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 Environment Directorate (ENV), in line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary General, provides relevant and timely information, analysis and advice to support governments in identifying and implementing the environmental policies needed to support a cleaner, more resource-efficient, low-carbon, resilient and green growth path. The Directorate works across a broad range of issues such as\: climate change, air quality, biodiversity, water, eco-innovation, resource productivity and waste, environmental policy tools and evaluation, safety of chemicals, biotechnology and nanomaterials, green growth, and linkages between environment and tax, agriculture, energy, transport, development, trade and investment policies. The Directorate also provides input and support to international efforts on climate (the UNFCCC), biodiversity (the CBD), water (the triennial World Water Forum), as well as inputs to G20 and G7 priorities. For more information, please refer to www.oecd.org/env.
Within ENV, the Environment Performance and Information (EPI) Division carries out Environmental Performance and Green Growth Country Reviews, maintains core sets of harmonised environmental information, including data, indicators and accounts. It helps countries improve their environmental information systems and provides policy advice on economic instruments including environmentally harmful subsidies and fiscal reform, informed by its Policy Instruments for the Environment (PINE) database and the Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels. The EPI Division also hosts the OECD’s International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC).
Role
The EPI Division is looking for an Environmental Policy Analyst to support its work on environmental information, data and indicators. The analyst will carry out research and provide analysis on trends and challenges related to the Environment-at-a-Glance (EAG) platform and the Inventory of Support Measures to Fossil Fuels, contribute to qualitative and quantitative data collection on these issues, and develop messages for other country-specific work of the OECD (e.g. Environmental Performance Reviews (EPR)). (S)he will support the Working Party on Environmental Information (WPEI), contribute to the implementation of the OECD Recommendation on Environmental Information and Reporting and, in this context, contribute to accession reviews of candidate countries. (S)he will be involved in substance work as well as in coordination and communication. (S)he will work under the supervision of the Team Leader, as a part of the environmental information and indicators team.
Main Responsibilities
Maintenance and development of environmental data and indicators
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Undertake research and analysis to produce robust evidence on countries’ environmental progress.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->In coordination with the Team Leader, contribute to the maintenance and further development of ENV indicator sets. Support the review of the OECD Core Set of Environmental Indicators.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Supervise statisticians and coordinate parts of the OECD State-of-the-Environment questionnaire, the regular data collection and management of databases on air pollutant and GHG emissions, waste, threatened species, and forest.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Manage and further develop the Environment-at-a-Glance (EAG) online platform with the support of statisticians\:
<-- [if supportLists]-->‒ <--[endif]-->Prepare environmental country profiles for OECD countries. Coordinate with countries for the validation of data and text. Supervise the associated environmental datasets on the OECD Statistical portal;
<-- [if supportLists]-->‒ <--[endif]-->Oversee and contribute to updates of thematic webbooks. Seek technical improvements for data visualization and coordinate their implementation with the Public Affairs and Communications Directorate (PAC);
<-- [if supportLists]-->‒ <--[endif]-->Oversee and contribute to the expansion of the EAG platform (new themes; additional countries or regions).
Secretariat work for the Working Party on Environmental Information (WPEI)
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->In collaboration with the Team Leader, organise the meetings of the WPEI and of the WPEI Bureau\: prepare draft agendas of the WPEI meetings, coordinate Secretariat’s presentations, draft summary records, etc.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Support the meetings of the WPEI, working closely with relevant Secretariat colleagues, Bureau members and other Delegates.
OECD Inventory of Fossil Fuel Support
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Contribute to the work on fossil fuels subsidies, led jointly by the Environment and the Trade and Agriculture Directorates. Contribute to the preparation of the annual Inventory of support measures for fossil fuels update and the biennial Companion of the Inventory of support measures for fossil fuels. Contribute to the Guidance Note on the Measurement of Government Support for Fossil Fuels.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Coordinate the pre-filling of the SDG 12.c.1 reporting template and exchange of data with UNEP.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Support the migration of the Inventory into a web-based survey application.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Contribute fossil fuel subsidy information to EPRs and other ENV and OECD products.
Accession and post-accession work on environmental information
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Contribute to supporting the implementation, dissemination and monitoring of the OECD Recommendation on Environmental Information and Reporting.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Contribute to accession reviews of candidate countries in the field of environmental information and reporting\:
<-- [if supportLists]-->o <--[endif]-->Conduct research and analysis of the candidate countries’ environmental policies, legal, regulatory and institutional framework in the field of environmental information;
<-- [if supportLists]-->o <--[endif]-->Compare documentation and data provided by candidate countries with other information in the public domain;
<-- [if supportLists]-->o <--[endif]-->Contribute to assessing the candidate countries’ alignent with the OECD Recommendation on Environmental Information and Reporting, and the OECD Recommendations on Material Flows and Resource Productivity. Contribute to drafting high-quality evaluation reports.
Communication and liaison
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Act as a focal point to coordinate the maintenance, updating and further development of digital data products, including their technical and communication aspects, with PAC and with the Division and Directorate’s communication coordinators.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Monitor relevant developments at the national and international levels to keep abreast of new developments and research in monitoring environmental trends and challenges, and ensure that this informs the work of the Division.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Contribute to the development of tools and products to disseminate environmental data, indicators, and analytical results (OECD.Stat, Environment at a Glance, other data visualisation tools, etc.).
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Develop presentations and other communication materials for the Division and senior OECD officials. Contribute to the preparation of materials to disseminate the main messages of the Environment-at-a-Glance platform, including summaries for policy makers, webpage content, press releases.
Other duties
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Attend external events, internal meetings and webinars to promote the work and share insights and developments with relevant ENV and other colleagues.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Contribute to other tasks that may arise as relevant to the work programme of the Division.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->An advanced university degree in ecological economics, environmental or natural resource economics, environmental science and policy, statistics or in another related discipline.
Professional Background
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->At least 5 years of relevant experience in working in a national administration, research organisation and/or international organisation on the analysis of environmental policy and environment statistics. A longer experience would be an advantage.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Demonstrated understanding of the linkages between the economy and the environment.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Experience in drafting high-quality reports in English or in French.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Proficiency in working with OECD and other databases (including Eurostat, UNSD, UNFCCC, EMEP, FAO, WCMC, IUCN) to compile, analyse and synthesise environmentally related statistics and associated information tools.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Experience in collecting and analysing data and information and in developing appropriate analysis to strengthen the evidence base.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Experience with data visualization and in summarising complex datasets to communicate key messages to non-expert audiences.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Experience with project coordination and planning.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Experience in liaising with countries and international organisations.
Tools
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Good knowledge of OECD Compare-Your-Country. Experience with other visualisation tools (Flourish, Power BI, R Shiny, OECD Chart Builder) would be an advantage.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Good knowledge of editing documents in O.N.E Author and in Adobe.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
Languages
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->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.
Core Competencies
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->For this position, the following competencies would be particularly important\: Achievement focus, Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Flexible thinking, Teamwork and Team leadership, Client focus and Diplomatic sensitivity. Please refer to the level 3 indicators of the OECD Core Competencies.
Contract Duration
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->One-year fixed term appointment, with the possibility of renewal.
<-- [if supportLists]-->· <--[endif]-->Monthly base salary starting from 6,672 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
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