Economic Affairs Assistant

About the role

The Economic Affairs Assistant works in the ECLAC National Office in Bogotá, reporting to the Director. ECLAC is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations, founded in 1948, whose mission includes designing, monitoring and evaluating public policies and providing advisory services, expertise and training to governments. The position is open until July 2027 and is funded with extrabudgetary resources.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support and coordination, liaising with the Executive Office and senior officials on the restorative justice programme and other technical matters, and monitoring processes and timelines.
• Assist in identifying and monitoring the work of the Unit across regions and countries, focusing on economic analysis and productive development.
• Select and evaluate documents, summarise material, collect and analyse data, and prepare background material for assessments, studies, briefs and reports.
• Compile information from many sources, prepare input for electronic databases and the internet, and cooperate with research institutes and organisations in data collection.
• Check original statistical material for accuracy, clarity and validity, and maintain country profiles for each country assigned to the Unit.
• Prepare reports, presentations, tables, charts, data sets and diagrams, and take part in substantive and policy discussions.
• Maintain contacts with other departments, UN agencies and programmes, and coordinate data collection for assignments.
• Update files and databases, draft programme and project summaries, and coordinate review, clearance and publication of reports in multiple languages.
• Identify requirements for conferences and meetings, attend meetings, take notes and prepare summary reports.
• Guide and train new and junior staff, assist with data visualisation and web or brochure content, and perform other related work.

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent; for General Service positions, candidates must confirm completion of high school in their application.
• At least seven years of experience collecting and researching data across social and economic development or related fields; five years if the candidate holds a first-level university degree or higher.
• Experience in international technical cooperation programmes and/or project management, and in providing inputs for policy and political instrument design.
• Experience with Latin American and Caribbean countries is desirable; one year or more in data analytics is desirable.
• English and Spanish at UN Level II reading, writing and listening, and UN Level III speaking.