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 Statistics and Data Directorate (SDD) (www.oecd.org/sdd) provides statistics and data on a comparable basis and from a variety of sources to analysts, policy makers and members of civil society. SDD also develops new metrics and innovative digital tools to address emerging policy issues, leads the development of international statistical standards, advances statistical methodology and co-ordinates statistical and data-related activities within the Organisation and with other international organisations. The Directorate currently employs more than 90 staff members who support statistical work across a broad range of policy areas.

Within SDD, the Trade and Productivity Statistics Division (TPS) oversees the development and dissemination of productivity, prices, purchasing power parities, labour, business and international trade statistics and undertakes studies related to measurement in these fields.

SDD/TPS is looking for a Data Analyst to contribute to its work on international trade and business statistics, where they will play a key role in the development of innovative products that provide policy-relevant insights. The selected candidate will also actively contribute to conceptual and methodological work related to the measurement of globalisation and digitalisation. S/he will have experience in collaborating on complex projects and will be able to work independently.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of the Trade and Business Statistics Section in TPS.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Analysis, research and drafting

• Contribute to the production and continuous improvement of the OECD analytical datasets in the area of international trade and business statistics.
• Contribute to research on measurement issues in the field of international trade (e.g. digital trade, global production arrangements, trade in services, trade asymmetries) and business statistics (e.g. structure and performance of businesses, digitalisation, MNEs).
• Contribute to the design and development of innovative and policy-relevant analytical products on the topics above.
• Contribute to horizontal OECD work on the topics above.
• Prepare reports, notes, presentations, and briefing material that are clear, concise and relevant for policy makers.
• Provide guidance to internal and external users on the interpretability of data and concepts within their work area.
• Supervise junior staff as appropriate.

Communication, liaison and other duties

• Represent the OECD in international working groups and task forces in the areas of international trade, business statistics, globalisation and digitalisation (e.g. Eurostat, IMF, United Nations Statistics Division).
• Contribute to the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics (WPTGS) and to the thematic expert groups operating under the umbrella of WPTGS.
• Represent the OECD in seminars, conferences and workshops as appropriate.
• Develop good working relationships with staff in other Directorates of the OECD, officials in member and non-member country administrations, other international organisations, and academics in the wider research community working on related topics, keeping abreast of all relevant statistical and policy developments.
• Contribute to initiatives of the corporate Statistics and Data Community within the OECD, participating in and/or leading Communities of Practice and contributing to upskilling initiatives as appropriate.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

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

Professional Background/Skills

• At least five years’ experience of experience in international trade statistics, business statistics or closely related areas (e.g. balance of payments, national accounts), preferably in a national administration or international organisation.
• Command of the methodology underpinning international trade in goods and services and/or business statistics, as well as broad understanding of the macroeconomic accounting frameworks (Balance of Payments, System of National Accounts).
• Excellent data analysis skills and strong ability to use quantitative tools are necessary, together with a good capacity to link statistical concepts to economic theory. Familiarity with data science and data analytics tools would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated drafting skills (experience in drafting technical notes, reports and analytical papers and similar).
• Experience presenting and explaining analytical results to a variety of audiences in a compelling way.

Tools

• Excellent programming skills (preferably R and/or Python). Experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g. Hadoop) would be a distinct advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

Additional Information

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.

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 23 November (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• Open-ended appointment, with no foreseen end date.

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 7 955.19 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
• Click here to consult the Staff Regulations applicable to officials of the OECD. Please note that from 1 July 2025, all Official appointments will be made under the OECD’s new contractual modalities.
• Click here to learn more about what we offer and why the OECD is a great place to work.
• Click here to browse our People Management Guidebook and learn more about all aspects relating to people at the OECD, our workplace environment and many other policies supporting staff in their daily life.
• 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 video-recorded interview, job-based assessment and panel interviews.

The tests are foreseen in January 2026 and panel interviews are planned for February 2026.

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.