Junior Policy Analyst, Health

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.

In line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) is the focal point for OECD work on building more cohesive and healthier societies through policy advice related to quality jobs, continuous investment in human capital, reduction in poverty and exclusion, better health-care systems and good management of migration flows.

ELS is looking for Health Junior Policy Analyst to work on various projects in the Health Division such as: monitoring and assessing health and health systems performance; health system quality and outcomes and people-centred health systems; health system resilience; public health and prevention policies; ageing, long-term care, and end of life care; health and climate change; health system digitalisation; and health innovation and pharmaceutical policies. Other areas of work include: health workforce; value for money, financial sustainability of health systems and analysis of health expenditure and financing; health inequalities; health data infrastructure and governance; and primary health care.

Successful candidate will have a strong academic background with experience in applying economic and statistical concepts to health metrics and/or analysing health policies. They will integrate within a small team and report to a senior health policy analyst/economist, working in a dynamic team of economists, health policy experts and statisticians to develop policy advice on how to improve the performance of health systems.

Main Responsibilities

Tools

- Ability to represent data graphically in Excel and other visualisation tools.
- Knowledge of STATA, R and/or Python or similar advanced statistical software is desirable.

Responsibilities

Support cross-country comparative policy analysis of health system performance, across a range of different priority areas as identified above.; Support in-depth policy analysis that focuses on specific countries, in one or more topic areas.; Undertake statistical analysis of data in order to explain key differences across countries.; Contribute to the development of surveys that analyse the health system organisation and policy choices of OECD member states and partner countries.; Organise and promote OECD meetings, workshops and seminars, including contacting and following up with country delegates involved in these events.; Carry out follow-on work with internal and external stakeholders, assuring effective communications with all stakeholders.; Provide support in co-ordinating report reviews, formatting, editing and publishing Health Division reports.; Carry out other tasks on request from the Head of the Health Division, such as the preparation of background materials and briefing notes.; Establish and maintain good working relationships with staff in other Directorates of the OECD, officials in member and non-member country administrations, in other international organisations, as well as with academics working on health policy issues.; Present findings of the work at conferences, seminars and other events.; Participate in missions to member and non-member countries as required.

Requirements

An advanced university degree, i.e., at least a masters’ degree in economics, health policy or other relevant discipline.; At least two years of applied research and analysis, preferably in the area of health and health systems, acquired in a national administration, international organisation, university or research centre.; Experience in collecting, interpreting and analysing statistics, ideally related to health and health system performance.; Strong quantitative skills would be particularly desirable, and managing and analysing large datasets would be an advantage.; Experience in working on health issues in different countries would be an asset.