Social Affairs Officer, P4

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Setting and Reporting
- Responsibilities
- Under the overall supervision of Director of ECLAC Mexico the Social Affairs Officer - Chief of the Social Development Unit will be responsible for the following duties: Social Analysis - Proposes, designs and carries out substantive research projects analyzing key trends and changes in socio-economic structures and related issues (e.g., poverty, employment, ageing, disability, family, youth, occupational, cultural, educational demographic patterns, gender issues, etc.) at global, regional and national levels; assesses implications and develops proposals with respect to social development and social welfare policies and interventions.
- Develops new lines of theoretical analysis and research methodologies for the diagnosis of major transformations in socio-economic structures.
- Liaises and partners with other experts in the field (e.g. governments, research institutes, academia, other international organizations, e...