Young Associate 2023-2025 - Directorate for Education and Skills

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 OECD Directorate for Education and Skills (EDU) leads the Organisation’s work to help member and non-member countries achieve high-quality learning for all, design better skills policies, and turn them into jobs and growth. The directorate carries this out by providing statistics, analysis and policy advice to countries on a wide range of educational topics.

Role

The Directorate for Education and Skills is looking for a Young Associate to work in the Director’s Office under the supervision of EDU Advisor and in coordination with other colleagues in the Director’s office and across the Directorate. The selected candidate will support the coordination of inputs from across the Directorate for a very broad range of requests from the Office of the OECD Secretary-General and EDU senior management, work on updating Directorate-level information on bilateral co-operation with OECD Members, foundations and other partners and contribute to directorate-level knowledge mobilisation. They will also assume responsibility for special assignments at Directorate level.

Main Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Advisor, the Director’s Office team to contribute to and coordinate the preparations of the analytical and policy content of briefings, talking points, reports, letters and other strategic documents.

• Participate in the planning and preparation of meetings, including the preparation of background documents, drafting of speeches, talking points and summary records.

• Maintain directorate-level documentation on bilateral co-operation with OECD Members, foundations and other partners.

• Assist in the preparation of the Director’s missions and visits, ensuring that key strategic issues are covered, that key strategic messages are transmitted and the appropriate feedback and follow-up actions are taken.

• Participate actively in on-going processes to improve horizontal work and co-ordination within the Directorate and its link with the rest of the Organisation, foster knowledge mobilisation and effective flow of information across different teams in EDU.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An undergraduate university degree in economics, social, public policy or political sciences, international relations, education or a related field (graduation date between 1 January 2022 and 1 September 2023). 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\: economics, social, public policy, international relations, political sciences, education.

• Course work in the use of digital technologies in education, statistics and data analysis is desirable.

Skills

• Excellent drafting and oral communication skills.

• Analytical skills, as well as the ability to organise and to summarise complex material, encompassing empirical data.

• Excellent coordination and organisational skills in planning, managing, organising and archiving information using different project management tools and making this information available in easy-to-access format.

Languages

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

Core Competencies

• For this role, the following competencies would be particularly important\: Achievement focus, Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Flexible thinking, Managing resources, Teamwork and Team leadership, Diplomatic sensitivity, Strategic networking and Strategic thinking.

• Please refer to the level 1 indicators of the OECD Core Competencies.

Contract Duration

Two-year fixed term appointment

Starting Date

September 2023

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What the OECD offers

• Monthly base salary is 3 873.50, 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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