Result of Service

Strengthened national capacity to conduct quantitative analysis to help formulate robust plans, policies and strategies for sustainable development with solid scientific and analytical underpinnings to rebuilding better and greener from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work Location

New York or home-based

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

A. Support analysis and research to identify institutional arrangements that are conducive to successful modelling development to inform coherent sustainable development strategies and produce working documents as required;

B. Interact with programme officers, inter/national individual contractors and project focal points, and elaborate substantive documents;

C. Provide technical and substantive support to the UN DESA and national teams in target countries by supporting the organization of a national workshop and facilitating engagement with national focal points;

D. Support the organization of missions, workshops and expert group meetings both administratively and substantively;

E. Preparing the draft programme details, training materials, and agenda/curriculum, and expected outcomes of the regional/national training workshops;

F. Drafting and providing substantive inputs to the concept notes for the scoping missions and coordinating logistics for the missions;

G. Identifying speakers of the regional training workshop and national experts from each participating country to contribute to individual country studies;

H. Support the development and dissemination of knowledge products from project, including economic, energy and social country profiles in relation to modelling, online materials and substrative reports to disseminate the findings and impacts of the capacity development program and country projects.

I. Support in updating capacity development news and social media, website and dissemination of project outputs;

J. Performs any other duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills

– A Master’s level university degree in international/regional development, economics, political science, social science or related field. Related bachelor degree with 7 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of Masters degree.

– A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in economic, social and environmental sciences research and analysis, policy formulation, application of sustainable development principles in development programmes or related area.

– A minimum of 5 years of experience in project implementation. Experience with capacity development projects, including communication with government officials and implementation of workshops, is highly desirable.

– Knowledge of application of modelling tools in developing countries is highly desirable.
– Experience in working with United Nations entities is an asset.
– Experience in organizing multi-country workshops related to economic and sustainable development is an asset.
– Experience in working with the CLEWS or WEFM model is an asset.

Languages

Fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official UN Language is an advantage.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.