Overview
The Chief of Section, Economic Affairs, P5 will provide policy guidance and oversee the planning and management of activities related to climate change and climate resilience.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing policy guidance to the Director on conceptual strategy development and management of the implementation of overall strategies related to climate change and climate resilience and intra and inter-divisional/departmental policies and procedures.
- Overseeing planning and management of activities undertaken by the Section; ensuring that substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion, coordinating diverse projects in the Section, and, in liaison with other organizations of the United Nations System, donors and agencies as appropriate.
- Carrying out, managing and supervising the work programme of the Section under his/her responsibility.
- Providing substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies.
- Contributing to the reporting to intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues.
- Ensuring that the outputs produced by the Section maintain high-quality standards.
- Preparing inputs for the work programme of the Division, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
- Carrying out programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Section, including preparation of budgets, assigning and monitoring of performance parameters and critical indicators, reporting on budget/programme performance, preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates.
- Recruiting staff for the Section, taking due account geographical and gender balance and other institutional values.
- Managing, guiding, developing and training staff under his/her supervision.
- Fostering teamwork and communication among staff in the Unit/Section and across organizational boundaries.
- Representing the Organization at inter-agency meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive climate change-related issues.
- Participating in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on climate change or hold programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.
- Providing support to the work of the division in formulating and implementing gender sensitive policies in the areas of climate change and climate resilience.
- Establishing research programmes to improve capacities of policymakers in analyzing and managing policies to address issues of climate change.
- Overseeing research to support and promote policy, legal and regulatory frameworks to strengthen resilience to climate change, at the regional, national and sub-national level.
Required Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in the field of climate change and sustainable development, gained through research, policy, practice and the provision of related advisory services at national, regional and international levels, is required. Experience in the context of developing countries is desirable. 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, law, international development/development studies, climate policy and governance, natural or social sciences is required. A first-level degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in the specified fields with additional two years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A Doctorate is an advantage.
