The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is inviting productive and talented postgraduates to join its one-year Graduate Development Programme in February 2026.

What the Programme is About

Graduates will work and learn at the SARB Head Office from February 2026 to January 2027. They will be assigned to a department and exposed to various tasks and projects.

During the Programme, graduates will attend various learning interventions at the SARB Academy. Interventions are mainly specific to central banking and are aimed at producing well-rounded central bankers. As part of the holistic programme, graduates will also gain personal and professional skills such as assertive communication, public speaking and presentations, creating powerful PowerPoint presentations, impactful reporting, teamwork and personal excellence and etiquette.

The followng Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Graduate Development Programme

Must have a postgraduate qualification in one of the following fields:

• Economics
• Econometrics
• Statistics
• Research
• Policy Analysis
• Public Finance
• Accounting
• Auditing
• Law
• Financial Mathematics
• Financial Engineering
• Information Technology
• Digital Technology
• Portfolio or Investment Management
• Mathematics
• Quantitative Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Risk Management (operational and financial risk)
• Actuarial Science
• Fintech

Data Science Graduate Development Programme

Must have a postgraduate qualification in one of the following fields:

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