Statistician – Prices and Purchasing Power Parities

Main Responsibilities

Statistical work economic research and drafting

• Contribute to the production (i.e. calculation survey management and validation data checks etc.) of PPPs and related indicators such as comparative price levels for countries under the responsibility of the OECD in the joint Eurostat-OECD programme and all the associated documentation briefing materials etc. Contribute to blog posts or short papers to disseminate and promote the OECDs work on PPPs.
• Contribute to the analytical and research activities of the Division and to the production of working papers and publications related to measurement issues.
• Keep abreast of research on PPPs and relevant methodological developments.
• Assist with the maintenance of core databases as needed.
• Support the continuous improvement and modernisation of PPP update processes and data infrastructure including through the expansion and maintenance of related documentation.

Communication liaison and representation

• Develop good working relationships with colleagues across the OECD and other relevant OECD directorates to ensure co-ordination on work associated with the work programme on PPP statistics and other statistics covered by the Division.
• Establish contacts with data producers in national statistical offices national administrations and other international organisations and with academics in the wider research community working on related topics.
• Participate in expert meetings and workshops related to productivity measurement and analysis and prepare and present research papers to a wide array of audiences.
• Provide overall support to the Head of the Section and undertake other tasks as required.

Qualifications :

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree or equivalent qualification in statistics economics or econometrics with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis and statistics.

Professional Background

• At least two years of professional experience working with economic statistics; experience working with price statistics and PPPs would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in the production maintenance and quality assurance of statistical indicators.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in research and analytical activities; experience in quantitative analysis including a solid understanding of macroeconomic concepts would be an advantage.
• Excellent skills in handling large datasets would be an advantage.
• Good drafting skills would be an advantage.
• Experience in preparing research papers within academia or an international organisation would be an asset.

Tools

• Extensive knowledge of Excel. Knowledge of VBA would be an advantage.
• Excellent programming skills and experience with data management and analysis using software such as R Python or Stata.
• Experience in web-scraping software tools and/or machine-learning techniques would be a distinct advantage.

Additional Information :

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 1); Achieve Results (Level 2); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).
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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. Fluency in Spanish would be an advantage.

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible and applications should reach us no later thanmidnight 15 September 2026 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• Open-ended appointment with no foreseen end date.

Please note that our Rules and Regulations stipulate that the mandatory retirement age is 67.

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Selection Process

For retained candidates the selection process may include a video-recorded interview job-based assessment and panel interviews.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time