About Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asiais part of the United Nations system, working to promote international cooperation and address global challenges. As a UN entity, it contributes to the organization’s mission of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting international cooperation in solving international problems and encouraging respect for human rights.

Job Summary

This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia’s mission in international cooperation and sustainable development. Working in Lebanon, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in international cooperation and sustainable development and support the organization’s programmatic objectives. This role offers the flexibility of consultancy work while contributing to meaningful international development outcomes with global impact.

Key Details

• Job Title:Consultant to Support the Project on the Economic Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities in the Arab Region
• Grade:CON
• Location:Beirut, Lebanon
• Department:Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
• Contract Type:Consultancy
• Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: A Masters degree in Social Science, economics, public policy, or other related areas is required.
• Academic Qualifications: A Masters degree in Applied Economics is desirable.
• Academic Qualifications: All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree.
• Academic Qualifications: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• Academic Qualifications: At least five 5 years of experience in collecting and researching data across various areas of social and economic development or related area is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Proficiency in statistical software particularly STATA is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Strong Econometric modeling to identify key factors influencing labor market outcomes for population and target groups is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Knowledge in forecasting methods and support scenario analysis and simulation modeling to inform policy design is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Relevant experience in the Arab region is required. 1 year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable..
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.

Skills

• Carrying out substantive research to assist in the production of needs assessment reports.
• Contributing to the development of technical papers, policy briefs, and advocacy material on disability and the economic ecosystem, specifically, and social inclusion topics, in general.
• Providing substantial support to ad-hoc events, meetings, conferences, and webinars. This includes the development of relevant background papers, relevant content for presentations, documentation and meeting reports, and an analysis of the main outcomes of the meeting.
• Supporting the provision of capacity-building workshops and/or policy dialogue for policymakers and relevant stakeholders on various disability-related topics, including inclusive labor market and doing business policies and economic empowerment of persons with disabilities, physical and digital accessibility, independent living, and community inclusion.
• Support in developing / updating training material on disability for multiple stakeholders (e.g. government institutions CSOs working on disability – private sector companies entrepreneurs banks, etc).
• Compiling and documenting lessons learned and best practices of different disability-inclusive projects to disseminate them in the region and maximize the benefits.
• Supporting the implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy, including leading some of its activities (provision of training to staff, development of internal related policies and procedures to ensure the inclusion of persons with disability…etc.)
• Performing other duties as requested.

Benefits

• s degree in Social Science, economics, public policy, or other related areas is required. A Master
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