Organisational Development and Change
- Lead the design and implement organisational development (OD) strategies that strengthen the OECDs structure enable strategic workforce planning and enhance organisational effectiveness.
- Translate business priorities into actionable talent and organisational solutions that build agility and future-readiness.
- Lead end-to-end strategic workforce planning including recruitment forecasting performance management and mobility strategies.
- Design and oversee organisational change initiatives embedding change management approaches across a range of stakeholders.
- Align OD initiatives with the OECDs strategy and service delivery models ensuring measurable impact.
- Monitor and evaluate HR change programmes applying data and insights to improve design and execution.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior management on organisational design workforce transformation and cultural change.
- Engage with Directorates and corporate services to co-create development initiatives and enhance organisational alignment.
- Steward a corporate advisory body on strategic workforce planning and co-ordinate with relevant working groups.
- Build internal capability for managing organisational change through guidance tools and targeted training.
- Foster collaboration with the HR and Finance Services and Resource Management Advisors (RMAs) to deliver integrated data-informed workforce solutions.
Team Leadership
- Lead and manage a small high-performing team supporting OD and talent activities.
- Provide guidance and coaching promote development and foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Qualifications :
Academic Background
- An advanced university degree in human resources organisational development public administration or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Professional Background
- At least seven years of relevant experience in organisational development strategic workforce planning or change management in complex international environments.
- Proven ability to translate strategic goals into OD programmes and deliver tangible results.
- Deep understanding of HR systems and structures including service delivery models.
- Strong experience in stakeholder engagement and managing cross-functional collaboration.
- Familiarity with OD frameworks and methodologies including data-driven decision-making.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
Core Competencies Technical Skills and Tools
- OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring process: Vision and Strategy (Level 2); Enable People (Level 3); Ethics and Integrity (Level 3); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 3); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2). Please refer to OECD Core Competencies.
- Technical Skills: Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Corporate Policy Analysis and Design Impact Analysis Change Management and HR Strategy. Please refer to OECD Technical Skills Depository.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and relevant data and project management tools.
- Familiarity with HR analytics platforms and tools would be an asset.
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 should be filled as soon as possible and applications should reach us no later than midnight 20 August 2025 (Paris time).
Contract Duration
- Open-ended appointment with no foreseen end date.
What the OECD Offers
Selection Process
For retained candidates the selection process may include a video-recorded interview job-based assessment and panel interviews.
The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes 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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time