Data Science Graduate Development Programme

About

Description

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is looking for talented postgraduates to join its one-year Data Science Graduate Development Programme in February 2027.Graduates will be placed in the Central Bank Departments within the SARB, from February 2027 to January 2028. During the programme, graduates will attend various learning interventions at the SARB Academy, including technical training. The programme offers opportunities for a Data Science track, and graduates will work in a Data Lab environment from time to time, on various use cases.

Responsibilities

• Coding with R and/or Python
• Be a South African citizen
• Be a curious, innovative and self-motivated individual with strong analytical skills
• Have a proven track record of academic excellence with an overall average mark of 70% and above
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Have Fintech experience

Qualifications

• Data Science
• Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence
• Predictive Analytics Modelling
• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics
• Digital Technology (Information Technology)
• Fintech
• Economics with Econometrics
• Business Mathematics and Informatics

Application instructions:

• The Constitution gives the SARB the mandate to protect the value of the rand. We use interest rates to keep inflation low and steady.