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Setting and Reporting This position is located in the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit of the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, serving 26 countries and territories of the Caribbean subregion.
The Sustainable Development Officer reports to the Coordinator of the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the five regional Commissions of the United Nations.
It was founded in 1948 with the purpose of contributing to the region's economic and social development.
Its mission includes the design, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and the provision of advisory services, expertise and training to Governments, as well as support for regional and international cooperation and coordination activities.
Responsibilities Monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems andsustainable development issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions.
Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with clients (e.G.
Member States), by planning and facilitating workshops on sustainable development issues, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing action plans clients will use to manage change.
Researches, analyzes sustainable development issues and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
Develops draft policy recommendations on sustainable development issues, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
Formulates survey initiatives; designs data collectiontools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
Organizes and prepares written outputs on sustainable development issues, e.G.
draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations on sustainable development issues.
Provides substantive support on sustainable development issues to intergovernmental bodies such as the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and relevant subsidiary bodies of ECLAC, including the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
Participates in or takes the lead in specific inter-agency or expert task forces or working groups either internally or with outside parties.
Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.
; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
Provides substantive support in the organisation, report writing and participates in the damage and loss assessments and training.
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