Job title: Senior Economic Statistician
Location: Head Office, Pretoria
Organisation name: Business Cycle Analysis Unit
Department description: Economic Statistics Department
Brief description
The main purpose of this position is to analyse and effectively report on statistical and economic concepts and trends relevant to monetary policy. The position requires the ability to source, update and enhance economic indicators pertinent to South Africa’s business cycle, economic sentiment, prices and labour market statistics, and to conduct meaningful, in-depth analysis of these indicators.
Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Analyse economic information and indicators and report on the latest trends and developments in various product deliverables, such as Economic Flash Reports and the Monetary Policy Committee background pack.
- Identify and develop new, meaningful economic indicators for analysis using appropriate and relevant technical expertise.
- Work with big datasets using appropriate technical skills to extract relevant and useful economic indicators from these datasets.
- Enhance and maintain the statistical database of the unit.
- Compile and disseminate Economic Flash Reports following in-depth analysis of economic indicators, supplemented by nowcasts of these economic indicators.
- Conduct analytical and methodological research on price, sentiment, labour market and short-term economic indicators.
- Write and edit analytical and methodological research notes independently or in collaboration with other colleagues.
- Make presentations as required, including to management or external forums.
- Provide guidance and training to other staff members in the unit.
