Exciting Opportunity: United Nations Hiring Research Assistant for 2025. Apply Now!

Exciting Opportunity: United Nations Hiring Research Assistant for 2025. Apply Now!

• Job Opening ID: 261082
• Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
• Job Family : Social Affairs
• Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
• Duty Station : SANTIAGO
• Department/Office : Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Deadline : Aug 23, 2025

The United Nations is offering an exciting opportunity for aspiring professionals—a Research Assistant role for 2025. Join a global team driving impactful change through data, insight, and innovation. Applications are now open. Apply today! This position is located in the Non-Renewable Natural Resources Unit of the ECLAC Natural Resources Division. The Research Assistant reports to the Chief of the Unit. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the five regional Commissions of the United Nations.

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Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying and monitoring substantive aspect of the work of the Unit in various regions/countries. Selects and evaluates a variety of documents, summarize pertinent material, collects and analyses data and prepares background materials for assessment papers, studies, briefs and reports.
• Systematically follows through and retrieves, highlights and compiles information from a wide variety of information sources; prepares input for the electronic database and the internet and co-operate with research institutes and organizations in the collection of data.
• Assembles and examines original statistical material to ensure accuracy, clarity and validity; makes appropriate adjustments.
• Designs, prepares and maintains a country profile for each country assigned to the Unit.
• Prepares a variety of reports, presentations, tables, lists, charts, data sets, and/or diagrams for information in order to facilitate the in-depth analysis of the retrieved information by the supervisor and other users.
• Participates in the substantive and policy discussions of the Unit.
• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
• Performs other related work as required.

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Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• NOTE: For positions in the General Service category, candidates are required to clearly indicate in their Applicant Profile (AP) relevant information confirming completion of High School.

Job – Specific Qualification

• Technical or vocational certificate or studies in economics or administration is desirable.
• Technical or vocational certificate or studies in natural resources or environment is desirable.

Work Experience

• Seven (7) years of experience in collecting and researching data across various areas of economic, social and environmental development or related area is required.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
• Experience in natural resources, energy or environment is desirable.
• Experience working in an international organization is desirable.
• One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat and Spanish is a working language of ECLAC.
• For the position advertised, fluency in English and Spanish is required.