The IEJ is a progressive economics think tank based in Johannesburg South Africa. The IEJ’s core objective is to provide policy makers and progressive social forces in South Africa with access to rigorous economic analysis, and well thought through policy options, as a basis for advancing systemic change. Interventions proposed by the IEJ must advance social justice, promote equitable economic development that realises socio-economic rights, and ensure a thriving, democratic, environmentally sustainable, and inclusive economy that places the needs of the majority at the centre.
The budget and tax justice project was launched in 2018 in the context of the need for a more developmentally and rights-based macroeconomic policy framework that takes into account the intersectional ways in which economic injustice is reproduced. Our expenditure work focuses on a campaign against budget cuts (austerity). The tax justice component focuses on how to achieve an equitable domestic tax structure that advances redistribution and raises sufficient resources to allow for the realisation of socio-economic rights.
In the last couple of years, the IEJ has contributed towards parliamentary submissions to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance and Appropriations within the Budget Justice Coalition. In addition, we have also produced two Working Papers, a number of fact sheets, various videos and made a range of contributions to the public debate. We continue to put forward recommendations for anti-austerity policies, state capture and the budget process. Our outputs for this project can be found on: https://iej.org.za/projects/budget-and-tax-justice/
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) seeks to appoint a Junior Researcher Budget Policy to be based in Johannesburg.
The Junior Researcher will work on projects that advance more transformative and equitable budgets.
Duration: full-time twelve-month contract beginning as early in 2021 as possible.
Remuneration will be at market rates and based on work experience.
Key areas of work:
Participation in Budget Justice Coalition (BJC)
Research and associated submissions regarding national budgets
Developing a longer-term anti-austerity agenda
The junior researcher will:
Undertake relevant research;
Contribute towards IEJ organisational tasks; and
Participate in organising events and engaging stakeholders.
Qualifications / experience required:
Degree in economics, development, sociology, political science, public policy management or related fields (Masters preferred, Honours/Undergrad acceptable);
Research experience; and
Previous academic or non-academic publications is preferable.
The candidates should have the following attributes:
Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills;
Be committed to progressive economic transformation in South Africa;
English language fluency with good research and writing ability; and
Basic understanding of the national and international context of the research.
The IEJ is committed to gender and racial equity and transformation and will consider this when reviewing applications.
Applications should be made via: https://forms.gle/2NBrGDx7BfqEMNBH6 by 12 February 2021. For further information contact [email protected], no applications will be accepted by email nor replied to.
For more about South African Institute of International Affairs, refer to www.iej.org.za