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 Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), provides relevant and timely analysis and tools in support of governments’ efforts to improve their trade, agriculture, food and fisheries policies at the domestic and international level.

TAD is looking for a Young Associate to work closely with the Counsellors in the Director’s Office of the TAD Directorate. The Director’s Office of TAD will provide an exciting opportunity for a Young Associate to work on OECD’s effort to promote an open and rules-based global trading system, based on the robust evidence-base built by the OECD Trade Committee. The Young Associate will also benefit from a first-hand experience in OECD’s work on agriculture and fisheries – two strategic policy areas for achieving sustainable, productive and resilient global food systems.

Job Description

Role

Under the guidance of the Senior Counsellors, and reporting to the Deputy Director, the Young Associate will monitor relevant policy developments in trade and agriculture, work with analysts to prepare a variety of policy-focused research and briefing material and provide horizontal support for the activities of the Directorate.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare briefings, talking points and speeches for the Director’s Office.
• Prepare background material for TAD inputs for requests from other units of the Organisation.
• Research, revise and support the update of TAD master policy briefs.
• Attend and follow-up TAD Committees and other relevant meetings.
• Conduct background research, edit, fact-check and proof-read a variety of material.
• Support the organisation of a wide range of Ministerial/expert meetings, workshops and seminars.
• Contribute to the preparation of regular updates on trade developments for senior management.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in economics, political science, agricultural economics, public policy, international trade and finance, law, or other relevant 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 the following areas is desirable: trade economics, agricultural economics, political science, international relations, international law.

Tools

• Experience in working with the Microsoft Office Suite.

Skills

• Excellent writing skills and ability to develop messages for a variety of audiences.
• Ability to carry out research, draft methodological and analytical papers, as well as briefing notes, brochures and meeting summaries.
• Ability to work on different projects with varying timelines.
• Ability to work in a multicultural team environment.

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. 
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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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