8 Policy Advocacy jobs in South Africa

Description
Work hard and make history with Amazon's International Public Policy and Government Affairs Team. The International Public Policy Manager will join a dynamic team that works across Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia Pacific, in support of Amazon's global consumer and digital businesses. Like our business interests, our policy issues are broad, forward-thinking, and driven by what is best for our customers. The International Public Policy team works with a wide range of national, local, and supranational policymakers, industry organizations, and non-governmental organizations across policy issues spanning the consumer and commercial environment - including but not limited to digital technology, consumer affairs, connectivity, economic development, e-commerce exports, logistics, devices, and tax.
This role will support advocacy and outreach to policymakers for Project Kuiper, Amazon's initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Key job responsibilities
The Senior Manager will work closely with cross-functional Kuiper teams, including Regulatory, Business, and Legal, to drive campaigns and manage senior policymaker engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa, including defining strategy, executing advocacy campaigns, and managing engagement with multilateral and regional organizations, as appropriate. The Senior Manager will communicate with consultants and trade associations and represent the company at conferences and meetings. The Senior Manager will also be able to immediately and directly enhance Amazon's advocacy on a broad range of telecoms and space-related policy issues. The position may be based in Cape Town or another location in Sub-Saharan Africa where Amazon has corporate offices.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Relevant experience dealing with the international legislative and regulatory policy process, preferable within the telecoms, connectivity, space, or technology industries.
- Relevant experience in advocacy and using spoken and written arguments to persuade and inform.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in relevant field.
- Availability to travel domestically and internationally, as appropriate.
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately (written and oral).
- Strong knowledge of connectivity/telecoms, spectrum, space, or other regulated industry policy issues.
- Able to demonstrate experience through previous work within companies, consultancies, trade associations, the government, or equivalent organizations
- Able to demonstrate relevant regional experience across multiple countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Sets a course in the face of ambiguity to deliver independently, asking the right questions, clearing blockers, and escalating appropriately. Self-starter who can take general direction and produce specific results.
- Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and comfortably interact at all corporate and political levels. Ability to work with technical and specialized teams to distill factual, relevant and easily understandable talking points and other messaging, and persuasively deliver it to relevant audiences.
- Maintains highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality, and integrity, with strongest professional reputation in the industry.
- Ability to identify key technical aspects pertaining to corporate operations in legislative and regulatory proposals, understand business implications, and synthesize for internal and external customers.
- Ability to influence, negotiate with, and effectively persuade others. Must be flexible and demonstrate strong judgment / decision-making skills, and political acumen and awareness.
- Ability to think critically, process data from multiple sources, forecast potential scenarios, prioritize based on probability and desired outcome, and recommend a best course of action.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Provide regulatory advisory support to the Vodacom Group (“Vodacom” or “Group”) and Vodacom Group OpCos (“OpCos”), maximising expertise from the Vodafone external affairs, regulatory community, to achieve our strategy at Vodacom Group and OpCo level;
• Support OpCo teams to ensure that the local entities have the required licences and comply with the relevant regulatory requirements to operate; and
• Ensure all regulatory matters are reported and managed in accordance with the Group governance requirements and processes, delegation of authority, as well as Group Policies and Codes of Conduct.

Your responsibilities will include:

Regulatory advisory support

• Provide regulatory support to OpCos on key issues identified in annual Group External Affairs strategy and as requested, leveraging experts from Vodacom and Vodafone (focusing on the sharing of best practice to empower OpCo teams).
• Vodacom Group in-country representation with national, regional regulators (including sector-specific regulators, competition regulators and data protection authorities) to support Group and OpCo strategy and requirements.
• Be an active participant in Vodafone and Vodacom Regulatory community initiatives.

Licence and compliance requirements

• Support OpCo regulatory and company secretarial teams to ensure that licences are in place and renewed on terms which are in the company’s interests.
• Support OpCo regulatory and company secretarial teams to ensure that all corporate legal requirements and registrations are in place.
• Highlight any risks to Vodacom Group, and support OpCos to ensure that risks are mitigated.
• Put in place a regulatory compliance programme, supporting the OpCos with their compliance and reporting requirements, including as required by Vodacom Group Compliance.

