Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance consulting specialise in providing consulting services related to financial management and strategy. These individuals analyse client needs, develop financial solutions, and offer guidance and support to help clients optimise their financial performance, improve decision-making, and achieve their financial goals.

In economics consulting at PwC, you will apply economic principles and analytical techniques to offer advice and guidance to businesses, public agencies, or organisations. Your work involves conducting research, analysing data, and interpreting economic trends to help clients make informed decisions on various aspects such as financial strategies, market dynamics, policy implications, and resource allocation. Working in this area, you will be responsible for providing valuable insights into economic conditions, helping clients navigate challenges, optimise performance, and achieve their goals in a dynamic and ever-changing economic landscape.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

About PwC SATIC and the role

The South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is part of PwC’s global network, delivering high-quality support to some of the world’s largest and most complex client engagements. This South Africa-based role supports UK-based client work within multidisciplinary PwC teams serving public and private sector clients.

Summary:

Associate Economist with a strong grounding in economics, quantitative analysis and problem solving, supporting high-quality economic analysis for UK-based clients across multidisciplinary projects.

Qualifications /Certifications required:

Degree in Economics, Econometrics or a related discipline required; postgraduate qualification in Economics or a related field desirable

Experience required:

Relevant experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, policy, management consulting or a similar environment.

Experience should include economic modelling, statistical software such as STATA, R or Python, quantitative and qualitative research techniques, synthesis of complex information, report and presentation development, stakeholder communication and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities of role:

Develop economic appraisals, cost-benefit analyses and business cases; support programme and policy evaluations using quantitative and qualitative methods; conduct economic analysis, research and quantitative modelling; support evidence-based strategic, policy and investment decisions; gather, analyse and synthesise evidence; develop analytical models and quantitative assessments; contribute to reports, presentations and proposals; support client workshops and business development activities.

Desirable skill sets include:

Experience developing business cases and economic appraisals; programme evaluation experience; familiarity with public sector policy development and decision-making processes; postgraduate qualification in Economics or a related field.

Role related attributes:

Builds trusted relationships; works effectively in diverse teams; takes ownership of deliverables; demonstrates curiosity and continuous learning; communicates complex ideas clearly; adapts in a fast-paced environment; applies sound judgement and critical thinking; contributes positively to team culture and supports the development of others.

Industry Experience:

Economic consulting, public policy, research, government, economic modelling, quantitative analysis, qualitative research, programme evaluation, business cases, cost-benefit analysis, forecasting, scenario analysis, option appraisal, labour market and skills analysis, emerging technologies and public sector programmes.

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Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

September 30, 2026