Overview
The role involves conducting rigorous economic and public policy analyses and drafting papers on a wide range of policy issues, collaborating with the Head of the Crete Centre in delivering the Centre’s work programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and co-ordinate policy-relevant analysis.
- Identify areas in which empirical work is necessary and provide supervision and guidance.
- Review and comment on work done by other stakeholders.
- Draft high-quality analytical documents and papers.
- Draft reports and articles summarising empirical knowledge.
- Supervise the preparation of speeches, briefing notes, presentations and other relevant material.
- Undertake ad-hoc and innovative analyses.
- Support and seek synergies between staff across OECD directorates.
- Maintain contacts with senior officials.
- Respond to enquiries from OECD Delegations, journalists and the general public.
- Provide support in the organisation of conferences and workshops.
- Supervise the work of junior staff and external consultants.
- Manage projects involving teams of professional policy analysts and research assistants.
- Contribute to fundraising initiatives.
- Contribute to the management of financial resources and mobilise additional sources of financing.
Required Experience
- At least three to six years' experience in applied economic and/or public policy analysis, policy advice and structural issues of OECD economies or some emerging economies.
- Experience in economic policy analysis acquired in an international organisation, government ministry, academia, relevant private sector organisations, NGO, think tank or similar.
- Proven experience in managing teams of economists, policy analysts and research assistants.
- Extensive experience in providing policy analysis and advice to public officials.
- Significant project management experience in managing complex projects involving multiple partners.
- Capacity to lead technical teams or projects in an international environment and act as focal point.
Qualifications
• An advanced university degree in economics, social sciences or a related field.
