Economic Affairs Officer, P3

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Geneva, Switzerland

Org. Setting and Reporting

This post is located in the Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Branch within the Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC) at the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Economic Affairs Officer will report to the Head of the Branch.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Economic Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Economic or sector analysis

Develops socio-economic databases, and qualitative information necessary for specified recurrent or ad hoc assignments;
Interprets, applies and, as necessary, adapts econometric and other models to determine trends, patterns and relationships and to analyse the effects of trade, investment and technology policy, especially as they relate to climate change policies and sustainable development;
Drafts specified inputs for technical papers and analytical studies on trade, environment, sustainability, climate change at regional, national or sector aspects of sustainable economic development, including high-impact sector and value chains in developing countries;
Identifies and analyses policy proposals made elsewhere relating to the above topics;
Attends international, regional, and national meetings to collect information and to hold discussions with colleagues in other institutions;
Assists in the organization and servicing of expert group meetings, seminars, etc. on development issues;
Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff.

Intergovernmental support

Prepares inputs for reports to intergovernmental bodies;
Follows intergovernmental meetings and prepares summary reports;
Prepares inputs to statements by members of the Bureau and Secretariat staff to such meetings;
Assists in the organization of panels, round tables etc. on development issues for intergovernmental processes.

Technical cooperation

Participates in missions on development issues, usually as a member of a team;
Organizes training seminars for national experts;
Prepares documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects;
Contributes to the preparation of material for the approval of regional, country or sector technical cooperation projects;
Monitors, backstops and assesses the implementation of technical cooperation programmes and projects.

General

Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s services;
Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.

Competencies

Professionalism: Comprehensive knowledge of issues at the interface of trade, environment, climate, technology/energy and development including of challenges for implementation of related policies. Ability to apply economic theories and concepts in different sectors of economic and sustainable development. Ability to conduct independent research on economic topics, determine suitability, validity and accuracy of data provided by different sources. Shows skill in developing sources for data collection. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work;
Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed;
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings;
Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Job - Specific Qualification

An advanced degree in environment, renewable energies, climate change, sustainable development or international development is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in development programmes or related area is required;
Two years of experience in trade and environment, climate change, technology/energy and sustainable development is desirable;
Experience in designing and managing technical cooperation projects in trade and development is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.

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