Economic Affair Officer

GloJobs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DESA is seeking an Economic Affairs Officer (P-4) in New York to monitor economic developments and identify recurrent and emerging issues in financing for sustainable development, with a focus on public investment and public development banks.

The role involves designing and conducting studies on selected issues, performing economic analysis, and drafting inputs to the Financing for Sustainable Development Report and other analytical papers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor economic developments and identify recurrent and emerging issues related to financing for sustainable development, with a focus on public investment and public development banks.
• Design and conduct studies of selected issues in Financing for Sustainable Development; engage in economic analysis; draft inputs to reports and publications.

Job description

Economic Affair Officer at DESA. Grade: P-4. Location: New York, United States. Application deadline: 16 November 2026. Under the supervision of the Chief of Policy Analysis and Development Branch of the Financing for Development Office, the Economic Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Monitor economic developments and identify recurrent and emerging issues related to specific thematic areas in financing for sustainable development, and related outcomes, in particular in the areas of public investment and public development banks.
• Design and conduct studies of selected issues in Financing for Sustainable Development; engage in economic analysis; draft inputs to the annual Financing for Sustainable Development Report, other analytical studies, technical papers and publications.