Country: Chile
Closing date: 29 Jun 2019
Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located in the Economics of Climate Change Unit, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division . The Senior Economic Affairs Officer will act as Chief on the Economics of Climate Change Unit and report to the Chief of Division.
Responsibilities
Economic and sectoral analysis
- Leads or participates in the formulation, organization and management of mandated programmes of economic analysis and the formulation of possible economic strategies, policies and actions in line with the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda.
- Leads or participates in the identification of new or emerging development issues of potential concern to the international community related to climate change, and designs and develops programmes to address them.
- Supervises a team of staff o a team of experts in climate change undertaking this work.
- Commissions economic studies and analyses.
- Conceives, plans and manages expert group meetings, seminars and similar consultations that contribute to the finalization of the work unit’s outputs.
- Finalizes reports on development for issuance by ECLAC. United Nations.
- Prepares speeches for senior staff and makes presentations on economic issues for specialist or non-specialist audiences.
Intergovernmental support
- Provides direct substantive support on development issues to ECLAC and its subsidiary bodies ) by offering strategic advice, giving technical guidance and assisting in developing a consensus.
- Manages the Economics of Climate Change Unit’s contribution to the preparation and management of meetings of intergovernmental bodies.
- Represents the Economics of Climate Change Unit unit at international, regional and national meetings on development issues.
Technical cooperation
- Develops and maintains relations with senior officials of member governments and ensures a response to requests for advice and/or assistance on economic issues and policies.
- Negotiates with donor and recipient governments on technical assistance programmes and projects.
- Organizes and coordinates cooperation among Member States on economic programmes or issues.
- Leads or participates in technical cooperation missions.
Programme support
- Functions as the head of the Economics of Climate Change Unit.
- Contributes to the formulation of the medium-term plan, the programme of work and the budget of the Economics of Climate Change Unit and participates in the formulation of the organization’s overall programme of work and other similar endeavours.
- Attends to various administrative matters concerning the Division.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Competencies
- Professionalism
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Vision:
Education
- Advanced university degree (Master 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.
- PhD is desirable.
Work Experience
- A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in economic research, analysis and policy formulation on climate change topics is required.
- Proven track record of academic publications on economics of climate change is required (please make sure to list relevant publications under the relevant section of your PHP).
- Experience in the economic analysis of climate change adaptation and mitigation impacts as well as in the design and assessment of economic instruments for climate policies is required.
- Experience in econometric models and other quantitative tools related to the analysis of climate change is desirable.
- Experience in the provision of technical cooperation to governments in the Latin American and Caribbean region in climate change issues is desirable.
- Working experience in the United Nations system or other international organization is desirable.
- Experience supervising a team of 3 or more is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in Spanish and English is required.
How to apply:
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About the Organization
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the five regional Commissions of the United Nations. It was founded in 1948 with the purpose of contributing to the region's economic and social development. Its mission includes the design, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and the provision of advisory services, expertise and training to Governments, as well as support for regional and international cooperation and coordination activities.
Please visit our website at www.eclac.org for further information.