Org. Setting and Reporting
- Responsibilities
- Under the overall supervision of Chief of the International Trade and Industry Unit, the Economic Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Economic or sector analysis - Develops socio-economic databases and qualitative information necessary for specified recurrent or ad hoc assignments. - Interprets, applies and, as necessary, adapts econometric models to determine trends, patterns and relationships and to analyse the effects of alternative policies and assumptions. - Drafts specified inputs for technical papers and analytical studies on selected general, regional, national or sector aspects of economic development. - 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 development issues for intergovernmental processes. Technical cooperation - 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 - 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. - 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.
- Competencies
- Education
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, international trade, international relations or other social sciences related to the field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Job - Specific Qualification
- Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable. A PhD in economics or other social sciences related is desirable.
- Work Experience
- Languages
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat and Spanish is a working language at ECLAC. For this position advertised, fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.
- Assessment
- Special Notice
- United Nations Considerations
- 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.

📌 Economic Affairs Officer (Ciudad de México)
🏢 United Nations
📍 Ciudad de México