SENIOR ANALYST: PAYMENTS INNOVATION, POLICY & DATA ANALYTICS
Grade: P2
Windhoek
Minimum Experience: 3-5 Years with 3 to 5 years’ experience in a financial/payment systems regulatory environment. Supervisory experience may be advantageous.
Minimum Qualification: Bachelors Degree in A relevant B-degree in a related field (Business Innovation, Data Analytics, Economics etc.). • A Postgraduate qualification will be an advantage. • Payment Systems Training or equivalent.
Closing Date: 18 July 2025
Knowledge & Skills
• Bank of Namibia regulatory environment (Payment System Management Act, Banking Institutions Act, Bank of Namibia Act, Exchange Control Act, State Finance Act, Financial Intelligence Act).
• National Payment System (Clearing, Payment, retail payments and Settlement Systems).
• International standards i.e. Financial Markets Infrastructure Principles; Oversight Principles; and all payment systems related regulations.
• Advanced Data Analytical skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills, particularly in economic and policy analysis.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI etc.).
• Understanding of emerging technologies (e.g., Open Banking, QR codes, real-time payments).
• Familiarity with cross-border payments and interoperability frameworks (e.g., ISO 20022, Regional Payment Systems).
Duties & Responsibilities
The principal accountabilities of this position are to:
- Develop the necessary documentation i.e. templates, questionnaires etc. to support annual exercises such as cost-income assessments and fee surveys across interoperable retail payment systems, covering both domestic and cross-border payments.
- Conduct foundational research on new developments on digital innovations within the payment ecosystem, with a focus on fast/instant payments, cross-border payments, open banking, and interoperability, etc.
- Collect, analyse payment statistics/data and establish intelligence insights (inclusive of trend spotting) and make recommendations to the supervisor for strategic input to the development of the National Payment System.
- Conduct simulations and maintain a payment statistical database for research and analytical purposes, which includes updating payment system indicators required to support the financial stability and macroprudential oversight committee.
- Attend to matters pertaining to risk and audit, ensuring that such items are addressed in a timely manner.
- Attend relevant payments industry structure platforms / provide input required for other platforms concerning the NPS Policy and Data Analytics.