Company Description

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. Our mission is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.  Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.

The OECD Directorate for Education and Skills (EDU) leads the Organisation’s work to help member and non-member countries achieve high-quality learning for all, design better skills policies, and turn them into jobs and growth. The directorate carries this out by providing statistics, analysis and policy advice to countries on a wide range of educational topics.

EDU is looking for a Junior Analyst to work in the EDU Director’s Front Office under the supervision of the Senior Counsellor and in support of the Director and Deputy Director. The selected candidate will co-ordinate inputs from across the Directorate for a broad range of requests from the Front Office and EDU Management group, and will actively work to support cross-directorate collaboration, in particular with the development of the biannual Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) for education and skills. This will include support for the delivery of EDU’s Ideas Incubator initiative, undertaken in partnership with the OECD Centre for Skills (SKC), and for advancing deeper collaboration among staff working on similar thematic areas across the directorate. S/he will also work to support the Directorate in co-ordinating EDU’s existing and potential engagement with foundations and other partners, with responsibility for maintaining a centralized system to track donor relations in EDU, and will support the delivery of Education Policy Committee (EDPC) meetings and annual Chairs’ Retreats of education bodies.  S/he will also assume responsibility for special assignments at Directorate level.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

• Participate in the planning and delivery of biannual Education Policy Committee (EDPC) meetings and the annual Chair’s Retreat.
• Participate actively in on-going processes to improve horizontal work and co-ordination within the Directorate and its link with the rest of the Organisation, foster knowledge mobilisation and effective flow of information across different teams in EDU.
• Actively undertake initiatives that support cross-directorate collaboration and knowledge sharing, including by working with EDU thematic cluster leads to organise periodic cluster meetings, liaising with staff in EDU and other relevant OECD Directorates, guest speakers, etc. and help ensure timely reporting back to the EDU Management Group.
• Support the delivery of the EDU-SKC Ideas Incubator, leading up to and throughout the Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) priority-rating process for EDU Committees. Work with the Senior Counsellor to prepare and analyse outcomes from the EDPC and CERI priority rating exercises.
• Work closely with the Senior Counsellor and Directorate Support Unit (DSU) to support the directorate’s engagement with funding partners (i.e. external donors, foundations, etc.), with responsibility for maintaining a centralized system to track donor relations in EDU.
• As needed, assist in the preparation of the missions and visits undertaken by the EDU Front Office, ensuring that key strategic issues are covered, and that appropriate feedback and follow-up actions are taken.
• Support the Senior Counsellor to plan and deliver meetings and activities under the responsibility of the Front Office.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree in in economics, social, public policy or political sciences, international relations, education, or a related field.

Professional Background

• A minimum of two years of relevant experience in an international organisation, a national administration, university, research center or consultancy in EDU’s area of work.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, as well as the ability to organise and to summarise complex material, encompassing empirical data.

Skills

• Excellent drafting and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency composing basic written documents, reports, and policy briefs using standard templates and guidelines, with supervision and support as needed.
• Excellent coordination and organisational skills in planning, managing, organising and archiving information using different project management tools and making this information available in easy-to-access format.
• Basic skills in stakeholder management, with the ability to cultivate positive interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including Delegations.
• Familiarity with basic fundraising concepts and techniques would be an asset, with ability to support fundraising activities under supervision and adhere to predefined strategies and procedures.

Tools

• Proficiency in the use of standard Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) is essential; MS Teams project management tools and statistical tools would be an asset, as would basic use of PowerBI.

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring processes: Vision and Strategy (Level 1); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 1); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 1); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 1-3, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.

Additional Information

Closing Date

• This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than 23h59 27 October 2024 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• One year fixed term appointment, with the possibility of renewal.

What the OECD offers

• Depending on level of experience, monthly salary starts at either 5 044.88 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
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Salary Information

• Please note that the appointment may be made at a grade lower in the specified job family, based on the qualifications and professional experience of the selected applicant. 

The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD member countries, irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities.

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