Group regulatory gover nance and reporting

• Ensure Vodacom Group interests are represented by the OpCos on all material issues and ensure that the OpCos understand and work in accordance with the Delegation of Authority and Public Policy Code of Conduct. In event of deviation, work with ME Group Public Policy and Regulatory to resolve as appropriate.
• Ensure that Vodacom Management (and Vodafone Management in accordance with the Delegation of Authority) are briefed on the value and risk of material regulatory issues.
• Provide all regulatory reports and information required by Vodacom Management and Vodafone Group.

Group-wide policies and strategies

• Working with the Group Public Policy and Regulatory team, develop Group-wide policies and strategies, which can be used by Group and OpCo representation with key stakeholders and regulators.

Regulatory and External Affairs community and development programmes

• Participate in and contribute to the Regulatory and broader External Affairs community and activities to ensure that we are leveraging the benefits of a global company with strong local roots, specifically in area of regulatory.
• Provide regulatory contribution to the External affairs initiatives and projects to increase understanding and build capability across the community, including coaching, training, presentations, workshops etc.

Strategy and new business regulatory support

• Provide regulatory support to strategy and new business activities, including M&A activities, due diligences and assessments of opportunities.

Regional and sub-regional institutions engagement

• Provide regulatory support on matters being worked on by regional and sub-regional institutions (i.e ITU, ATU, SADC, CRASA, COMESA, EAC, GSMA) to secure regulatory decisions and minimise risk.
• Vodacom Group representation with regional and sub-regional institutions as required.

Digital document management

• Ensure all reports and important documents are up to date and placed on the relevant digital management systems.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Relevant degree in law, economics, compliance or a similar competency
• Post-graduate degree in law, economics, compliance and/or business, advantageous
• Professional certifications advantageous
• 10+ years’ experience (including senior management experience) in telecoms, banking or related highly regulated industry i.e. similar socio-economic and security features dealing with regulation, government / public sector relationship building, etc.

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Experience of senior leadership and management in a matrix organisation working with highly specialised experts.
• Significant experience and track record of managing strategic outreach with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Track record of identifying, monitoring and analysing policy and regulatory issues across African jurisdictions. Good understanding of policy and regulatory issues facing communication and financial service providers required.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Experience executing cross-functional campaigns

Closing date for Applications: 22 July 2025 .

The base location for this role is Vodacom Midrand Campus.

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.

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Job Title: Team Leader - Fraud Analysts

To supervise and provide motivational direction to a team of Fraud Analysts to ensure delivery of an efficient and effective service to the business and Counter Fraud teams while ensuring delivery of business performance objectives, KPIs, and SLAs in accordance with company procedures and policies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure delivery of targets.
• Provide reports to the Operations Manager on the status of objectives.
• Assist and provide guidance to the analysts with any queries and handle the more complex cases, if and where appropriate.
• Validate claims history while adhering to the relevant compliance procedures.
• Ensure all new policies are checked against CUE and the subsequent chase cycle is being adhered to and meets the agreed SLAs.
• Provide technical support to the team and be a referral point for handling customer complaints to achieve a positive outcome.
• Manage additional premium process to ensure outstanding debt is kept to a minimum.
• Ensure that the risk customer validation chase cycle and return post customer validation chase cycle are managed effectively.
• Provide sign-off on all voidance and cancellation decisions relating to referrals from the CFS teams, Sales and Service, and Claims.
• Conduct regular reviews to check the accuracy and quality of the team’s work.
• Deliver coaching and feedback to the team to achieve KPIs and SLAs, and conduct regular performance reviews and 1-2-1s, including probationary reviews and annual appraisals.
• Deal with all employee issues including monitoring absence and conducting disciplinaries.
• Assist the Operations Manager with the recruitment process.
• Monitor agents' calls to ensure they are following the company’s policies and procedures at all times and are compliant with FCA regulations (including TCF principles).
• Set targets for agents and deliver coaching and feedback to the team to achieve KPIs and SLAs, and conduct regular performance reviews, including probationary reviews and annual appraisals.
• Assist with the training of new recruits or re-training of current employees when required.
• Have input into and manage departmental procedures specifically in relation to policy fraud analysis, investigations, technical referral, and drive improvements in processes and systems.
• Ensure all analysts are compliant with TCF principles when liaising with customers and ensure own personal compliance with TCF principles.
• Work closely with other CFS teams and other departments to ensure consistency and best practice.
• Ensure compliance with company and other relevant standards/regulations at all times.
• Build and maintain relationships with CFS and other departments, as appropriate.
• Ensure personal and team compliance with Company Financial Crime policies and other standards and regulations.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of Matric/NQF 4 qualification.
• RE or FAIS qualification is preferable.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Good time management and organisation skills with the ability to prioritise work.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate employees in a high-pressure environment.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to adopt a logical approach to resolving problems.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Extensive motor insurance experience.
• Extensive motor insurance policy fraud experience.
• Experience of performance management of a team.
• Experience of setting objectives.
• Solid understanding of all aspects of motor insurance, specifically with regards to policy fraud investigation and analysis/indemnity referral.
• Knowledge of fraud detection and analysis systems.
• Solid understanding of the insurance fraud intelligence model and relevant systems.
• Excellent knowledge of FCA requirements (including TCF) and the regulatory framework relating to claims.
• Solid understanding of the business objectives and operations delivery.
• Technical knowledge of insurance products and personal lines insurance.
• Comprehensive understanding of regulatory requirements and company principles (including TCF) following appropriate training.
• Sound knowledge of managing telephony systems.
• CII qualified or working towards this.

