Adviser Forum on Tax Administration Tax Administration and VAT Division

Main Responsibilities:

Project management analysis and drafting

• Contribute to the development of the project plans for the Tax Administration 3.0 (TA 3.0) project portfolio agreed as priorities for supporting administrations in their digital transformation journeys by the senior-level Tax Administration 3.0 Working Group.
• Coordinate and support the country leads/project teams in their programme of work to ensure that the TA 3.0 projects meet their goals and objectives to an agreed timetable.
• Undertake research and analysis as required on topics relevant for the wider work of the FTA and CTPA.
• Draft and contribute to substantive documents including reports policy briefs presentations and other documents covering tax administration topics including in preparation for the annual FTA Plenary meeting.

Co-ordination liaison and representation

• Assist in the governance of the TA 3.0 projects  establishing timelines milestones and lists of deliverables for the various reports and tracking progress resolving any emerging issues where possible and escalating as necessary.
• Build robust networks with relevant stakeholders and rapidly become a credible and trusted interlocutor.
• Liaise where necessary with other relevant CTPA and OECD Divisions to ensure co-ordination as necessary for example in the analysis of legal underpinnings possible use cases for early pilots or the development of standards.
• Present discuss and explain the FTAs work on digital transformation at official meetings seminars and conferences including through missions as required.

Other duties

• Provide the Secretariat support for the work of selected informal administration-led groups helping them to obtain the most value from their virtual and in-person meetings and collaborative outputs. (These groups bring together subject matter experts in particular tax administration functions such as tax debt and risk management or in cross-cutting areas such as HR and analytics).
• Contribute to other work of the Forum on Tax Administration as well as other Units within the Tax Administration and VAT Division.

Qualifications :

Ideal Candidate profile

Academic background

• An advanced university degree preferably in a field related to administration management government and public sector.

Professional background

• At least five years experience in a tax administration government ministry or agency financial institution consultancy organisation academic or research institute or other similar organisation or business.
• Solid experience  in coordinating complex and multifaceted projects ideally involving the integration of different workstreams and the implementation/design of technology-enabled solutions.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills.

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 2); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 2); 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.
• Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Additional Information :

Closing Date:

• This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible and applications should reach us no later than Monday 10 November 2025 23h59 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• Eighteen-month fixed term appointment with the possibility of renewal to a maximum of 36 months.

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 7955 EUR plus allowances based on eligibility exempt of French income tax.
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• Please note that the appointment may be made at one grade lower in the specified job family based on the qualifications and professional experience of the selected applicant.
• This vacancy may be used to create a pool of candidates for comparable positions both for open-ended and fixed-term functions. 

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