Overview

Economic Affairs Officer to monitor, assess and report on international trade and South-South trade issues and their policy implications for sustainable development. Provides intergovernmental support and technical cooperation.

Tasks Summary

• Monitors, assesses and reports on persistent and emerging issues in international trade and South-South trade, and their policy implications for sustainable development
• Interprets and applies econometric models to determine trends and analyze policy effects
• Drafts inputs for technical papers and analytical studies on international trade and sustainable development
• Identifies and analyses policy proposals relating to South-South trade cooperation and trading systems
• Attends international, regional, and national meetings to collect information and hold discussions
• Assists in the organization and servicing of expert group meetings and seminars
• Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff
• Prepares inputs for reports to intergovernmental bodies
• Follows intergovernmental meetings and prepares summary reports
• Prepares inputs to statements for intergovernmental meetings
• Assists in the organization of panels and round tables for intergovernmental processes
• Participates in technical cooperation activities and missions on trading systems, especially South-South trade cooperation
• Organizes training seminars for government officials and stakeholders
• Prepares documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects
• Contributes to the preparation of material for the approval of technical cooperation projects
• Monitors, backstops and assesses the implementation of technical cooperation programmes and projects
• Performs other related duties as required, including administrative tasks
• Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities

Experience Requirements

• 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
• Minimum of three years of experience in international and South-South trade for sustainable development is desirable
• Experience in monitoring and supporting the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements among developing countries in international organizations is desirable
• Experience in backstopping the management and delivery of trade-related technical cooperation project is desirable

Qualification Requirements

• 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

Other Details

Languages Required: English (UN Level III Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) • French (UN Level II Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking)

Languages Preferred: Arabic (UN Level I Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) • Spanish (UN Level I Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) • Russian (UN Level I Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) • Chinese (Mandarin) (UN Level I Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking)