Junior Policy Analyst

Junior Policy Analyst

OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Paris, France

From € 6 008.38 per month

GOV is looking for motivated Junior Policy Analysts to contribute to its analytical and policy work across a broad range of public governance areas.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Programme management and co-ordination:

• Contribute to the delivery of the Division’s programme of work, supporting the implementation of policy projects and analytical outputs.
• Support the co-ordination of project activities, including timelines, inputs and deliverables, ensuring timely and high-quality outputs.
• Assist in the organisation and follow-up of project-related activities, including meetings, workshops and internal co-ordination.

Research, Analysis and Drafting:

• Conduct research and analysis on key public governance issues, including country-specific policy challenges and reform initiatives.
• Contribute to policy assessments and the development of proposals, drawing on good practices and comparative data across OECD countries.
• Monitor and analyse emerging issues relevant to public governance and resilient economic growth, contributing to the Division’s analytical work.
• Draft clear, concise contributions to policy reviews, analytical reports, working papers and publications, including technical notes and annexes, as well as policy briefs and other communications aimed at non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate, within the Organisation, on multi-disciplinary horizontal work.

Dissemination, Liaison, and Outreach:

• Support the dissemination of knowledge products through a variety of channels, including contributing to the organisation of policy events, workshops and stakeholder engagement activities, targeting the audiences that will promote maximum impact.
• Liaise with officials in national administrations and international organisations, as well as colleagues across the OECD, as appropriate.
• Contribute to the preparation and participate in missions to member and partner countries as required.
• Contribute to the preparation of briefing materials and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background:

• An advanced university degree in policy, public management/administration, economics, law or other relevant field, or equivalent.

Professional Background:

• Post-university experience in applied research, analysis or policy support, preferably in the area of public governance or regulatory reform.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in a national administration or an international organisation would be an asset.
• Prior experience working with national or subnational governments on reforms in diverse country contexts - including both OECD and non-member countries - would be an advantage.
• Good organisational skills, ability to work effectively on the basis of general instructions and with minimum supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with multicultural teams.

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.

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.