Required Skills:

• Commercially focused.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Takes initiative to make decisions.
• An organised and proactive approach.
• Emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• A flexible approach and positive attitude.
• Confident in presenting complex information in a clear and concise manner.
• Strives to deliver performance targets and drive business improvements to contribute to the success of the business.

Core Behaviour:

Huntswood’s employees are described as dependable, driven, and collaborative. The job holder should be able to demonstrate they are:

• Confidential, reliable, and genuine.
• Dynamic, passionate, and determined.
• Friendly, compassionate, and cooperative.

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Request for Research Proposals
Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Modelling

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is opening a request for research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme. The papers produced under this request will be published as a part of the macro-fiscal analysis and policy modelling workstream of the programme. Submission deadline: 12 January 2024, 23:59 UTC+3.

This call invites South Africa-based researchers to apply. It offers a unique opportunity to undertake both theoretical and evidence-based research that will help identify unintended consequences of policy changes and guide macroeconomic policy design and implementation.

South Africa is currently confronted with key challenges including poverty, inequality, heightened unemployment, and high public debt, that require pressing attention to get the country’s economy back on track and generate growth. While structural reforms are required to address these challenges effectively, macroeconomic policy-driven research is also needed.

This request for research proposals therefore includes the following research areas, among others:

1. Optimal design and implementation of fiscal policy (including public investment and debt, tax policy, and expenditure), and the assessment of its effectiveness.
2. Analysis of monetary policy (including the evaluation of SARB core mandate of keeping inflation within the 3 to 6 percent range, and whether it has supported a stable and competitive real exchange rate), assessment of its transmission channels, and investigation of unintended effects of policy changes.
3. Financial stability and macro-prudential policy, including the analysis of the impact of financial innovation on financial stability, and the design and implementation of macro-prudential policy.
4. Macroeconomic policy coordination, including the investigation of the relationship between monetary and macro-prudential policy, the analysis of spill-over effects of the fiscal, monetary, and macro-prudential policy-mix.
5. South Africa as a small open economy and the impacts of global shocks (both from a positive and normative perspective). Recent such disturbances include the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic and the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, with their corollary of worsened macroeconomic and financial uncertainty, and supply chains disruption.
6. Enhancement of the forecasting, policy analysis, and modelling tools, including the development of structural models that will help improve the ability to forecast and simulate the effects of potential policy changes critical for South Africa.

Invitations

Against this backdrop, UNU-WIDER together with the National Treasury announce a request for proposals on topics within the above research areas. Proposals from individuals, groups of individuals, and non-profit organizations are welcome.

