Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC): Internship Programme 2023

The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) is offering internship with the duration of 24 months. The internship provides an opportunity to benefit from skills transfer and exposure to the work activities of the FFC through coaching and mentoring.

Position Title: Research Interns

Reference No: 012/2022

Salary Range: R 269 862.00 – R 314 888.00 pa (All-inclusive package)

Responsibilities:

The key outputs of the Research Interns are but not limited to:

• To provide research assistance in terms of collecting, analysing and interpreting data.
• Assist in preparing and submitting written reports advising on the implications of research findings — discussion documents and working papers.
• To carry out basic formatting and editing functions on the research documents.
• To compile datasets, conduct exploratory data work, literature review and related research assignments.
• Assist in budget and policy analysis on the Budget Review and Medium-Term Budget
• Policy Statement, as related to the Division of Revenue Bill, Appropriation Bill and Taxation
• Laws and Tax Administration Laws.
• Assist in the tasks and outputs as required by the Commission.
• Serve as a team member on the various research working groups and discussion forums that the Commission is involved in.
• Where required, prepare and submit research progress reports.

Requirements:

• Degree in:

1. Economics,
2. Public Finance,
3. Statistics,
4. Econometrics
5. or related field.

• Not be a previous beneficiary of an internship programme.
• South African citizenship.
• Priority will be given to designated groups and applicants with a postgraduate qualification.

Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to work with various quantitative/statistical software packages would be an advantage.
• Good writing and presentation skills, with excellent command of written and spoken English