UNECA Economic Affairs Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

UNECA Economic Affairs Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNECA Ethiopia looking for “Economic Affairs Officer”.

Applicants with an Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 10th April, 2024.

Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN’s five regional commissions, ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development. Made up of 54 member States, and playing a dual role as a regional arm of the UN and as a key component of the African institutional landscape, ECA is well positioned to make unique contributions to address the Continent’s development challenges.

UNECA Economic Affairs Officer Jobs 2024

The UNECA has published a job vacancy announcement on 27th February, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Economic Affairs Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Recruiter United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Position Economic Affairs Officer
Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Advanced University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Five (05) year’s
Application Deadline 10th April, 2024

UNECA Job Vacancy 2024

Responsibilities:

Within delegated authority, the duties of an Economic Affairs Officer are likely to fall mainly into one of the three functional areas below.

  • Develops socio-economic databases and qualitative information necessary for specified recurrent or ad hoc assignments.
  • Interprets, applies and, as necessary, adapts economic and financial intelligence tools to determine market trends, patterns and relationships and to analyse the effects of innovative finance and capital markets.
  • Drafts specified inputs for technical papers and analytical studies on selected global, regional, national or sector aspects of private sector development and financial deepening.
  • Identifies and analyses policy proposals made elsewhere relating to assigned topics.
  • Attends international, regional, and national meetings to collect information and to hold discussions with colleagues in other institutions.
  • Assists in the organization and servicing of expert group meetings, seminars, etc. on development issues.
  • Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff. Intergovernmental support
  • Prepares inputs for reports to intergovernmental bodies.
  • Follows intergovernmental meetings and prepares summary reports.
  • Prepares inputs to statements by members of the Bureau and Secretariat staff to such meetings.
  • Assists in the organization of panels, round tables etc. on private sector development, innovative finance and capital markets development issues for intergovernmental processes. Technical cooperation
  • Assist the Innovative Finance and Capital Markets Section (IFCMS) team and other sections of the Private Sector Development and Finance Division (PSDFD) in mobilizing internal and partner resources (extra-budgetary resources, grants, and joint-funded activities) to finance non-recurrent activities of the sections of PSDFD and overall ECA engagement with private sector.
  • Participates in missions on development issues, usually as a member of a team.
  • Organizes training seminars for national experts.
  • Prepares documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects.
  • Contributes to the preparation of material for the approval of regional, country or sector technical cooperation projects.
  • Monitors, backstops and assesses the implementation of technical cooperation programmes and projects. General
  • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provides insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
  • Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s services.
  • Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.

Position in Organization:

  • Posting Title: Economic Affairs Officer
  • Job Opening ID: 226578
  • Job Network: Economic, Social and Development
  • Job Family: Economic Affairs (and Sustainable Development)
  • Category and Level: Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
  • Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
  • Department/Office: Economic Commission for Africa
  • Date Posted: Feb 26, 2024
  • Deadline: Apr 10, 2024

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

  • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in finance, economics or related field is required.
  • A first-level university degree in the above specified fields in combination with two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.

Experience:

  • A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in economic and financial research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in development programmes or related area is required. Previous exposure working with private sector and/or financial institutions, and developing financial instruments (e.g. bonds, equities, and guarantees), investment policies and regulatory processes is desirable.
  • Knowledgeable in the structuring and execution of debt and equity investments is desirable.
  • Experience in and good understanding of socio-economic and development issues and dynamics in Capital Market development, preferably in Developing Countries is desirable.

Language:

  • Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other is desirable.
  • Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

How to Apply UNECA Economic Affairs Officer Jobs 2024

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/226578?language=en

The Closing Date: 10th April, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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