ECONOMIST, Santiago, Chile

United Nations; Santiago; Presencial; CLP 57.361.000 - 86.042.000; Jornada completa

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United Nations in Santiago, Chile, is seeking a National Professional Officer at the NO-C level to support the Resident Coordinator System. The position focuses on development policy, coordination, and SDG implementation at the country level.

Based in the UN Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) in Santiago, the role collaborates with regional policy analysts and SDG staff to ensure coherence of SDG policy, financing, and programming, aligned with corporate RC system priorities.

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Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Sustainable Development

Category and Level : National Professional Officers , NO-C

Recruitment Type : Position Specific Job Openings

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 284416 Job Network : Economic, Social and Development Job Family : Sustainable Development Category and Level : National Professional Officers , NO-C
Recruitment Type : Position Specific Job Openings Duty Station : SANTIAGO
Department/Office : Resident Coordinator System Date Posted : Sep 15, 2026
Deadline : Sep 29, 2026

The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDG's. In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Operations Coordination Office (DCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. DCO exercises managerial and oversight functions of the resident coordinator system under the oversight of the Chair of United NationsSustainable Development Group (UNSDG).In 2026, DCO undertook a recalibrationto ensure the RC system remains optimally configured to support the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda and embodies theUN2.0shift- anchored in data, digital, innovation, behavioral science,strategic foresight, and amission driven organizational culture. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Santiago, Chile, under the supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office while maintaining a matrixed functional relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Policy and Financing Section of the SDG Coordination, Policy and Programme Division, and collaborates closely with the Regional Policy Analyst to ensure coherence and alignment of SDG policy, financing, and sustainable development support in line with corporate RC system policy corporate priorities.