Macroeconomist

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a suite of macroeconomic models that are used for the production of forecasts for the South African economy.

• Advising clients on global macro trends, both short-term (e.g. inflation, supply chain disruptions) and long-term (e.g., the energy transition, automation of jobs, rise of digital in the economy), as well as other market forces which impact the economy, various industries and company strategies.

• Advising clients on how they can enhance enterprise value based on macro, industry, and investor dynamics.

• Developing iconic firm-wide thought leadership on macroeconomic trends for external publishing.

• Develop engagement strategies focused on helping clients craft rapid, data-driven, and practical strategies to boost their growth and profits.

• Responsible for ongoing analysis and research for key economic trends related to a wide variety of scopes which includes energy, infrastructure, decarbonisation and regenerative initiatives.

• Assessing the likely adequacy of the impacts of projects and their associated economic development initiatives.

• Provide insights and actionable results in well-written reports and presentations to clients, as well as defending the findings.

• Provide advice and solutions on economic and development issues for private and government clients.

• Conduct secondary research and seeking new data sources in order to prepare complete and accurate analysis, reports and recommendations.