UNV Programming Assistant

UN Entity: ESCWA.

Assignment Context:
Financing is a key driver in implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, guided by the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA). As ESCWA prepares for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the focus is on assessing progress, addressing challenges, and supporting the transition to sustainable, SDG-aligned financing frameworks.

Task description:

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Economics Affairs Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:

-Leverage various Machine Learning Techniques to project nationally determined priorities and their respective landing zones by 2030 for ESCWA member States.
-Employ and/or build a Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) to project prime financing channels at the national level for ESCWA member States.
-Develop a nowcasting dynamic model/apparatus to capture prime financing flows in ESCWA member States.
-Collect data and conduct research on socioeconomic and financing issues.
-Undertake dataset compilation, analysis and cleaning.
-Prepares a variety of tables, lists, charts, and generate graphs, figures, and fact sheets on the different aspects of financing for development.
-Provide support in drafting and updating of documents and analytical summaries.
-Support in the preparation of literature reviews, research papers and presentations.

Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required

Required Experience:
- No previous work experience is required for this position.
- Knowledge of the United Nations is a desirable.

Inclusivity statement:
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy.

Living Conditions and other Remarks:
AAs this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. This position is based in (Beirut). National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. National UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.

Benefits package:
• Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) USD 1,285.25
• Annual and learning leaves
• Medical and life Insurance
• Free access to different learning platforms.

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https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service