ECONOMIST, Jakarta, Indonesia

## ECONOMIST, Jakarta, Indonesia - Organization:RCS - Resident Coordinator System - Office:RCS in Jakarta, Indonesia Organizational Setting and Reporting The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator (RC) - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDGs. In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Operations Coordination Office (DCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. DCO exercises managerial and oversight functions of the Resident Coordinator System under the oversight of the Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). In 2026, DCO undertook a recalibration to ensure the RC system remains optimally configured to support the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda and embodies the UN 2.0 shift- anchored in data, digital, innovation, behavioral science, strategic foresight, and a mission driven organizational culture. This position is located within the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) in Jakarta, Indonesia under the direct supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office Within delegated authority the incumbent will perform the following duties: 1. PLANS, FACILITATES AND CONSOLIDATES EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF THE SDGS PROVIDING SUBSTANTIVE ADVICE TO THE RC AND UNCT, PARTICULARLY ON ELEMENTS PERTAINING TO SDG ACCELERATION, THE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AGENDA (INCLUDING GREEN AND JUST TRANSITION, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK) AND LEVERAGING SDG FINANCING. - Researches, analyzes, consolidates and presents information and data on emerging best practices in SDG Acceleration, economic transformation for sustainable development, including green just transition, digital transformation and the future of work, among others; paying special attention to gender and leave no one behind (LNOB) principles. - Provides advice on global/corporate guidelines, tools and other materials related to SDG acceleration, economic transformation and SDG financing. - Guides substantive support to the RC/UNCT on SDG-related issues, particularly on policies to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, through incorporating a systems approach, and evaluates and highlights potential synergies and trade-offs between SDGs; - Works with UNCT counterparts to create common, convergent and coherent key advocacy topics related to SDG acceleration, sustainable economic transformation and SDG financing, helping identify and analyze entry points for catalytic and consolidated UN policy support options, to enable the transition to more efficient, low-carbon and resilient production and consumption patterns, maximizing social, environmental and economic outcomes that impact the implementation of multiple SDGs and their targets, with proposed ‘accelerator interventions' that can help unlock and accelerate progress towards sustainable development; - Collects and analyzes data on UN country level operations in support of SDG acceleration and the implementation of the economic transformation agenda and SDG financing and identifies gaps and proposes follow-up actions; - Working in close collaboration with the UNCT, researches, develops and presents policy papers, guidance notes and other knowledge based-tools, and supports discussion in country-level forums to help influence and advance policy dialogue and advocate to reframe economic policies and practices around economic transformation to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs; - Coordinates the preparation of UN flagship reports, on SDG acceleration, economic transformation and leveraging SDG financing, including the analysis of data and the provision of evidence to build the case for policies and interventions to advance multiple SDGs at a time; - Monitors regional and global economic trends and issues, analyzes their implications for SDG acceleration at the country level and recommends additional issues for consideration. - Conducts and consolidates analytical work to strengthen the understanding of the catalytic role of innovative SDG financing in the context of SDG acceleration and the green economic transformation; identifying opportunities to align key SDG financing stakeholders in the context of economic transformation and green growth. - Analyzes trends and coordinates UN work on new and innovative mechanisms to leverage SDG financing, including on global initiatives by the UN and other development institutions (e.g. IFIs). - Drafts briefing papers and discussion/talking points on issues related to SDG financing for consideration by the RC/ the UNCT. - Supports UNCT initiatives to advance SDG financing, including engagement and private sector green and sustainability-linked finance in the context of an Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF). - Provides economic analysis and advice as inputs into the cross-pillar (humanitarian-development peace) nexus approaches in country. 2. SUPPORTS RC’S AND UNCT’S, ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR THE CREATION OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UN SYSTEM, WITH NATIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT PARTNERS, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (IFIS), AND SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND TO SUPPORT THE REFRAMING OF ECONOMIC POLICIES AND PRACTICES AROUND SDG ACCELERATION, ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND SDG FINANCING. - Fosters peer-exchanges and opens a consistent channel of communication and strong partnerships with economists within the UN System at country level to create and consolidate common, convergent and coherent advocacy opportunities on topics related to SDG acceleration, economic transformation and SDG financing. - Working in close collaboration with the RCO Partnerships Officer, ensures effective engagement of all relevant counterparts to develop collaboration and partnerships around SDG acceleration, economic transformation and SDG financing, for example with national planning or economic offices, IFIs, the private sector, etc. - Stays abreast and follows latest Sovereign wealth fund and financial services authority developments in analytical work, policy, financial and capacity development support provided by other relevant development partners (including IFIs, bilateral and multilateral partners, academia, the private sector, and others) on topics related to SDG acceleration, economic transformation and SDG financing and identifies opportunities for collaboration. - Engages with the private sector to strengthen understanding of its potential contribution to SDG acceleration, the green economic transformation agenda, and to identify and coordinate private and/or public private catalytic SDG financing opportunities for the achievement of the SDGs. 3. COORDINATES THE DEVELOPMENT BY THE UNCT OF NEW GENERATION OF AN INTEGRATED SDG PROGRAMMING CYCLE (INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROADMAPS, CCA, UNSDCF, UN JOINT PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHERS) THAT ADVANCES THE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AGENDA AND OUTLINES AN INTERGRATED APPROACH TO SDG FINANCING IN INDONESIA. - Supports the RC/UNCT in ensuring a strong SDG acceleration and SDG financing analysis through an integrated lens in the preparation of the Common Country Analyses and other analytical exercises; - Identifies issues and proposes recommendations for the UNCT on how UN country-level programming around SDG acceleration, economic transformation and integrated policy responses can be optimized and better respond to