The mandate of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is to promote sustainable and inclusive development and regional connectivity in the Asian and Pacific region. ESCAP’s role as a regional development arm of the United Nations Secretariat is to support its membership with policy oriented research and analysis, normative support and technical assistance and capacity building, to respond to the development priorities and changing needs of the Asian and Pacific region. This position is located in the Financing for Development Section, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division. The Economic Affairs Officers will work under the direct supervision of the Chief of Section, and overall supervision of the Director of the Division.

Within delegated authority, the duties of the Economic Affairs Officers are: Economic or sector analysis • Monitors financing for development issues agreed at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa and suggested at other international forums and multilateral processes led by the United Nations, especially the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Forum; as well as their concomitant trends in the Asia-Pacific region. • Designs and conducts studies on financing for development issues, especially in the area of financing the just energy transition in Asia and the Pacific, including regulatory and policy assistance in the area of financing related to the just energy transition in Asia and the Pacific. • Drafts reports and inputs for publications, including for the Financing for Development in the Asia and the Pacific series. • Analyze economic prospects and policies in areas related to financing for development and their implications to the sustainable development agenda, as well as the Paris Agreement. • Develops draft policy recommendations pertaining to area of work described above, with a special emphasis on least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States in the Asia-Pacific region. • Formulates proposals for development strategies, financing policies and reform measures for presentation to intergovernmental bodies and others national, subregional and regional forums. • Attends international, regional, and national meetings to hold discussions with representatives of other institutions, development partners, business associations, civil society organizations and academia. • Organizes expert group meetings, seminars, etc. on development issues. • Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff. Intergovernmental support • Provides substantive support on economic issues of financing for development to intergovernmental bodies (such as the General Assembly, the ESCAP Commission and the Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Financing for Development and expert group meetings on financing for development). • Represents organizational unit at international, regional and national meetings. Technical cooperation • Designs and monitors technical cooperation projects. • Undertakes missions to member states, either alone or as a participant in a diverse team, as part of the ESCAP’s technical cooperation activities. • Prepares global, regional, national or sector analyses that provide a basis for advising national governments on economic development issues. • Conducts training seminars and workshops for government officials and others. • Formulates technical modalities for the evaluation of individual technical cooperation projects. General • Supports junior staff, reviewing their work and providing feedback. • Participates in intra- and inter-Departmental undertakings of broader concern to represent the views or interests of MPFD. • Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the Section’s work and service. • Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.