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The RCO supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 (Cooperation Framework), aligning with Uganda’s National Development Plan. Led by the Resident Coordinator (RC), the office coordinates the UN Country Team (UNCT) in planning, implementing, and monitoring development programs, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the UN Efficiency Agenda.\n\nJob Summary: Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: \n\nProvides substantive economic analysis and supports evidence-based advice on sustainable development, economic transformation and SDG financing: \n\nResearches, analyzes and presents economic, social and sustainable development data and information, including emerging trends and good practices related to economic transformation, green and just transition, digital transformation, the future of work and SDG financing. \n\nConducts economic and policy analysis to support the Resident Coordinator (RC) and United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in identifying challenges, opportunities and policy options for accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development 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\n\nCollects, analyzes and interprets economic and development data relevant to UN country-level operations, identifies trends and gaps and proposes follow-up actions to strengthen evidence-based programming and decision-making.\n\nPrepares substantive inputs to policy papers, analytical notes, briefing materials, reports and other knowledge products on economic transformation, macroeconomic trends and SDG financing. \n\nMonitors national, regional and global economic developments and analyzes their potential implications for sustainable development and achievement of the SDGs at the country level. • Conducts analysis on the role of the private sector in sustainable economic transformation and SDG financing and identifies potential opportunities for partnerships, innovation and blended financing approaches. • Researches and analyzes emerging and innovative approaches to SDG financing, including initiatives developed by the United Nations, International Financial Institutions and other development partners. • Prepares inputs for briefing notes, talking points and background materials for the RC and UNCT on economic transformation, macroeconomic developments and SDG financing. • Supports UNCT initiatives related to SDG financing, including Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) and follow-up to Sevilla Commitments, as applicable. • Provides economic analysis and substantive inputs to humanitarian-development-peace nexus approaches, as relevant to the country context. • Advises on broader financing issues including domestic resource mobilization, public and climate finance, private-capital mobilization, innovative financing, and implementation of national financing frameworks. • Provides strategic investment advisory support, helping translate national development priorities and Cooperation Framework priorities into credible financing and investment propositions, while connecting Government and the UNCT with appropriate UN, International Financial Institution (IFI) and private-sector expertise. \n\nSupports Partnerships and Engagement with National Counterparts and Other Stakeholders On Economic Transformation and SDG Financing: \n\nSupports the RC and UNCT’s engagement with government counterparts, United Nations entities, International Financial Institutions (IFIs), development partners, the private sector, academia, think tanks and civil society on issues related to economic transformation and SDG financing. \n\nMaintains working-level collaboration and exchanges with economists across the UN system and other relevant institutions to facilitate information-sharing, policy coherence and joint analytical work. \n\nIn close collaboration with relevant RCO colleagues, supports engagement with national planning, economic and finance institutions, IFIs, private sector actors and other partners to identify areas for collaboration on sustainable economic transformation and SDG financing. \n\nMonitors analytical work, policy developments, financing initiatives and capacity-development support provided by development partners and identifies opportunities for collaboration with the UNCT. \n\nSupports engagement with private sector and civil society stakeholders to identify potential contributions to sustainable economic transformation and catalytic financing opportunities for achievement of the SDGs. \n\nFacilitates engagement, as appropriate, with data communities, innovation ecosystems, academic institutions, digital actors and foresight networks to strengthen analytical capacity and support the application of UN 2.0 capabilities in the country context. \n\nDesigns, convenes and substantively supports inclusive, evidence-based policy dialogues on priority areas of the National Development Plan and the Cooperation Framework and ensures systematic follow-up so that dialogue outcomes translate into concrete policy actions, partnerships, financing opportunities and implementation support. \n\nProvides economic analysis and substantive support to the un sustainable development programming cycle: \n\nContributes economic and financing analysis to the development and implementation of the United Nations Country Analysis (UNCA), United Nations Cooperation Framework (Cooperation Framework), joint programmes, annual reports and other elements of the UN sustainable development programming cycle. \n\nSupports the preparation of macroeconomic, socioeconomic and SDG financing analysis for the UNCA and other analytical exercises, applying an integrated approach and drawing, where relevant, on data, digitalization, innovation and strategic foresight.\n\nIdentifies economic trends, policy issues and emerging development challenges and provides substantive inputs and recommendations to support UNCT programming and integrated policy responses. \n\nContributes to the development, implementation, monitoring and review of the Cooperation Framework, with particular attention to economic transformation, macroeconomic trends and SDG financing. \n\nProvides substantive support to the development of UN joint programmes related to economic transformation and SDG financing, including programmes supported by the Joint SDG Fund, as applicable. \n\nSupports UNCT Results Groups and other coordination mechanisms by providing economic analysis and substantive inputs relevant to the implementation of joint workplans and sustainable development priorities. \n\nResearches and proposes options to strengthen UN support to national and multi-stakeholder processes related to economic policy, financing and capacity development, including the use of data, digital technologies, innovation and foresight for sustainable development. \n\nContributes to knowledge management and learning on economic transformation and SDG financing: \n\nContributes to knowledge management on economic transformation, macroeconomic trends and SDG financing to strengthen the UNCT’s shared understanding of sustainable development challenges and opportunities. \n\nParticipates in local, regional and global communities of practice and knowledge networks, including the UN Economist Network, and facilitates the exchange of relevant research, good practices and lessons learned. \n\nResearches and analyzes good practices and lessons learned from UN policy initiatives and programmes related to economic transformation and identifies their relevance to the country context. \n\nMonitors and analyzes approaches and successful models for SDG financing and contributes to identifying options that could inform national investment policies and programmes. \n\nKeeps abreast of emerging economic research, policy developments, analytical methodologies and innovative approaches relevant to sustainable development and proposes their application, as appropriate, to the work of the RCO and UNCT. \n\nDocuments lessons learned and knowledge generated through analytical and programme-support activities and contributes to their dissemination within the 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