Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



23.06.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



FPR 18/25 Ext



SALARY

Basic:

R 507 320.00 p a



DEPARTMENT



Policy and Strategy



DIRECTORATE



FUTURE PLANNING AND



RESILIENCE



Appraisal Economist



Requirements



Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification, preferably an honours

degree in Economics or Finance



Minimum of 3 years' relevant functional experience Proven experience in undertaking socio-economic

Cost Benefit Analysis (and related techniques) and



macroeconomic impact modelling on infrastructure projects



will be advantageous.



Experience in financial feasibility analysis of public sector

projects.



Demonstrated problem solving abilities and adaptability

across content fields.



Experience in the use of macroeconomic impact modelling

techniques.



Project and stakeholder management experience

Key Performance Areas



Collect, clean and collate data from line departments to

support quantification of benefits and costs in appraisal



analysis.



Apply specialised economic appraisal techniques, including

CBA, CE, MCDA and financial feasibility analysis, for key CCT



projects and policies.



Utilise impact modelling techniques to estimate the economic

impact of major infrastructure projects and plans.



Assist in compiling comprehensive socio-economic cost

benefit analysis (CBA) reports on major City projects and



policies.



Assist in the preparation of economic appraisal submissions

for Stage Gate Reviews, Budget Processes or Funding



Submissions



Undertake relevant research that would inform Needs Analyses

for Projects and the systemic monetisation of various project



benefits.



Provide project management assistance and engage

stakeholders to ensure the effective development of



economic appraisals and impacts assessments.



* Support the institutionalisation of project preparation and