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 Environment Directorate (ENV), in line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, is working toward supporting governments in identifying and implementing the environmental policies needed to support a cleaner, more resource-efficient and low-carbon future. The Directorate comprises approximately 200 staff members working across a range of issues such as: climate change, biodiversity, water, eco-innovation, resource productivity and waste, environmental policy tools and evaluation, green growth, safety of chemicals, biotechnology and nanomaterials, and linkages between environment and tax, agriculture, energy, transport, development assistance, trade and investment policies.

The Finance for Climate Action (FCA) team of the Finance, Investment and Global Relations (ENV/FIG) Division conducts work on tracking, alignment, consistency and integrity of finance for climate goals. This work supports policymakers by producing progress assessments based on best available approaches and data, developing new evidence, as well as bridging coordination and knowledge gaps between policymakers, finance providers, financial market stakeholders, and researchers. It does so through developing flagship and analytical outputs, convening knowledge-sharing platforms, collaborating with stakeholders and engaging in international policy processes.

Job Description

Role

ENV/FIG/FCA is looking for a Young Associate to conduct work on tracking and assessing investment and financing to measure progress towards climate-related objectives and goals. Depending on profile and needs, the selected candidate will contribute to the FCA team’s work on assessing the alignment of finance with climate goals, and/or the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance. They will report to and benefit from guidance and mentoring by the FCA Team Lead. They will work under the supervision of the Policy Analysts/Economists leading the team’s various work streams, as well as interact with a wide range of OECD colleagues and external stakeholders that the team regularly collaborates with.

Main Responsibilities

• Carry out innovative research, literature review, and methodological work to assess and analyse investments, financing, and underlying policies in relation to climate mitigation and resilience policy goals.
• Identify, collect, and analyse data on climate-relevant investment and financing from a range of sources such as international and national statistics, commercial databases, primary data gathering such as from financial statements, or through data scraping.
• Testing and analysing indicators to track climate performance and progress for different types of financial instruments, assets, and institutions.
• Produce clear and effective visuals summarising key insights from the data analysis, research and literature review.
• Contribute to drafting flagship reports, working and policy papers, as well as explanatory and technical notes on data and methods.
• Support the organisation of and participate in OECD and external meetings or workshops in relation to the above.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in economics, finance, environmental science, or a related discipline (graduation date between 1 January 2025 and 1 September 2026). Applications from candidates who already hold or are enrolled in a Master’s, PhD, or equivalent degree will not be considered.
• Course work in finance is required.
• Course work in environmental sustainability/climate change and statistics desirable.

Tools

• Expert knowledge of Excel is required, knowledge of R/Python and of data visualisation tools is desirable.

Skills

• Advanced data analysis and visualisation skills.
• Knowledge of and strong interest in finance and climate change-related issues.
• Ability to convey complex analysis simply and clearly.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Core Competencies

• For this role 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 1); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 1); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 1); Achieve Results (Level 1); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 1).
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

Languages

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

Additional Information

Closing Date

• Applications should reach us no later than midnight 14 December 2025 (CET).
• Before applying, we encourage you to check your eligibility by answering a few short questions here.

Contract Duration

• Two-year fixed term appointment

Starting Date

• September 2026

What the OECD offers

• Monthly base salary is 3 886 EUR, 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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