Exciting Opportunity: UN Associate Economic Affairs Officer Position Open for Applications

Exciting Opportunity: UN Associate Economic Affairs Officer Position Open for Applications

• Job Opening ID: 252059
• Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
• Job Family : Economic Affairs
• Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-2
• Duty Station : GENEVA
• Department/Office : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Deadline : Apr 26, 2025

The United Nations is seeking a dedicated Associate Economic Affairs Officer to join its dynamic team. This role focuses on economic analysis and policy development, contributing to sustainable development goals and global economic stability. This position is located in the Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities of the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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Responsibilities

• Collects, evaluates, interprets, analyses specified statistics and qualitative socio-economic information obtained from a variety of sources and pertaining to particular sectors, countries, regions or development topics.
• Prepares briefing notes, inputs to speeches and similar material on economic or sector issues in a form that is meaningful to non-specialists.
• Prepares first drafts of sector, country or regional components of analytical studies on development issues and policies.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s services.

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Requirements

• Advanced university degree in business administration, management, economics or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in development programmes or related area is required.
• Experience with critical energy transition minerals is desirable.
• Experience with sustainability standards is desirable.
• Experience with organizing international conferences is desirable.