🏛 Department: National Treasury – Tax & Financial Sector Policy (TFSP) Division
📍 Location: 240 Madiba Street, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0002
💼 Salary: R582 444 per annum (excluding benefits)
🕒 Job Type: Permanent | Government Vacancy
🔖 Reference Number: S104/2025
📅 Closing Date: 15 December 2025 at 12:00 PM (Midday)

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📌 Purpose of the Role

To conduct structured research and develop policy frameworks that strengthen South Africa’s financial sector. This role directly supports reforms in fintech, competition, consumer protection, retail credit, financial inclusion, and national payment system innovation.

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🎓 Minimum Requirements

📘 Qualifications

• Grade 12

• National Diploma (NQF 6) OR Bachelor’s Degree (NQF 7) in:

  • Economics

  • Finance

  • Business Economics

  • BCom Law

💼 Experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience in:

• Policy research & analysis

• Policy development

• Structured research

• Financial services legislative framework

🔍 Desired Exposure

• Consumer education & protection

• Fintech and digital financial innovation

• National Payment System

• Retail credit markets

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🛠️ Key Duties & Responsibilities

📚 Financial Sector Policy Research & Development

• Conduct policy research to support a robust financial sector regulatory framework.

• Strengthen consumer education, financial literacy, and consumer protection initiatives.

• Support policies that promote competition, innovation, and market development.

• Assist in reforms targeting fintech, mobile money, digital payments, and new market entrants.

• Contribute to policies aimed at expanding access to financial services for underserved communities.

• Work closely with internal directorates on cross-cutting regulatory and consumer awareness issues.

🤝 Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with regulators, financial institutions, fintech players, and industry experts.

• Support multisectoral collaboration to create a stable and inclusive financial sector.

• Provide input on regulatory frameworks that foster innovation and competition.

⚖️ Multi-Institutional Policy Development

• Provide research-driven insights into policy and legislative initiatives.

• Assist in the development of frameworks for fintech, retail credit, consumer protection, and NPS modernization.

• Support national efforts to align financial sector policy with global trends.

📊 Compliance Monitoring

• Monitor implementation of financial sector laws and regulations.

• Identify compliance gaps and propose improvements to strengthen enforcement.

• Analyse trends, market risks, regulatory challenges, and emerging innovations.

This role plays a critical part in shaping South Africa’s evolving financial landscape. As financial technology rapidly expands and new digital players enter the market, the National Treasury is strengthening its policy capacity to ensure innovation aligns with financial stability, inclusion, and consumer protection.

The Assistant Director will be deeply involved in researching global trends in fintech, digital payments, crypto-assets, open banking, and retail credit affordability practices. The position requires a strong balance between analytical skills and policy drafting ability, ensuring that new frameworks support both innovation and regulatory stability. The role also contributes to national initiatives aimed at making financial services more accessible, affordable, and transparent for all South Africans.

You will influence policy areas that impact millions of consumers and financial institutions, helping to shape reforms that modernize the financial sector. This includes reviewing compliance trends, evaluating the impact of regulatory changes, and advising on improvements that maintain a safe but competitive financial environment.

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📌 CV Tips for This Position

✅ 1. Showcase Research & Policy Experience Clearly

Highlight policy papers, research reports, or analysis work you produced.

✅ 2. Demonstrate Financial Sector Knowledge

Reference experience in fintech, consumer protection, or payment systems.

✅ 3. Quantify Achievements

Example: “Produced 12 policy briefs used for stakeholder consultations.”

✅ 4. Include Data & Analytical Tools

Mention use of statistical tools, modelling, or regulatory analysis.

✅ 5. Highlight Stakeholder Engagement

List workshops, industry consultations, or regulatory discussions you contributed to.

✅ 6. Emphasize Understanding of Legislation

Show familiarity with FAIS, NCA, FSR Act, Banks Act, and relevant regulatory frameworks.

📧 Enquiries (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za