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Senior Specialist Economist (Johannesburg, ZA) @ Nedbank

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAOnsiteFull-time
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<p><img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/dd82a348/461743ac-ca78-42fa-8634-a.png" style="height:255.0px;width:600.0px"></p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:18.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Classification</b></H2> </div><div><p>146505 - Busi Radebe </p> <p>Job Post End Date: 01 July 2026</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Job Family</H2> </div><div><p>Strategy</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Career Stream</H2> </div><div><p>Strategic Research and Analysis:Economist</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Leadership Pipeline</H2> </div><div>Manage Self: Expert</div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Purpose</b></H2> </div><div><p>Nedbank’s Group Economic Unit is looking to employ a seasoned economist, with between 5-10 years’ experience in the private banking industry or financial markets. The ideal candidate must have considerable experience and a deep understanding of the global and domestic macroeconomic landscape, and its implications for foreign exchange rates, interest rates, and developments within the global and domestic bond and equity markets. </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Responsibilities</b></H2> </div><div><p><strong>The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Contribute to shaping Nedbank’s view of the global and domestic business cycle and longer-term structural shifts through regular reports, forecasts and presentations to internal and external stakeholders. The specific focus areas are: <ul> <li>Leading and producing original and useful analysis, commentary and forecasts of foreign exchange rates</li> <li>Leading Nedbank’s analysis, commentary and forecasts of the local financial markets</li> <li>Producing thought-provoking analysis and commentary on global economy, macroeconomic policy developments and trends in global financial markets.</li> <li>Leading research into domestic and global trade, identifying underlying trends, potential risks and opportunities.</li> <li>Lead research on and produce forecasts of South Africa’s balance of payments.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Expand Nedbank’s forecasting capacity by developing econometric and financial models to forecast exchange rates, local government bond yields, equity prices, and the components of the balance of payments.</li> <li>Build and manage Nedbank&apos;s economic database and the visualization of economic information to promote accessibility and enable understanding of the trends, risks and opportunities.4. Provide professional inputs and guidance on the global and local economy to the bank’s credit committees</li> <li>Add value and insights to enable strategic decision making to Nedbank’s frontline clusters<br>Support and advise Nedbank’s clients by providing accurate information, in-depth analysis and reliable forecasts in response to specific requests.</li> <li>Promote Nedbank’s research through regular interaction with the press, contributing to Nedbank’s podcast and representing Nedbank at various forums and conferences arranged by relevant external stakeholders.</li> </ul> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>People Specification</b></H2> </div><div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Preferred Qualification</b></H2> </div><div><p>Master of Economics</p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Technical / Professional Knowledge</b></H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Industry trends </li><li>Microsoft Office </li><li>Principles of project management </li><li>Relevant regulatory knowledge </li><li>Relevant software and systems knowledge </li><li>Risk management process and frameworks </li><li>Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge </li><li>Mentoring </li><li>Economic Theory </li><li>Economic Policy </li></ul></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Behavioural Competencies</b></H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Communication </li><li>Continuous Learning </li><li>Collaborating </li><li>Customer Focus </li><li>Managing Work </li><li>Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills </li></ul></div></div><p style="line-height:18.9px"><img alt="" height="228" src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/dd82a348/61ad7a3f-eb85-4980-a04c-e.jpg" style="height:75.0px;width:600.0px" width="245"></p> <p style="line-height:18.9px">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p style="line-height:18.9px"><span style="color:#006341"><em><b>Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 </b></em></span></p>

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