Senior Social Affairs Officer

UN Secretariat; Santiago; Presencial; CLP 105.263.000 - 143.541.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The UN Secretariat in Santiago seeks a Senior Social Affairs Officer to provide high‑level policy advice on socio‑economic development and gender mainstreaming, guiding major research initiatives and project design across regional and national concerns.

The role involves building partnerships, directing knowledge‑sharing campaigns, mentoring staff, and representing the UN at international forums to ensure current thinking informs development initiatives.

Formación

• Advanced degree required in sociology, economics or related field.
• Ten years of progressively responsible socio-economic development experience.
• Experience with gender mainstreaming and policy advisory desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide authoritative technical and policy advice on socio-economic development strategies.
• Monitor mandates, influence UN approaches, and develop proposals for development.
• Lead research agendas, manage major projects, analyze trends, and build partnerships.
• Represent the organization at national and international forums and coordinate cooperation.

Conocimientos

Professionalism

Teamwork

Planning & organizing

Leadership

Empowering others

Negotiation skills

Ability to influence

Original & creative thinking

Independent judgment

Working under pressure

Knowledge of UN system mandates & pols

Data analysis & interpretation

Gender mainstreaming

Educación

Master's degree in sociology, economics, or related social science field

First-level university degree with two years qualifying experience

Descripción del empleo

Organizational context: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), a regional commission of the United Nations, contributes to the economic and social development of the region. Established in 1948, its mission includes policy design, monitoring, evaluation, and providing advisory services and training to governments. This Senior Social Affairs Officer position is within the Social Development Division in Santiago, reporting to the Director.

Job purpose: The Senior Social Affairs Officer serves as a focal point for collaboration and provides expert technical and policy advice on socio-economic development strategies. The role involves monitoring institutional mandates, influencing UN approaches to social development, and contributing to policy and program changes addressing global, regional, and national concerns, including gender considerations. This includes leading research agendas, managing major projects, analyzing socio-economic trends, and developing proposals for social sector development. The position also entails building partnerships with diverse stakeholders, directing knowledge-sharing campaigns, and representing the organization at various forums, ensuring the integration of current thinking into development initiatives.

Responsibilities

The Senior Social Affairs Officer provides authoritative technical and policy advice on socio-economic development strategies to intergovernmental bodies, governments, and other organizations. Responsibilities include monitoring institutional mandates, influencing UN social development approaches, and contributing to policy and program changes for country, regional, and global concerns, with a focus on gender. The role involves leading research agendas, conceptualizing and managing major projects, analyzing socio-economic trends, and developing proposals for social sector development. Establishing partnerships with experts and stakeholders, directing knowledge-sharing campaigns, and representing the organization at national and international forums are key duties. The role also includes coordinating substantive services for intergovernmental bodies, managing technical cooperation programs, and contributing to the personnel and financial management of the work unit, including leading and mentoring staff.

Education

An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in sociology, economics, or a related social science field is required. A first-level university degree with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted as an alternative.

Work experience

A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in socio-economic development, policy analysis, or sociological research is required. Experience with regional technical cooperation projects is also mandatory. Desirable experience includes research and policy advisory in social protection, labor inclusion, poverty, and inequality, as well as data analytics and publications on social development issues.

Skills

Professionalism, teamwork, planning and organizing, leadership, empowering others, strong negotiating skills, ability to influence, original and creative thinking, independent judgment, ability to work under pressure, knowledge of UN system mandates and policies, data analysis and interpretation, gender mainstreaming.

Required languages

Spanish, English, French