UNDP Economist 2024 (Nationals only) in Philippines | Paid Internship

The UNDP Economist 2024 will provide technical advice to national government counterparts and partners to support the 2030 Agenda and sustainable, inclusive economic policies. They will represent, advocate, and engage with partners to advance UNDP’s mandate as directed by the Resident Representative. Additionally, they will contribute to UNDP’s efforts across the Asia-Pacific region, collaborating with the regional economist network and analyzing priority regional thematic areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

Advice the UNDP country office management and programme team to strengthen programme development and implementation:

• Advise UNDP country office management with preparation and implementation of country programmes and strategies, including the development of country programme document, pipeline of projects and related analysis such as common country assessment.
• Support UNDP country office teams to develop and manage portfolios towards the localization of SDGs.
• Support the preparation of briefs, background notes, speeches, talking points, presentation materials, etc. on critical development issues within the SDG framework for senior management at the country and regional levels.

Provision of technical advice to national government counterparts and other partners, especially in support of the 2030 Agenda and the introduction of sustainable and inclusive economic policies:

• Provide policy and programming advice and support for development planning and policy formulation at the national, sub-national and local levels.
• Provide high level guidance and leadership to the UNDP’s emerging portfolio of innovation work ensuring documentation of learnings and its relevance to national agenda, enable the innovation portfolio position UNDP programmes to have optimal impact and application of systems thinking to development challenges and translate insights.
• Leverage support and expertise from the UNDP’s global/regional Economist networks to assist in strengthening UNDP’s support on economic analysis and policy development to Government and the UN Country Team.

Representation, advocacy, and partner engagement to support UNDP’s institutional positioning and advance its mandate:

• Contribute, in close collaboration with senior management, to the development and/or strengthening of partnerships with UN agencies, IFIs, bilateral development agencies, private sector entities, and civil society organizations.

Contribution to UNDP’s work across the Asia-Pacific region, including collaboration with the regional economist network and analysis of priority regional thematic areas:

• Participate actively in the UNDP Asia-Pacific regional network of economists, through attending regional meetings (in-person and/or virtual), sharing relevant experiences, and conducting peer reviews.
• Collaborate and contribute to regional publications, practice notes, and Regional Human Development Reports.
• Substantively contribute as possible to UNDP regional knowledge products and development of programming  offers in regional priority areas (e.g., inequality, future of work, innovative financing).
• Enhance UNDP’s understanding and design of new approaches to sustainable development across the region by acting as a regional thematic lead where possible.

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Required Skills and Experience for UNDP Economist 2024