Economist, NOC

The Economist supports the Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team in advancing implementation of the Cooperation Framework, aligned with the country's EU accession priorities, national reform agenda and the 2030 Agenda. The role involves economic and policy analysis to support SDG acceleration, economic transformation, and SDG financing in Albania.

Responsibilities

• Provides substantive support for evidence-based analysis of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including economic and policy analysis to support the Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team.
• Supports the Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team in developing and strengthening partnerships with the UN system, national counterparts, IFIs, development partners, private sector and other stakeholders to advance SDG acceleration and financing.
• Provides economic analysis and support to integrated UN country-level analysis, planning and programming processes including UN Country Analysis, Cooperation Framework, joint programmes and reports.
• Contributes to knowledge generation, management and learning on SDG acceleration, economic transformation and SDG financing to support shared understanding within the UN Country Team.
• Conducts economic, fiscal, financial, social and sustainable development analysis including emerging trends and good practices related to economic transformation, green and just transition, digital transformation, the future of work, investment and SDG financing.
• Supports implementation and localization of global/corporate guidelines, tools and materials related to economic transformation and SDG financing.
• Prepares substantive inputs to policy papers, analytical notes, briefing materials, reports and other knowledge products on economic transformation, macroeconomic trends, investment and SDG financing.
• Monitors national, regional and global economic developments and analyzes their implications for sustainable development and SDG achievement at country level.
• Supports engagement with government counterparts, UN entities, IFIs, development partners, private sector, academia, think tanks and civil society on economic transformation and SDG financing.
• Leads technical engagement with Ministries of Finance, Economy, National Central Bank, IFIs and private sector on macroeconomic reforms, EU accession reforms, investment and financing.
• Contributes economic and financing analysis to the development and implementation of UN sustainable development programming cycle including UN Country Analysis and Cooperation Framework.
• Supports preparation of macroeconomic, fiscal, socioeconomic and SDG financing analysis including financing gap assessments and debt sustainability analysis.
• Supports UN Country Team Results Groups and coordination mechanisms by providing economic analysis and substantive inputs.
• Contributes to knowledge management on economic transformation, macroeconomic trends and SDG financing to strengthen shared understanding of sustainable development challenges and opportunities.
• Participates in local, regional and global communities of practice and knowledge networks including the UN Economist Network.
• Documents lessons learned and knowledge generated through analytical and programme-support activities and contributes to dissemination within the Resident Coordinator system and UN Country Team.
• Supports knowledge-sharing and learning activities promoting data, digitalization, innovation and foresight to strengthen sustainable development analysis and programming.
• Works closely with Data Analyst and Communications officers on data, Monitoring and Evaluation, reporting analytics and communication.
• Promotes innovative analytical methods, digital tools and data-driven approaches to strengthen policy coherence and decision-making.
• Collects, documents and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through reports and data visualization methods.
• Ensures that requirements and background information used for data analysis are documented.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in Economics is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, macroeconomic or socioeconomic policy, applied economics, development economics, or a related area in the context of development cooperation is required.
• Experience in conducting economic and/or policy analysis and translating development trends and data into policy options, recommendations or other analytical products is required.
• Experience in SDG financing, development finance, public finance and/or innovative financing approaches is desirable.
• Experience in supporting strategic planning, policy development or financing solutions with government counterparts, UN system, IFIs, development partners, or private sector is desirable.

Skills

• Economic Research
• Macroeconomic Analysis
• Socio-Economic Policy Analysis
• Applied Economics
• Development Economics
• Economic Policy Analysis
• Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• Data Science
• SDG Financing
• Development Finance
• Public Finance
• Innovative Financing
• Strategic Planning
• Policy Development
• Economic Data Analysis
• Policy Recommendations

Languages

English