ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, P4
Overview
The Economic Affairs Officer will monitor economic developments, conduct studies, and develop policy recommendations to support disaster risk reduction financing and risk-informed investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitors economic developments in a defined area and identifies recurrent and emerging issues of concern to the United Nations.
- Designs and conducts studies of selected issues in economic development and draft resulting reports.
- Develops draft policy recommendations pertaining to area of work.
- Formulates proposals for development strategies, policies and measures for presentation to intergovernmental bodies and others.
- In coordination with regional offices, engages in supporting United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs), National governments and other partners in accelerating access to financing and risk-informed investment.
- Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff.
- Provides substantive support on economic issues to intergovernmental bodies.
- Represents organizational unit at international, regional and national meetings.
- Coordinates the delivery of the financing for disaster risk reduction catalytic area of focus, working in cooperation with regional offices and external partners.
- Engages the private financial sector in supporting the delivery of Sendai Framework targets.
- Undertakes missions to member states, either alone or as a participant in a diverse team, as part of the Organization’s technical cooperation activities.
- Prepares global, regional, national or sector analyses that provide a basis for advising national governments on economic development issues.
- Conducts training seminars and workshops for government officials and others.
- Supports and coordinates the planning, implementation and evaluation of UNDRR policies and programming on risk-informed investment across various global and regional initiatives.
- Supports junior staff, reviewing their work and providing feedback.
- Participates in intra- and inter-branch undertakings of broader concern to represent the views or interests of the organizational unit.
- Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s service.
- Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, economic policy formulation, application of economic principles in international development programmes or related area is required. Two years of experience in disaster risk reduction financing initiatives is required. Experience of working in LDCs, SIDS or emerging markets on financing initiatives is desirable. Experience in building strategic alliances and partnerships in financial and private sector is desirable. Experience of working in global or regional multilateral development financing institutions/banks is desirable. Experience of sustainable finance initiatives, lending and investment practices, as well as compliance and regulatory regimes is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.