Economic Affairs Officer
Apply and work as Economic Affairs Officer at UNDRR
UNDRR stands for United Nations Drug Risk Reduction, is a part of United Nations agencies that responsible to promote sustainable urban development and adequate shelter for all people. Founded in 1999. UNDRR works to address issues related to reduction risk. It aims to improve the quality of life in cities and human settlements, with a concentrated on sustainable and inclusive development.
UNDRR works with governments, local authorities, and various stakeholders to develop and support policies and strategies that enhance reducing risk and drug issues and sustainable secure societies.
What are the advantages come with being employed at UNDRR :
- Engaging in meaningful work has the power to positively impact deserving individuals.
- Empowering Youth by providing them with the necessary tools and skills for advancing in their careers
- Promoting diversity in gender and culture to support the strength of the team.
Job Details:
- Job Title: Economic Affairs Officer
- Unit : UNDRR
- Job Place : Geneva
- Deadline : 25, January, 2024
Education & Qualifications Requirements:
Education:
- An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in economics or related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in the above-mentioned areas in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experiences:
- 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.
- Having experience in development finance and private sector engagement is required.
- Experience in disaster risk reduction is required.
Languages:
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Spanish is desirable. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of any other UN official language is desirable.
Key Responsibilities Career:
The responsibilities may include but not limited to:
- Develops socio-economic databases and qualitative information necessary for specified recurrent or ad hoc assignments on topics of DRR financing, business resilience, insurance and resilient infrastructure.
- Interprets, applies and, as necessary, adapts econometric models to determine trends, patterns and relationships and to analyse the effects of alternative policies and assumptions.
- Drafts specified inputs for technical papers, country-support methodologies, and analytical studies on selected global, regional, national or sector aspects of economic development, including the private sector.
- Identifies and analyses policy proposals made elsewhere relating to assigned topics.
- Attends international, regional, and national meetings to collect information, present UNDRR knowledge products and hold discussions with colleagues in other institutions.
- Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff.
- Attending international, regional and national meetings, and prepares inputs to statements by members of the Bureau and Secretariat staff to such meetings.
- Organizes training seminars for national and regional experts.
- 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.
“The deadline for opportunity is January 25, 2024”
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