Power Market Analyst

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Job Requisition ID

13470

Closing Date

16 November 2026

OME

BST: Business Building

Location

Sandton

Purpose of Job

The Power Market Analyst role is a high‑potential development position at the centre of a rapidly liberalising electricity market. The role is embedded in the heart of the team that provides rigorous market, pricing, and regulatory analysis and executes electricity trading, bilateral contracting, and strategic market entry as the South African electricity landscape liberalises and the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) is established. The analyst will work closely with internal traders and market development leaders to develop forward‑looking market insights, support commercial decision‑making, and build organisational readiness for competitive market participation. Positioned at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and execution, the role offers deep exposure to electricity market fundamentals and the opportunity to grow into a key contributor within a transitioning and increasingly dynamic power market. This role requires a blend of analytic expertise, business acumen, and the ability to work in ambiguous and evolving environments. The ideal candidate will be a visionary with a track record of supporting market entry.

Key Accountabilities

1. SAWEM Readiness & Market Design

• Track regional and international electricity market benchmarks and extract relevant lessons for participation in the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM).
• Analyse SAWEM market rules, trading arrangements, settlement mechanisms, and participation requirements as they evolve, and determine implications for Sasol.
• Evaluate new opportunities for Sasol enabled by SAWEM.

• Develop Sasol’s positioning, approach and value extraction with respect to SAWEM

• Enable internal readiness for market liberalisation, including scenario analysis on SAWEM market entry strategies, pricing exposure, and risk implications.
• Develop internal market participation frameworks, including bidding strategies and compliance processes.
• Define requirements for and position the trading desk establishment.

2. Overall Power Market Development & Approach Support

• Contribute to the development of Sasol’s power market positioning and trading approach.
• Stress test the company’s power market approach under different scenarios.
• Review aggregated customer supply and load profiles to inform commercial decision making.

3. Regulatory & Policy

• Interpret the commercial impact of regulatory, policy, and legislative developments affecting the electricity market and trading environment, in line with market reform developments. Provide timely insights to inform decision-making.
• Support engagement with internal regulatory and compliance teams where required.
• Apply for and maintain relevant licences.

4. Customer Back-Office Support

• Support development of customer account management.

5. Stakeholder & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with sourcing, trading, finance, risk, legal, and regulatory teams to ensure aligned market views and consistent assumptions.
• Prepare high‑quality presentations and reports for internal stakeholders and executive forums.

6. Data Management & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain reliable market data sources, assumptions, and analytical tools where relevant.
• Continuously improve analytical frameworks, methodologies, and reporting processes where relevant.
• Ensure analytical outputs are transparent, auditable, and fit for commercial decision‑making.

7. Team Support and Workload Balancing

• The Power Trading and Market Development team is an integrated team, supporting each other in their deliverables. From time to time, the incumbent will take on other initiatives in the market analyst role, to rebalance workloads and gain additional experience, as appropriate and agreed with line management.
• These might include electricity market analysis and insights for decision-making, benchmarking, pricing analytics, risk management, and other as relevant.
• Reciprocally, during periods of high personal workload, some accountabilities might be shifted to other team members, as appropriate and agreed with line management.

Formal Education

• 3-4 year relevant university degree
• Postgraduate qualification (Honours, Master’s, or equivalent) in a relevant field is advantageous

Working Experience

Experience: 6+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Optimizes Work ProcessesTC_Business AcumenBC_Business InsightBC_Manages ComplexityTC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend SolutionsTC_Business PerformanceBC_Plans and AlignsTC_AssessmentBC_Decision QualityTC_Data Collection and Analysis

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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