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Job Opening

Posting Title:	Social Affairs Officer
Department/Office:	Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Duty Station:	BEIRUT
Posting Period:	14 December 2021 - 20 December 2021
Job Opening Number:	21-Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia-170815-Consultant
Staffing Exercise	N/A

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Result of Service

- Drafted country reports on PGAT with the needed analysis
- Policy briefs written and edited
- A compendium of successful cases on social justice and inequality
- A draft blueprint of social justice strategy and an intervention approach
- Updated material, manuscripts, publications and completed adhoc assignments as required

Work Location

Beirut

Expected duration

12 months starting date of contract’s signature

Duties and Responsibilities

- Provide support to member states to assess national policies and strategies from a social justice perspective using ESCWA's tools such as the Policy Gap Assessment Tool (PGAT) which is a tool that assists member States in assessing the degree to which existing social policies conform to the principles of social justice;
- Assist in drafting the Policy Gap Assessment Tool (PGAT) country reports as they come in, provide additional analysis and fill out the templates;
- Assist in drafting social justice/inequality policy briefs resulting from the discussion circles;
- Research and develop a compilation of successful cases in combating inequality and promoting social justice from around the world with a view to create a compendium of cases as resources for the region;
- Research and develop the blueprint of country-based and regional social justice strategies to disseminate with member countries and adopt as an intervention approach;
- Provide expertise and produce working papers, research documents, briefs and reports on various topics on inequality and social justice as demanded by supervisor;
- Assist in a variety of tasks related to the work of the Social Justice Team and as directed by supervisor, including conducting capacity building activities, manual/toolkit updates and testing, substantive and process contribution to meetings and training events, conferences and lectures;
- Support the work of the Social Justice Team in general as required and demanded by management and member States.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications: Master's degree in a social science-related field (economics, political science, etc.)
Experience: At least six years experience in policy development, policy research, capacity building and influencing policy
Language: Fluency in Arabic and English are required

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