Duties and Responsibilities

 The IC will work closely with the Development Challenges Project team assisting in the following areas: 1- Support in drafting several chapters of the Arab Development Challenges Report (ADCR) and related materials. 2- Support in regional analysis and drafting policy briefs and blog posts related to the ADCR. 3- Support in drafting a technical paper on Economic Resilience. 4- Collect, synthesize and analyze data on development, inequalities and economic resilience and support in updating the key messages portal. 5- Assist in preparing training material for regional session on Development Challenges Index tool use and methodology. 6- Support in tailoring the index to the national level and in the preparation of national development challenges reports. 7- Assist in other related tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Qualifications/special skills

A Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics or related fields degree is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. No previous work experience is required for this job opening. Knowledge in conducting quantitative analysis of data using statistical software, economic data analysis, presentation, drafting and visualization is desirable. Knowledge in human development and governance analysis is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in Arabic and English is required. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.