productivity; improving the regulation of markets and public entities; and fighting poverty and inequality through efficient public service delivery, expanded employment levels, income support and empowerment. 120 Plein Street Cape Town
Qualification/s Requirements
Grade 12 with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Economic Sciences or Social Sciences or Development Studies;
A Bachelor’s degree in any of the above disciplines is added advantage (equivalent to NQF level 7);
A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent working experience obtained in programme and portfolio management;
Knowledge and experience of public policy development and implementation; and
Knowledge and experience of developmental management.
Key Performance Areas
Coordination, ownership and management of ODA:
Ensure the alignment of ODA to South African policies and procedures within the facilitation of ODA commitments to SA– facilitation of programming;
Arrange the record keeping of meetings with donor and South African Government representatives involved in particular donor programmes;
Manage the routing, tracking and workflow administration of all international agreements processed through OCSLA, DIRCO and the Presidency, including exchange of letters and no-objections, in coordination with the relevant Directors and Portfolio Managers; and
Manage the tabling of international agreements and related instruments in Parliament, including process coordination, compliance tracking and liaison with relevant internal stakeholders.
Agreements and Compliance Process Administration:
Serve as the process owner for the agreements and compliance workflow, ensuring that all international agreements, exchange of letters, no-objections, and related instruments are routed, tracked and filed in accordance with applicable requirements;
Coordinate the processing of Foreign Donor Funded Projects (FDFP) requests, maintaining a current and accurate register of backlog and new applications and liaising with the Directorate: Indirect Tax as required; and
Maintain the compliance calendar and workflow tracker for all internal governance requirements, including risk, audit, and expenditure reporting cycles, in coordination with the relevant officials within the unit.
Programme Delivery:
Ensure that processes within the unit ensure that programme delivery is not hampered, through the RDP Fund, as well as governance, compliance and operational matters; and
Liaise/ negotiate with stakeholders within National Treasury (Public Finance, IGR, ALM, EPIC), lead sector national departments and entities, provincial and local government decision-makers and ODA project managers, and relevant donors regarding the consolidation of ODA programmes.
Strengthen the ODA Knowledge Base:
Implement database to feed into the knowledge management processes. Support best practices of ODA management within the sector.
Alignment of ODA to Budget:
Support processes that will enhance programming, reporting and alignment of ODA to budget.
RDP Fund Operational Administration:
Serve as primary owner of the RDP Fund operational administration process, including the receipt and processing of deposit notifications and surrenders, preparation and dispatch of allocation letters to the Office of the Accountant-General, and management of drawdown requests, payment files and requisitions, with administrative support provided by the team assistant;
Monitor and follow through on the resolution of RDP Fund implementation issues, escalating substantive matters to the relevant Director and ensuring that operational bottlenecks are resolved in a timely manner in coordination with the Office of the Accountant-General;
Maintain accurate records of all RDP Fund transactions, correspondence and operational files, ensuring that documentation standards meet audit and compliance requirements, and that the team assistant is directed and supported in carrying out related administrative tasks.
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