Economic Affairs Officer (Temporary) at United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Duties and responsibilities:

• Technical cooperation Coordinates the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction financing and de-risking initiatives, including on resilient infrastructure, in the region and at national level, working in cooperation with HQ colleagues and external partners.
• Carries out development of integrated national financing frameworks, risk sensitive budget reviews and cost-benefit analyses in support of UN partners and national authorities at the country level, and facilitates related training and/or capacity-building events.
• Provides technical assistance and policy guidance to Member States to develop national DRR financing strategies, to develop sector-specific DRR financing strategies and to integrate DRR into development finance and economic policy.
• Participates in missions on development issues, usually as a member of a team, including to support the implementation of technical cooperation projects at the national level.
• Organizes training seminars for national experts, including on the use of risk information in economic and financial decision-making.
• Prepares documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects on topics of DRR financing and resilient infrastructure.
• 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. Partner support
• Performs other related duties as required

Education

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

Work Experience

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in development programmes or a related area is required.
• Work experience in development finance is required. Work experience in disaster risk reduction, and/or resilient infrastructure, and/or climate finance is desirable.