Company Description

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 Member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. Our mission is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.  Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.

The Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) leads the OECD’s work on employment, social policies, international migration and health, helping governments promote better policies that create quality jobs and improve health outcomes for patients and populations, among others.

Within the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, the Health Division supports member countries in developing people-centred, high-performing, and resilient health systems by providing internationally comparable data, conducting economic analyses, and policy advice. Its work spans health system performance, spending trends, public health, digital health, and long-term care. Within the Health Division, the OECD’s Health Statistics and Healthcare Quality and Outcomes (HCQO) teams play a central role in monitoring and improving health and healthcare across countries.

Job Description

Role

The Young Associate will report to Health Statistics and HCQO Team leads and work within a team of young and dynamic economists and analysts. The overarching objective of this project is to enhance the capacity of OECD Member countries to measure, understand, and address health inequalities through improved data linkage and standardised socio-economic and -demographic capture. Specifically, the project seeks to apply actionable frameworks and tools that enable policymakers to identify disparities and design equity-focused interventions.

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct analyses using data from OECD sub-national databases (particularly those relating to social, environmental, economic, and commercial determinants of health) to assess how health inequalities manifest geographically and identify actionable insights to address them.
• Perform background research on country activities related to digital identity and capacity to link health data to other data sources while maintaining privacy protections (e.g., with privacy-enhancing technologies) and options and the uptake of national and international data standards relevant for understanding and comparing the impact of differences by socioeconomic status (SES) within and across countries.
• Support analysis, based on surveys from participating OECD Members, related to the OECD Recommendation on Health Data Governance and the application of the OECD AI Principles in health.
• Consolidate and strengthen a network of stakeholders both at national and international level and coordinate consultation activities across different stakeholders. Identify areas for potential joint proposals on activities around national capacities.
• Organise and contribute to bilateral and international events aiming at consulting stakeholders and promoting the framework; manage the work of consultants, when relevant.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in data science, statistics, economics, sociology, public policy, international relations or related discipline (graduation date between 1 January 2025 and 1 September 2026). Applications from candidates who already hold or are enrolled in a Master’s, PhD, or equivalent degree will not be considered.
• Course work in at least two of the following areas is required: data science, economics, statistics, international relations, public policy.
• Course work in data science, statistics, or applied mathematics is desirable.

Tools

• Knowledge of R and/or Python is desirable.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong strategic thinking abilities.
• Ability to engage and consult stakeholders from different backgrounds.
• Ability to plan and organise work effectively.
• Ability to understand/learn basic health policy concepts and to manage databases.

Core Competencies

• For this role 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 1); Achieve Results (Level 1); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 1).
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the other.

Additional Information

Closing Date

• Applications should reach us no later than midnight 14 December 2025 (CET).
• Before applying, we encourage you to check your eligibility by answering a few short questions here.

Contract Duration

• Two-year fixed term appointment

Starting Date

• September 2026

What the OECD offers

• Monthly base salary is 3 886 EUR, exempt of French income tax, plus allowances based on eligibility. 
• Click here to learn more about what we offer and why the OECD is a great place to work.
• Click here to browse our People Management Guidebook and learn more about all aspects relating to people at the OECD, our workplace environment and many other policies supporting staff in their daily life.

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. Applications from candidates who are not OECD Member country nationals will not be considered.

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