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 Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) encourages co-ordinated, innovative, international action to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in developing countries and improve the financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Directorate helps set international standards for development co-operation, supporting the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), and monitors how donors deliver on their commitments. Drawing upon OECD-wide expertise, DCD supports members and partners with data, analysis and guidance.

The DCD also provides the Secretariat to the DAC International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF), which is a unique network of bilateral donors and key multilateral agencies working with partner countries experiencing crisis or high fragility levels. The group works together to deliver better development and peace programming, co-ordination and financing in these contexts. The Secretariat of the network is provided by the Crisis, Conflict and Fragility team, within the Policies and Networks Division (PAN) of DCD.

DCD is looking for a Senior Policy Analyst to lead the workstream on development, peace and security. This workstream updates the OECD multidimensional fragility framework and related data platform, leads the States of fragility flagship report series, as well as the research and outputs related to peace and security.

The selected candidate will work under the overall supervision of the Head of the Policies and Networks Division (PAN) and the direct supervision of the Team Lead on Crisis, Conflict and Fragility.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Research, analysis, and drafting

• Intellectually guide the evolution of the OECD fragility framework, including the measure of fragility and its usability for development, peace and stability purposes, interacting with DAC/INCAF members and other expert groups.
• Lead the States of Fragility report series, including suggestions of topics/issues to be covered; testing of ideas with INCAF members and other experts; selection of any prospective contributors, and administration of the report’s reference group. This includes managing the production process, drafting as well as overseeing the content and quality of internal or external submissions, as well as the quantitative work done in house.
• Lead on the production of guidance, handbooks, intellectual work pertaining to development, peace and security areas in co-ordination with relevant DAC/INCAF members and external expert groups.
• Ensure the OECD’s and INCAF’s knowledge base on fragility, conflict and violence remains cutting-edge and informed by new research and emerging practice from the field. Monitor the major and ongoing research portfolios that are relevant for this area of work, distil these into digestible messages to shape global policy discussion in international fora and for a policy and a political audience.
• Engage with a wide range of partners, both OECD DAC members and non-OECD bodies, academics, researchers, practitioners, civil society, etc. on issues of fragility, conflict and violence and the evolution of this sector.

Liaison, representation and dissemination

• Develop outreach and promotional materials to effectively disseminate the Team’s work for a policy and political, non-specialised audience, and support the organisation of launch events, workshops, conferences, and stakeholder meetings as relevant.
• Represent the Team’s work in external forums and presentations to ensure visibility and impact.
• Support the creation and dissemination of social media content.

Other tasks

• Carry out other tasks required to enable the Crisis, Conflict and fragility team to deliver on its overall objectives.
• Contribute to joint projects and activities of other teams in PAN, DCD, and the OECD, including activities with key partners/organisations engaged in conflict, fragility, and resilience-related issues.
• Contribute to mobilising additional sources of financing to deliver the work programme of the Crisis, Conflict and Fragility team and broader Division.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree in economics, development economics, political science, international relations, statistics or other relevant discipline.

Professional Background

• At least five years of professional experience working on development co-operation in national governments, international organisations, think tanks or NGOs, related to conflict, fragility and security.
• Field experience in a range of high-fragility contexts, in either a co-ordination or programming role would be a strong asset.
• Demonstrated expertise in data management, multidimensional framework review or design, analytics and visualisation. Experience in managing databases and datasets would be an asset.
• Proven ability to organise and summarise complex material clearly for both specialised and non specialised audiences.
• Familiarity with economic, social, environmental, security, political and other statistics used in developing country contexts.
• Excellent organisational, communication and, especially, drafting skills in English, with the ability to work collaboratively and creatively in a team.

Tools

• Proficiency in the use of standard Microsoft Office suite.
• Familiarity with the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System (CRS) data and other ODA datasets is recommended.
• Proficiency in the use of “R” statistical software and Python or a similar tool, including in the use of dashboards (e.g., R Shiny) would be an asset.

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring process: Vision and Strategy (Level 3); Enable People (Level 2); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 3); Achieve Results (Level 3); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 3).
• 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.

Additional Information

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 1 March 2026 (Paris time).
• Ideal start date: September 2026.

Contract Duration

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

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 9 610 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
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• 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 will include a video-recorded interview, job-based assessment and panel interviews.

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.

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