Snr Economist

**Job Title: Senior Economist**

**Ref no**: 114084

**Closing Date**: 15 March 2023

**Org Structure No**:80010463

**OME**:
Energy Business

**Business Unit**:
EBU: Gas Sourcing & Ops

**City / Town**:
Maputo/ Sandton / London

**Role Category**

Optimisation

**Short Description/ Purpose of Job**

To provide investment and decision analysis support to Management on new gas opportunities and currently held assets. The role provides investment analyst guidance and expertise to the relevant stakeholders (Asset managers/Project teams) to support business initiatives to achieve financial objectives.

This is achieved by and will include, but is not limited to:

- The development of economic models (primarily excel based)
- Multivariable, multi scenario output, highlighting key value drivers/levers and risks
- Supporting best practices for upstream investment analysis
- Developing expertise in upstream modelling methodologies
- Interface with downstream economic counterparts to provide integrated economics
- Statutory/Financial reporting deliverables including
- Group Rolling Capital Plan
- Impairment evaluations
- Reserves reporting
- Delivery of robust economic data to support key commercial negotiations and mandates

**Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities**
- Responsible for upstream asset and project economics
- Responsible for CREST economics
- Maintain assumptions register for all investment cases
- Provide input into broader investment analysis

**Formal Education**
- Minimum Bachelors degree in finance/investment or Bachelors in Engineering complemented with financial modelling certification/degree
- MBA or other investment related post grad preferred in addition to minimum.

**Min Experience**

10 years +

**Competencies**

**Business Leadership**:Demonstrates commercial acumen, a global mind-set and exercises sound judgement. Achieves results through others and holds them accountable.

**Partnership Leadership**:Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.

**People Leadership**:Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.

**Project Coordination**:Knowledge and experience with Project Coordination is planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a objective this include an administrative, liaison and support role that supports one or more projects.** **Usually used during smaller non capital projects.

**Self-Mastery**:Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting

**Strategic Leadership**:Provides vision and direction aligned to One Sasol. Leads organisational change, innovation and sustainability.

Tech Savvy: Knowledge of the Information Technology Industry including trends, emerging technology, best practices, competition, regulations, and legislation.