Young Associate 2022-2024 - Statistics and Data Directorate (SDD)

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 Statistics and Data Directorate (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 indicators to inform the debate on emerging policy issues, leads the development of international statistical standards, and co-ordinates statistical and data-related activities within the Organisation and with other international agencies.

Within the Statistics and Data Directorate, the Trade and Productivity Statistics (TPS) Division oversees the development and dissemination of international trade, business and productivity statistics. In its work on trade statistics, TPS is responsible for several datasets on international trade in goods and services, including a number of analytical datasets where official information is complemented with estimations and adjustments to better respond to policy needs. TPS is also responsible for developing international guidance in measurement and concepts of international trade statistics, especially in new and emerging statistical areas such as digital trade.

Role

The International Trade Statistics team is looking for a Young Associate to contribute to the development of new measures of services trade in volume terms. Such measures, which do not yet exist on a widespread and comparable basis, will allow to disentangle volume and price movements in exports and imports of services and provide important information for the monitoring of trade in services developments. The selected candidate will be involved in all stages of the project, starting from the research and definition of the methodology, to the data collection and processing, to the analysis and dissemination of the indicators. They will work under the supervision of the Analyst working on services trade in the division, and will liaise with experts from the Trade and Agriculture Directorate.

Main Responsibilities

• Background research on the statistical methodology.

• Collection, cleaning and processing of large-scale datasets.

• Contribute to drafting of methodological papers and other publications.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in Economics, Statistics, Business 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, statistics, international trade theory.

• Course work in statistics, analyzing large-scale data sets, research methodology is recommended.

Skills

• Strong quantitative skills; good knowledge of statistical software, such as R, Python, STATA, or SAS would be an asset.

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

• Curiosity and willingness to learn.

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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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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