Special consideration will be given to research teams that include:

• South African researchers
• Junior and early-career researchers
• Female researchers
• Researchers from historically disadvantaged universities (HDIs)

Evaluation Process and Criteria

Each proposal will be reviewed for scientific merit and feasibility. Proposals will be selected based on three criteria: (i) relevance to the research project, (ii) strength of empirical and policy contributions, and (iii) quality and clarity of writing. Based on this assessment, a pool of suitable proposals will be determined.

Only the final decision on whether or not an application is accepted will be communicated to applying researchers.

Proposal Submission Procedure

The proposal should be no more than three pages of A4 paper in length, excluding cover page and references. The cover page should contain the complete contact information of researcher(s), and a 120–150-word abstract summarizing the research question, methodological approach, and expected contribution.

Submission of proposals is done electronically by using the online form on the call’s announcement page. There are three forms to select from: one for individuals, another for groups of individuals, and a third for non-profit organizations. Details (such as address, gender, nationality, date of birth) of all researchers involved will need to be included in the form and the cover page, the proposal, and short CVs (five pages or less) of researcher/s uploaded. Please familiarize yourself with the form in advance.

Other Considerations

For successful proposals:

Researchers or their institutions (non-profit) will sign a consultant contract or an institutional contractual agreement with UNU-WIDER that follows the UNU conditions of service for Consultant Contracts (CTC), or Institutional Contractual Agreements (ICA).

Researchers/institutions will transfer copyright of research produced under the contract to UNU-WIDER. The purpose of this copyright transfer is to allow UNU-WIDER to effectively negotiate with top academic publishers in order to seek the most desirable possible publication outlet for a related set of papers/studies. If no (further) publication is to be expected by UNU-WIDER, the copyright can be transferred to the author(s). Any material published externally thereafter resulting from this body of work should carry due acknowledgement of UNU-WIDER as the original commissioning institute. A total research honorarium will be paid for the work undertaken. Submission of a budget is not required for the proposal.

Please submit your application by 12 January 2024. Any questions on the proposal process should be sent to All queries and responses will be published on the call for proposals announcement page. Selected answers will be updated on a rolling basis.

Dates (UTC+3)

25 October 2023: Launch of request for research proposals

12 January 2024: Application submission deadline

15 February 2024: Target date for informing on decisions

15 August 2024: Target date for submission of first drafts of papers

1st week of September 2024: Target date for work-in-progress workshop

Mid to end-October 2024: Target date for submission of revised near-final draft papers and a one-page summary of key findings

*Knowledge-sharing events will be planned subsequently.

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Request for Research Proposals
Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Modelling

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is opening a request for research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme. The papers produced under this request will be published as a part of the macro-fiscal analysis and policy modelling workstream of the programme. Submission deadline: 12 January 2024, 23:59 UTC+3.

This call invites South Africa-based researchers to apply. It offers a unique opportunity to undertake both theoretical and evidence-based research that will help identify unintended consequences of policy changes and guide macroeconomic policy design and implementation.

South Africa is currently confronted with key challenges including poverty, inequality, heightened unemployment, and high public debt, that require pressing attention to get the country’s economy back on track and generate growth. While structural reforms are required to address these challenges effectively, macroeconomic policy-driven research is also needed.

This request for research proposals therefore includes the following research areas, among others:

1. Optimal design and implementation of fiscal policy (including public investment and debt, tax policy, and expenditure), and the assessment of its effectiveness.
2. Analysis of monetary policy (including the evaluation of SARB core mandate of keeping inflation within the 3 to 6 percent range, and whether it has supported a stable and competitive real exchange rate), assessment of its transmission channels, and investigation of unintended effects of policy changes.
3. Financial stability and macro-prudential policy, including the analysis of the impact of financial innovation on financial stability, and the design and implementation of macro-prudential policy.
4. Macroeconomic policy coordination, including the investigation of the relationship between monetary and macro-prudential policy, the analysis of spill-over effects of the fiscal, monetary, and macro-prudential policy-mix.
5. South Africa as a small open economy and the impacts of global shocks (both from a positive and normative perspective). Recent such disturbances include the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic and the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, with their corollary of worsened macroeconomic and financial uncertainty, and supply chains disruption.
6. Enhancement of the forecasting, policy analysis, and modelling tools, including the development of structural models that will help improve the ability to forecast and simulate the effects of potential policy changes critical for South Africa.

