• Full Time
  • Pretoria, South Africa

Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa is the national statistical service of South Africa. Our goal is to produce timely, accurate, and official statistics to support economic growth, development, and democracy. We conduct official demographic, economic, and social censuses and surveys.

Deputy Director: Economic Statistics Assessment (Ref No: 04/01/26HO)

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree
  • Experience: 3 – 4 years
  • Location: Gauteng
  • City: Pretoria
  • Job Field: Data, Business Analysis and AI; Finance / Accounting / Audit; ICT / Computer

Requirements:

  • A bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Economics, Statistics, or Accounting.
  • Training in the System of National Accounts (SNA), as well as other international guidelines and methodologies relevant to the work area, such as the Handbook on Supply and Use Tables (SUT) and Input-Output tables, and other subject-specific manuals.
  • Training in SAS, Introduction to Project Management, Introduction to Economic Indicators and Analysis, Labour Relations, and Financial Management.
  • At least 3-4 years of experience at an Assistant Director level in a similar field.
  • Knowledge of SNA, Government Financial Statistics (GFS), and various classification systems.
  • Competence in using office software packages such as MS Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to plan work, meet deadlines, think innovatively and analytically, communicate well, and work in a team.
  • Organized, strategic thinker, committed, persevering, consistent, balanced, and able to communicate processes effectively.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong numeric and analytical skills.
  • Willingness to travel.
  • A valid driver’s license.

Closing Date: 06 February 2026

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Statistics South Africa website.

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