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CHIEF OF SECTION, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 244582
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Economic Affairs (and Sustainable Development)
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : Economic Commission for Europe
Date Posted : Oct 30, 2024
Deadline : Dec 27, 2024
Org. Setting and Reporting
The position is located in the Trade Facilitation Section (TFS) of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division (ECTD) of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The incumbent reports directly to the D-1, Chief of Service, and is under the general supervision of the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECE. The Trade Facilitation Section (TFS) services ECE’s a normative machinery in the field of digital and sustainable trade facilitation, notably the Working Party on Trade Facilitation and Electronic Businesses (UN/CEFACT) and its subsidiary bodies: the Team of Specialist (ToS) on ESG Traceability in Value Chains for the Circular Economy (ToS ESG VC CE) and the Advisory Group (AG) on UN/LOCODE. The Section also provides technical assistance and capacity building for the implementation of standards and recommendations and through targeted and demand-driven research, in the ECE region.