Young Associate 2025-27 - Development Co-operation Directorate - Director’s Office

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.

The Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) encourages co-ordinated, innovative international action to accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2030 in developing countries and improve the financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the quality and effectiveness of development co-operation.

Sitting within DCD’s Director’s Office, the Development Research Unit seeks to bridge research and evidence at the frontier of international development with the development co-operation community. It is responsible for the OECD’s flagship report on international development (Development Co-operation Report (DCR)) and the Directorate’s research, analysis, and publication on Aid for Trade.

Job Description

Role

The Development Research Unit is looking for a Young Associate to support a planned redesign and transformation of the flagship report and donor profiles throughout 2025 and delivery of a new thematic report in 2026. The selected candidate will work under the supervision of the Head of Unit.

Main Responsibilities

Research, analysis and drafting

• Support the creative process for redesigning and producing a new Flagship report, including conducting market research and consulting with users, key partners, the DAC, professional editors, and the OECD Directorate for Communication.
• Conduct research and analysis; synthesise findings, and draft content for the 2026 New Outlook report and the 2026 Aid for Trade report.
• Conduct background research and analysis on relevant issues to inform the annotated agenda of the bi-annual meetings of the Network of Chief Economists of International Development Agencies and Finance Institutes.

Coordination, liaison and outreach

• Develop and maintain solid horizontal collaboration across DCD and the OECD to identify opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration.
• Develop and maintain strong working relations with partner organisations engaged in the Flagship Report, the Chief Economist Network, and the Aid for Trade report.
• Support the preparation and delivery of strategic communications for the 2026 Flagship report including the high-level launch, speeches, keynotes, talking points, and presentations.
• Identify opportunities for partnering with and disseminating the flagship Reports with new communities, particularly academic researchers based in low- or middle-income countries.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in international development, public diplomacy, economics, political science, international relations, or related discipline (graduation date between 1 January 2024 and 1 September 2025).
• Coursework on research design and methodologies, data and statistics, and dissertations that address specific international development and political economy issues.

Skills

• Demonstrable knowledge and keen motivation to work on global development issues and awareness of economic development challenges faced by countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
• Demonstrable experience in analysing data, literature reviews, and drafting skills.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to present ideas and research findings in different settings and collaborate in a multicultural workplace.

Languages

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

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring process.

Additional Information

Closing Date:

• Applications should reach us no later than midnight 1 December 2024 (CET).

Contract Duration:

Two-year fixed term appointment.

Starting Date:

September 2025.

What the OECD offers:

• Monthly base salary is 3,780.34 EUR, exempt of French income tax, plus allowances based on eligibility.

The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD member countries.