Economic Affairs Officer

Roster for Economic Affairs Officer (P-4)

About the #Roster

The UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) has posted a generic job opening. This generic job opening aims to create a diverse pool of qualified roster candidates for Economic Affairs Officer (P-4) roles within UN peace operations and other secretariat entities.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the duties of an Economic Affairs Officer are likely to fall mainly into one of the three functional areas identified below but all are also likely to embrace a number of programme support responsibilities. ECONOMIC AND/OR SECTOR ANALYSIS: • Monitors economic developments in a defined area and identifies recurrent and emerging issues of concern to the United Nations. • Designs and conducts studies of selected issues in economic development and draft resulting reports. • Interprets and applies results of econometric modelling to analysis of economic prospects and policies. • Develops draft policy recommendations pertaining to area of work. • Formulates proposals for development strategies, policies and measures for presentation to intergovernmental bodies and others. • Attends international, regional, and national meetings to hold discussions with representatives of other institutions. • Organizes expert group meetings, seminars, etc. on development issues. • Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff. INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT: • Provides substantive support on economic issues to intergovernmental bodies (such as the General Assembly, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Economic and Social Council, the Trade and Development Board, the regional commissions and the subsidiary bodies of each). • Represents organizational unit at international, regional and national meetings. TECHNICAL COOPERATION: • Designs, implements and monitors technical cooperation projects. • Undertakes missions to member states, either alone or as a participant in a diverse team, as part of the Organization’s technical cooperation activities. • Prepares global, regional, national or sector analyses that provide a basis for advising national governments on economic development issues. • Conducts capacity building activities, including training seminars and workshops for government officials and others. • Formulates technical modalities for the evaluation of individual technical cooperation projects. GENERAL: • Supports junior staff, reviewing their work and providing feedback. • Participates in intra- and inter-Departmental undertakings of broader concern to represent the views or interests of the organizational unit. • Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s service.; • Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally. • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of seven years of experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, and the application of economic principles in development programmes or related area is required.

• Experience in collecting, processing, and analyzing economic or socio‑economic data, using quantitative and/or qualitative analytical methods to identify trends and inform policy or programme decision‑making, is required.

• Experience in coordinating research and analysis of emerging economic issues and in leading the drafting of associated knowledge products (e.g., reports, technical papers, policy briefs) is required. • Experience in building strategic partnerships and alliances, with key stakeholders, including governments or international organizations, to achieve shared goals is required.

Languages:

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English or French is required.

Deadline: Apply to this roster by 08 July 2026.