Junior Economist - Infrastructure Financing and Investment

OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Paris, France

The Investment Division (INV) is responsible for advising OECD Member and partner governments on international investment law and policy, investment treaties, investment incentives, investment for sustainable development, financing and investment of infrastructure, and foreign direct investment statistics.

INV is currently looking for a Junior Economist who will develop notes and reports related to infrastructure financing, as well as contributing to ongoing work in the infrastructure team. S/he will be part of a dynamic team working on the infrastructure financing and investment work of the OECD Investment Committee (IC), including research and data analysis, monitoring and country reviews. S/he will work under the supervision of the Head of the Infrastructure Unit, and in co-ordination with the Head of the Investment Division.

Main Responsibilities

Analysis, Research and Drafting

Contributing to the analytical tasks of the Unit, including data cleaning, data analysis, preparation of charts, and empirical analyses conducted in databases;
Carrying out research on regional or country programmes and contributing to capacity building programmes of the Unit;
Provide support to the drafting of reports, notes, and presentations on relevant work;
Contributing to the organisation of relevant events and activities related to output areas;
Provide support and research for the monitoring and analysis of developments in countries’ positions;
Drafting of agendas, policy briefs, notes, and briefings using research and groundwork for dialogue with stakeholders.

Coordination, liaison and outreach

Provide operational and coordination support for the organisation of in-person and virtual events (e.g. agendas, invitations, summary reports, etc.);
Develop and maintain solid working relations on infrastructure financing and investment with other OECD Directorates;
Contribute to the preparation of speeches, briefings and background notes for the Secretary-General and Senior Management as needed;
Support the general dissemination work of the Unit and help prepare speeches and presentations as required.

Other duties

Carry out other duties as required.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic background

An advanced university degree in economics and/or finance (preferably with a specialisation in international economics, financial economics or statistics).

Professional Background

A minimum of two-years’ experience in the field of macroeconomic policy-related issues, preferably in an international organisation or in a national administration;
Experience in dealing with governmental institutions and international organisations;
A good understanding of the functioning and regulation of banking and financial markets;
Knowledge of common datasets and concepts, as well as experience with quantitative empirical analysis in the field of international finance or macroeconomics;
Exposure working on infrastructure-related topics such as project finance, instruments, or regulatory frameworks would be considered an asset.

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
Econometric analysis (preferably Stata);
Data visualisation.

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.