Junior Policy Analyst – Capital Markets and Corporate Governance - PAL3

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, policymakers 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 has earned a leading role in financial and enterprise issues. The core mission of the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs ( DAF ) is to assist markets to fund inclusive economic growth, and in turn Better Lives, through setting and implementing standards, providing capacity building and technical assistance, acting as a forum for co-operation and collaboration across the OECD Directorates, external stakeholders and international organisations. DAF’s mission is pursued through five substantive divisions whose teams provide member and partner countries with policy guidance, analysis and support in the areas of competition, anti-corruption, corporate governance, financial markets, insurance and pensions, consumer finance, responsible business conduct and international investment. DAF currently employs about 350 staff members (economists, lawyers, statisticians, support staff, consultants and trainees), who support work across a broad range of policy areas.

The Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CM) focuses on the following thematic areas: financial markets and financial economics, insurance and pensions, financial education and consumer protection, corporate governance and state-owned enterprises. This work is developed under the guidance of the Committee on Financial Markets and the Corporate Governance Committee and their respective sub-bodies.

DAF is looking for a Junior Policy Analyst for the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division. The successful candidate will contribute to the OECD’s work supporting member and non-member countries to improve the functioning of their capital markets and corporate governance frameworks with a view to supporting access to finance, protect investors and increase corporate sustainability.

The selected candidate will report to a senior policy analyst in the CM Division.

Main responsibilities

Ideal Candidate Profile

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.

Responsibilities

Conduct policy-relevant research and technical analysis on capital markets, corporate governance and related areas.; Monitor capital market developments and public policies affecting corporate governance and corporate access to financing, including studying academic and other policy-relevant literature.; Support OECD accession work, as well as country-specific and regional workstreams.; Strengthen the Units’ evidence-based analysis through the collection, processing and analysis of corporate data, and/or review of relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.; Contribute to high-quality research outputs, reports, blogs and policy briefs for both technical and non-technical audiences.; Contribute to the preparation of talking points, speeches and presentations for senior OECD management.; Contribute to the preparation of meeting briefings for senior OECD management.; Participate in missions, as required, and in discussions in expert groups and conferences, and assist in organising meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences related to the units’ work.; Represent the Unit/Division in meetings as required and synthesise and report back to Division management on key outcomes and issues for follow-up.; Establish and develop professional contacts with government officials, the business community, other international organisations and the academic community to support the analytical work and engagement of participants to the committees, their roundtables and other policy dialogue events.; Contribute to the wide dissemination of the Division’s publications.

Requirements

An advanced university degree in finance, corporate law, economics, business and finance or related fields.; Strong analytical background (quantitative and statistical analysis/or legal).; Proficiency in programming languages such as R, SQL, Python or Stata with the ability to write clean, efficient and well-documented codes would be an advantage.; A minimum of one year’s experience in the field of capital markets and corporate governance.; Previous experience in an international organisation, government ministry, academia or finance industry would be an advantage.; A demonstrated ability to prepare written inputs of a consistently high quality, including for international audiences, and co-ordinate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.; Experience in the preparation and use of quantitative and qualitative information and in the use of databases and other software. Familiarity with Excel, commercial financial databases, such as Bloomberg, LSEG, FactSet, Preqin and Orbis, and statistical packages would be an advantage.; Experience in organising, analysing and summarising information and drafting for technical and general audiences.; Strong interpersonal, communications and networking skills. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and compellingly to different audiences.; 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 2), Achieve Results (Level 1), Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).; There are three possible levels for each competency. The level for each competency is determined according to the specific needs of each job role and its associated grade.; To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 1-3, please refer to OECD Core Competencies .