Policy Analyst - Anti-Corruption

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.

The OECD has earned a leading role in financial and business 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, state-owned enterprises, and international investment. DAF currently employs about 250 staff members (economists, lawyers, statisticians, support staff, consultants, and trainees), who support work across a broad range of policy areas.

The Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) provides the Secretariat for the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) and its 47 members. It supports the monitoring of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, which is a cornerstone of global efforts to tackle corruption and promote fair competition. The Division also advances the Convention and related instruments, such as the OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation, through global, regional, and country-level partnerships. To engage non-member countries and align them with OECD anti-bribery standards, the WGB implements a Global Relations Strategy that fosters peer learning and knowledge exchange between members and non-members through the WGB’s Global Dialogue, Law Enforcement Networks that strengthen international cooperation on transnational corruption cases, Business Integrity Networks that engage with the private sector, and country-specific technical assistance.

Main Responsibilities

Other duties

Carry out other related duties to support the implementation of the WGB work programme and ACD’s strategic priorities, including horizontal studies on anti-corruption themes and transversal WGB tasks (e.g. Matrix/tour de table, data, enforcement dashboard).

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

Lead the preparation of country monitoring reports to support the implementation of the Convention and the related legal instruments. Responsibilities include:; Liaison with evaluated country’s authorities, lead examiners and other internal and external stakeholders.; Overseeing members of the country monitoring team, under the supervision of the Anticorruption Division Head of Division and management team.; Conduct legal research and analysis of laws, regulations, policies and efforts to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute the bribery of foreign public officials in international business.; Prepare briefings, in-country evaluation missions, and facilitate the adoption of the evaluation report at WGB meetings.; Ensure effective follow-up of the WGB recommendations following adoption of the country monitoring report.; Contribute to ACD management reflections on ways to strengthen and update the WGB country monitoring process.; Maintain contact with, WGB delegations, officials from national administrations, internal OECD stakeholders and other international organisations active in the field of anti-corruption.; Work with civil society including non-governmental organisations, private sector, labour, and media.; Represent the OECD in international conferences, and prepare briefings, presentations and speeches for senior management.

Requirements

An advanced university degree in law preferably with a specialisation in criminal or anti-corruption law. Knowledge of corporate, tax and accounting laws would be an advantage.; A minimum of eight years' experience with legal analysis relating to areas covered by the WGB’s work programme, preferably in a public prosecutors’ office, court, ministry, government agency, or private practice.; Experience in dialogue with governments and other stakeholders.; Knowledge of the following subjects: knowledge of different legal systems and anti-corruption policy approaches across different countries, corporate anti-corruption compliance and understanding of corporate policies to fight corruption, criminal investigation and/or prosecution of serious economic crimes especially in the field of anti-corruption in one or more Parties to the Convention, and prevention and detection of bribery of foreign public officials.; Ability to write clearly and in a timely manner about highly technical subjects accessible to senior government officials and other stakeholders.; Experience with comparative data collection and analysis would be a plus.; 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 2), Enable People (Level 1), Ethics and Integrity (Level 2), Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2), Achieve Results (Level 2), Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).; To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 1-3, please refer to OECD Core Competencies .