Company Description

The OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) WISE generates new data and policy approaches to improve people's well-being and reduce inequalities, mapping how economic, social and environmental outcomes that matter for people, planet and future generations are impacted by ecological, digital and demographic transitions. Within WISE:

• the Child Well-Being Unit focuses on three core priorities: creating the conditions for every child to get an equal start in life; supporting countries in designing and implementing comprehensive, coherent and effective child well-being policies; and fostering dialogue and collaboration among policymakers, NGOs and civil society to ensure that children and their families receive the support they need.
• The Inequalities Unit is responsible for monitoring income and wealth inequality in OECD countries and for analysing levels and trends in economic fairness and opportunity. The unit also supervises and leads the activities of the OECD Observatory on Social Mobility and Equal Opportunity, an OECD-wide initiative that aims to capitalise on the accumulated knowledge, address data gaps and develop new evidence to inform opportunity-enhancing policies.

Job Description

WISE is looking for two Policy Analysts:

• to contribute to the work of the Child Well-Being Unit of the Centre. The successful candidate will have strong quantitative and statistical skills, proven experience in indicator development, and a solid background in researching and analysing child well-being, including how social, economic, demographic and policy environments shape children’s outcomes, and/or in assessing effective policy approaches to improve child well-being. She/he will have experience in working on complex projects that require liaising with relevant internal and external stakeholders and presenting their work in a compelling way.
• to contribute to the work of the Inequalities Unit. The successful candidate will support research on economic inequality, social mobility and equality of opportunities. The position requires advanced quantitative and statistical expertise to analyse complex relationships between inequality, policy environments, and social outcomes. The analyst will help develop rigorous methodologies and frameworks for measuring inequality dynamics and produce evidence-based insights on how policy interventions affect distributional outcomes.

The successful candidates will integrate into dynamic teams and be supervised by the relevant Head of Unit. They will also support the general work undertaken in the WISE Centre as relevant. Candidates should indicate in their application their specific interest in joining either unit.

Main Responsibilities

Policy research, drafting and analysis

For the Policy Analyst position in the Child Well-Being Unit:

• Contribute to the development of data, indicators and analytical tools on child well-being and policies, including through the expansion of the OECD Child Well-Being Data Portal and the Child Well-Being Dashboard.
• Conduct research, develop new insights, and propose new data solutions on key themes addressed by the Child Well-Being Unit, including the impacts of the digital age, demographic change and climate change on children’s well-being.
• Analyse policy challenges related to reducing child poverty and promoting child well-being and resilience, and assess the benefits and costs of investing in children.
• Develop recommendations on the implementation, strengthening, monitoring and evaluation of integrated policies and integrated service provision to improve child well-being.

For the Policy Analyst position in the Inequalities Unit:

• Contribute to developing data systems for inequality analysis, including expanding existing inequality databases (the OECD Income and Wealth Distribution Databases) and creating new data solutions (e.g. using administrative records, qualitative insights or big data). Conduct research on key inequality challenges including how structural economic changes, demographic shifts, technological change, and policy environments affect inequality outcomes and access to opportunities.
• Analyse policy challenges related to reducing inequality and improving access to resources and opportunities across population groups.
• Develop actionable recommendations on policy design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to strengthen efforts that promote equal opportunities.

Communication, liaison and representation (in both Units):

• Contribute to the production and dissemination of statistical and analytical papers, reports, and briefing notes, ensuring quality control and accessibility for relevant audiences.
• Contribute to the development of methods for identifying and disseminating key findings and messages in an effective and innovative way, including data visualisations, presentations, briefing notes, working papers and book chapters.
• Develop a strong network with other divisions of the OECD, officials in member and non-member country administrations, National Statistical offices, other international organisations, and academics in the wider research community to drive forward the measurement and policy agenda on child well-being.
• Stay abreast of policy issues in the policy fields described above as well as in the broader well-being field and ensure, as appropriate, the Directorate’s involvement in OECD wide initiatives.
• Organise and/or participate in expert meetings, workshops, conferences and expert groups.

Co-ordination and Staff Management (in both Units):

• Supervise junior colleagues and external consultants contributing to the work in the relevant areas of responsibility. Monitor progress towards objectives, provide guidance and carry out performance evaluations.
• Provide support to staff members and encourage the continuous development of their skills.

Qualifications

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree or equivalent qualification in statistics, economics, econometrics or social sciences, with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis and statistics.

Professional Background

• A minimum of three to five years of professional experience conducting research and analysis on at least one of the areas identified above, at national or international level, in an international organisation or an academic research institution
• A solid understanding of the analytical and conceptual challenges central to developing better evidence and/or analysis of household level data and country-level data.
• A solid experience with data management, indicator development, and data visualization.
• Experience with the analysis of administrative, geospatial and/or big data would be an advantage.
• Experience in presenting and explaining analytical results to a variety of audiences in a compelling way.
• Experience working as part of a multicultural team and managing projects with internal and external stakeholders.

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.

Additional Information

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 29 April 2026 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• This vacancy will be used to fill two positions. The appointment type will be determined based on the needs of the Directorate and will be confirmed when an offer of employment is made to the selected candidate.

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 6 975.54 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 written job-based assessment at the end of May and panel interviews foreseen at the end of June.

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.