Invitations

Against this backdrop, UNU-WIDER together with the National Treasury announce a request for proposals on topics within the above research areas. Proposals from individuals, groups of individuals, and non-profit organizations are welcome.

Special consideration will be given to research teams that include:

• South African researchers
• Junior and early-career researchers
• Female researchers
• Researchers from historically disadvantaged universities (HDIs)

Evaluation Process and Criteria

Each proposal will be reviewed for scientific merit and feasibility. Proposals will be selected based on three criteria: (i) relevance to the research project, (ii) strength of empirical and policy contributions, and (iii) quality and clarity of writing. Based on this assessment, a pool of suitable proposals will be determined.

Only the final decision on whether or not an application is accepted will be communicated to applying researchers.

Proposal Submission Procedure

The proposal should be no more than three pages of A4 paper in length, excluding cover page and references. The cover page should contain the complete contact information of researcher(s), and a 120–150-word abstract summarizing the research question, methodological approach, and expected contribution.

Submission of proposals is done electronically by using the online form on the call’s announcement page. There are three forms to select from: one for individuals, another for groups of individuals, and a third for non-profit organizations. Details (such as address, gender, nationality, date of birth) of all researchers involved will need to be included in the form and the cover page, the proposal, and short CVs (five pages or less) of researcher/s uploaded. Please familiarize yourself with the form in advance.

Other Considerations

For successful proposals:

Researchers or their institutions (non-profit) will sign a consultant contract or an institutional contractual agreement with UNU-WIDER that follows the UNU conditions of service for Consultant Contracts (CTC), or Institutional Contractual Agreements (ICA).

Researchers/institutions will transfer copyright of research produced under the contract to UNU-WIDER. The purpose of this copyright transfer is to allow UNU-WIDER to effectively negotiate with top academic publishers in order to seek the most desirable possible publication outlet for a related set of papers/studies. If no (further) publication is to be expected by UNU-WIDER, the copyright can be transferred to the author(s). Any material published externally thereafter resulting from this body of work should carry due acknowledgement of UNU-WIDER as the original commissioning institute. A total research honorarium will be paid for the work undertaken. Submission of a budget is not required for the proposal.

Please submit your application by 12 January 2024. Any questions on the proposal process should be sent to All queries and responses will be published on the call for proposals announcement page. Selected answers will be updated on a rolling basis.

Dates (UTC+3)

25 October 2023: Launch of request for research proposals

12 January 2024: Application submission deadline

15 February 2024: Target date for informing on decisions

15 August 2024: Target date for submission of first drafts of papers

1st week of September 2024: Target date for work-in-progress workshop

Mid to end-October 2024: Target date for submission of revised near-final draft papers and a one-page summary of key findings

*Knowledge-sharing events will be planned subsequently.

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Request for Research Proposals
Macro-fiscal Analysis and Policy Modelling

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa, is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme. The papers generated under this Request for Research Proposals (RfRP) will be published as a part of the macro-fiscal analysis and policy modelling workstream of the programme. Submission deadline: 15 September 2022, 23:59 UTC+3.

Arguably, one of South Africa’s main challenges is to generate economic growth that is inclusive, thus reducing unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Both fiscal and monetary policy might play a role in this. Investigating the roles of fiscal and monetary policy and understanding the nature and drivers of investment and economic growth in South Africa, the following are priority research areas:

• The role of fiscal anchors (fiscal targets) to guide sustainable fiscal policymaking and execution.
• Fiscal risk as a key component of fiscal policymaking.
• The macro-fiscal position in support of sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
• The determinants of (potential) economic growth, investment, and total factor productivity.
• The co-ordination of fiscal and monetary policy in support of macroeconomic stability and sustainable economic growth.
• Monetary policy and inflation; micro- and macro-prudential policy and financial stability, and economic growth.

Against this backdrop, UNU-WIDER together with the National Treasury of South Africa announce a Request for Research Proposals on topics within the above research areas.

