Main Responsibilities
Co-ordination and Project Management
- Contribute to the overall development and implementation of the Africa-OECD Partnership activities.
- Design and deliver high quality policy activities such as seminars and workshops to a variety of audiences (e.g. policy analysts senior public officials).
- Ensure timeliness and a high level of quality of OECD documents for meetings and events.
- Draft briefs for OECDs senior management as needed by the activities of the Centre.
- Engage in fundraising activities with donors.
- Provide guidance to and supervise the work of junior staff and consultants provide feedback to ensure high quality of outputs.
Research analysis and drafting
- Conduct research and analysis to contribute to the various sectors above at the regional and national levels.
- Draft technical and policy documents to contribute to the various sectors above as well as policy briefs and other communications aimed at non-technical audiences.
- Formulate sound policy assessments and proposals taking into account good practices comparative data benchmarks and indicators.
- Collaborate within the Organisation on multidisciplinary horizontal work contributing to policy discussions underpinned by economic theory and empirical analysis.
- Develop innovative and effective strategies and instruments to disseminate the findings and to convey the main messages to varied audiences at international fora.
- Draft speeches talking points and official letters for OECDs senior management ensuring a whole of OECD approach.
Liaison Dissemination and Representation
- Liaise with Member and non-Member countries as required and co-ordinate with OECD colleagues.
- Co-ordinate with international organisations as required.
- Represent the OECD at meetings and conferences.
Qualifications :
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background
- An advanced university degree in economics economic development public policy or international relations.
Professional Background
- A minimum of eight years relevant experience in the field of region-specific economic and policy analysis and advice.
- A proven record as project manager.
- Knowledge of the economic and policy context of one of the countries or regions indicated above.
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 3); Enable People (Level 2); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 3); Achieve Results (Level 3); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 3).
- 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). Knowledge of the other would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of other languages would be an advantage.
Additional Information :
Closing Date
- This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible and applications should reach us no later thanmidnight 26 October 2025 (Paris time).
Contract Duration
- One year fixed-term appointment with the possibility of renewal.
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 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.
The OECD promotes an optimal use of resources in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. Staff members are encouraged to actively contribute to this goal.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time