The Assistant Economic Affairs Officer supports economic and sector analysis related to resilient and sustainable transport and logistics systems, assists in the preparation of reports and technical cooperation projects, and contributes to intergovernmental support activities within the Transport Section of UNCTAD.
Responsibilities
- Provides support for collecting, evaluating, interpreting, analysing specified statistics and qualitative socio-economic information pertaining to resilient and sustainable transport and logistics systems and supply chains.
- Assists in the design, testing, operation and modification of econometric models, analytical tools and impact assessments related to transport, trade logistics and supply chains.
- Supports the preparation of briefing notes, inputs to speeches and similar material on sustainable and resilient transport and trade logistics.
- Assists in the preparation of first drafts of sector, country or regional components of analytical studies on transport and trade logistics issues and policies.
- Assists in the organization and servicing of expert group meetings, seminars, etc.
- Provides support for the preparation of inputs for reports to intergovernmental bodies.
- Follows intergovernmental meetings and supports the preparation of summary reports and similar material.
- Assists in the preparation of inputs to statements by members of the Bureau and Secretariat staff to such meetings.
- Assists in the organization of panels, round tables etc for inter-governmental processes.
- Supports efforts to compile and analyse data and other information necessary for the preparation of technical cooperation project proposals in sustainable and resilient transport and logistics.
- Facilitates the preparation of documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects.
- Contributes to the preparation of material for the approval of regional, country or sector technical cooperation projects.
- Assists in monitoring, backstopping and assessing the implementation of technical cooperation programmes and projects.
- Performs other related duties including administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s services.
- Assists in website content update and social media campaign activities, including content in English and French.
- Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.
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.
- Applicants to positions at this level who have an advanced university degree in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
- For applicants who have a first level university degree, two additional years of qualifying work experience is required.
- A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, data analysis, economic modelling, survey design and management, policy formulation, application of economic principles in development programmes or related area with first level university degree, is required.
- Experience working in transport, trade and supply chains and related issues is desirable.
- Experience in organising meetings and events is desirable.
- Experience working in the international organization, such as within the UNS or the Funds and Programmes is desirable.
- English and French are required at UN Level III proficiency.
- Either Arabic or Chinese (Mandarin) or Russian or Spanish is desirable at UN Level I proficiency.
Skills
- Economic Research
- Data Analysis
- Econometric Modelling
- Survey Design
- Survey Administration
- Policy Formulation Support
- Economic Principles Application
- Transport Sector Knowledge
- Trade and Supply Chain Knowledge
- Report Preparation
- Technical Cooperation
- Meeting Organization
- Event Organization
Languages
English, French, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian, Spanish
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