Offer and Expectations

UNU-WIDER and the National Treasury of South Africa invite proposals from qualified researchers for papers examining the questions as outlined above. Papers that pass initial screening will be considered for publication under UNU-WIDER copyright as an SA-TIED research paper and possibly also in the WIDER Working Paper Series. The working papers need to be written in English and limited to 10,000 words or less (inclusive of text, tables, figures, footnotes, references, etc.). Papers may use either theoretical or empirical approaches.

Proposals from individuals (or groups of individuals) as well as non-profit organizations are welcome. Applications from women and South African researchers are particularly encouraged. Proposals may address one or more of the research questions.

Important Dates

1. 1 August 2022: Launch of request for research proposals
2. 31 August 2022: Deadline for questions on the proposal process
3. 15 September 2022: Proposal submission deadline
4. 13 October 2022: Target date for informing on funding decisions
5. 28 February 2023: Target date for submission of first draft of papers
6. Week of 20 March 2023: Target date for work-in-progress workshop
7. 20 April 2023: Target date for submission of revised near-final draft papers and a one-page summary of key findings

Proposal Submission Procedure

Submission of proposals is done electronically by using the online form on the RfRP announcement page. There are three forms to select from: one for individuals, another for groups of individuals, and a third for non-profit organizations. Please familiarize yourself with the form in advance.

Any questions on the proposal process should be sent to by 31 August 2022. All queries and responses will be published on the RfRP announcement page. Selected answers will be updated on a rolling basis.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Request for Research Proposals
Macro-fiscal Analysis and Policy Modelling

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa, is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme. The papers generated under this Request for Research Proposals (RfRP) will be published as a part of the macro-fiscal analysis and policy modelling workstream of the programme. Submission deadline: 15 September 2022, 23:59 UTC+3.

Arguably, one of South Africa’s main challenges is to generate economic growth that is inclusive, thus reducing unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Both fiscal and monetary policy might play a role in this. Investigating the roles of fiscal and monetary policy and understanding the nature and drivers of investment and economic growth in South Africa, the following are priority research areas:

• The role of fiscal anchors (fiscal targets) to guide sustainable fiscal policymaking and execution.
• Fiscal risk as a key component of fiscal policymaking.
• The macro-fiscal position in support of sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
• The determinants of (potential) economic growth, investment, and total factor productivity.
• The co-ordination of fiscal and monetary policy in support of macroeconomic stability and sustainable economic growth.
• Monetary policy and inflation; micro- and macro-prudential policy and financial stability, and economic growth.

Against this backdrop, UNU-WIDER together with the National Treasury of South Africa announce a Request for Research Proposals on topics within the above research areas.

Offer and Expectations

UNU-WIDER and the National Treasury of South Africa invite proposals from qualified researchers for papers examining the questions as outlined above. Papers that pass initial screening will be considered for publication under UNU-WIDER copyright as an SA-TIED research paper and possibly also in the WIDER Working Paper Series. The working papers need to be written in English and limited to 10,000 words or less (inclusive of text, tables, figures, footnotes, references, etc.). Papers may use either theoretical or empirical approaches.

Proposals from individuals (or groups of individuals) as well as non-profit organizations are welcome. Applications from women and South African researchers are particularly encouraged. Proposals may address one or more of the research questions.

Important Dates

1. 1 August 2022: Launch of request for research proposals
2. 31 August 2022: Deadline for questions on the proposal process
3. 15 September 2022: Proposal submission deadline
4. 13 October 2022: Target date for informing on funding decisions
5. 28 February 2023: Target date for submission of first draft of papers
6. Week of 20 March 2023: Target date for work-in-progress workshop
7. 20 April 2023: Target date for submission of revised near-final draft papers and a one-page summary of key findings

Proposal Submission Procedure

Submission of proposals is done electronically by using the online form on the RfRP announcement page. There are three forms to select from: one for individuals, another for groups of individuals, and a third for non-profit organizations. Please familiarize yourself with the form in advance.

Any questions on the proposal process should be sent to by 31 August 2022. All queries and responses will be published on the RfRP announcement page. Selected answers will be updated on a rolling basis.

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