Young Associate 2022-2024 - Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation located in Paris, comprised of 38 member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. 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 Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) helps national and sub-national Governments to unleash the potential of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promote inclusive and sustainable regions and cities, boost local job creation and implement sound tourism policies.

CFE’s Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division (RDG), works closely with policymakers from member and partner countries to develop, analyse and advise on the implementation of regional development policies that address place-based challenges, opportunities and disparities, and the need for effective multi-level governance.

Role

RDG is looking for a dynamic and motivated Young Associate with a solid quantitative profile to contribute to its ongoing analytical work on rethinking regional attractiveness in the new global environment. The successful candidate will be fully involved in substance work as well as communication activities of the team, with a focus on the development of new evidence to inform the development of inclusive and sustainable policies to support regional attractiveness. This will include quantitative work that applies new and unconventional sources of data and state-of-the-art data analysis techniques.

Main Responsibilities

• Undertake empirical analysis on the determinants of international attractiveness of regions (primarily at the TL2 level) – including in the following domains\: Economic attraction, Connectedness, Visitor appeal, Sustainable development, Well-being, and Land use and housing.

• Identify valuable data sources and undertake analysis of structured and unstructured data to contribute to the collection of novel evidence.

• Assist with preparing meetings and missions with experts and participating regions and countries.

• Draft inputs, as required, for reports and case studies, as well as working papers, speeches or background briefings, and ensure their timely and quality delivery.

• Keep abreast of academic research and policies (national or subnational) focused on enhancing regional attractiveness in an inclusive and sustainable manner.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in Economics, Economic Geography, Statistics, Public Policy, Data Science or related discipline (graduation date between 1 January 2021 and 1 September 2022). Applications from candidates who already hold or are enrolled in a Master’s, PhD, or equivalent degree will not be considered.

• Course work in at least two of the following areas is required\: economics, public policy, statistics and quantitative analysis, or alternatively in data sciences.

Skills

• Knowledge of econometric methods and statistical software would be a strong asset (e.g. SAS, SPSS, Python, R and/or ArcGIS).

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong analytical abilities.

Languages

• This position requires fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.

Core Competencies

• For this role, the following competencies would be particularly important\: Achievement focus, Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Flexible thinking, Managing resources, Teamwork and Team leadership, Diplomatic sensitivity, Strategic networking and Strategic thinking.

• Please refer to the level 1 indicators of the OECD Core Competencies.

Contract Duration

Two-year fixed term appointment

Starting Date

September 2022

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What the OECD offers

Monthly base salary is 3 597.97, exempt of French income tax, plus allowances based on eligibility. Click here to learn more about what we offer and why the OECD is a great place to work.

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