Population Affairs Officer

hace 2 semanas

Santiago de Chile United Nations A tiempo completo

This position is located in the CELADE-Population Division of the, ECLAC. The Population Affairs Officer reports to the Coordinator of the Demographic and Population Information area of CELADE.

**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the duties of a Population Affairs Officer are likely to encompass some of the following:

- Provides support to intergovernmental processes on population issues, including preparing reports or inputs for reports, following the meetings and preparing summary reports, and assisting in the organization of panels and round tables.
- Provides substantive support to technical cooperation projects in the area of population, particularly in population estimates and projections and censuses.
- Develops and maintains databases on demographic indicators, population and development indicators, population policy information and indicators or information on other population-related issues.
- Drafts technical studies or research reports on population trends, population policies and their relations to social and economic factors in specific topical areas such as fertility; family planning; internal and international migration; urbanization; mortality; population structure and composition; population ageing; population, environment and development.
- Applies, adapts and, if necessary, develops methodologies for demographic analysis.
- Reviews, evaluates and applies the results of substantive studies in the area of population
- Assists in the organization and servicing of expert group meetings, seminars, etc. on population-related issues.
- Attends international, regional and national meetings on population issues to present results of demographic analysis and research; keeps abreast of developments in the field, gathers information, networks and holds discussions on population issues with colleagues in other institutions.
- Provides, as necessary, substantive support to technical cooperation projects in the area of population and development.
- Prepares briefing notes on population and development issues for senior staff.
- Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s products.

Competencies

TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients" and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in demography or in sociology, statistics or economics with an emphasis on demography. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Job - Specific Qualification
Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Relevant training/knowledge in the use of the R program is desirable

Work Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in population analysis and research or related area is required.

Experience in preparing population estimates and projections is required..

Experience in the analysis of population censuses is desirable.

Experience in providing technical assistance on population estimates and projections and on population censuses in Latin American countries are desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Spanish is a working language of ECLAC. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required; and fluency of Spanish is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of Portuguese is desirable.

Assessment

Special Notice

- Appointment or assignment against this position is for an initial period of one year.
- At the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, with due regard to geographic diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and organizational needs. The United Nations is committed to creating a

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