Senior Policy Analyst - Team Lead, Development Impact and Digital, Grade PAL8 bei OECD

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 Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) encourages coordinated, innovative, international action to accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2030 in developing countries, and improve the financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Directorate helps set international standards for development co-operation, supporting the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), and monitors how donors deliver on their commitments. Drawing upon OECD-wide expertise, DCD supports members and partners with data, analysis and guidance. Within DCD, the Reforms and Partnerships for Development Impact Division (RPDI) leads several workstreams that aim to improve the quality, effectiveness and impact of development co-operation.

DCD is looking for a Senior Policy Analyst / Team Lead for Development Impact and Digital. This is a new role, overseeing several existing and emerging initiatives within RPDI with an emphasis on partnering with Member and non-Member development co-operation agencies to improve their impact. The position includes oversight of activities related to system-wide reforms, including: on-demand support to governments  in strengthening their institutions, policies and processes to maximise development impact; work on and with emerging donors;; and new initiatives to support development co-operation agencies in the area of digital technologies (e.g. investment in digital public infrastructure; developing a new workstream on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for effective development co-operation).

DCD is looking for a Senior Policy Analyst / Team Lead for Development Impact and Digital. This is a new role, overseeing several existing and emerging initiatives within RPDI with an emphasis on partnering with Member and non-Member development co-operation agencies to improve their impact. The position includes oversight of activities related to system-wide reforms, including: on-demand support to governments  in strengthening their institutions, policies and processes to maximise development impact; work on and with emerging donors;; and new initiatives to support development co-operation agencies in the area of digital technologies (e.g. investment in digital public infrastructure; developing a new workstream on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for effective development co-operation).

The selected candidate will be entrepreneurial and is expected to lead in identifying potential partnerships, developing a pipeline of projects and funding, and working with teams across DCD and the OECD. This includes, for example, working with other teams on DAC Peer Reviews, the DAC Network on Evaluation, and development effectiveness, as well as experts beyond RPDI. The selected person will work under the guidance and supervision of the Head of the RPDI Division.

Main Responsibilities

Strategy and delivery

• Design and launch a new digital for development co-operation workstream, linking experts and practitioners from across development co-operation agencies and beyond.
• Manage, within the digital workstream, a dedicated initiative on development co-operation for Digital Public Infrastructure.
• Develop a coherent work programme for the Development Impact and Digital team and ensure its smooth and cost-effective implementation.
• Attract financial support for the work programme and oversee effective management of funding relationships.
• Lead RPDI-wide thinking on the use of AI in development co-operation agencies to improve the achievement, measurement and communication of impact in their activities. This may include building a new AI “consortium” that could take forward pilot work in this space with interested Member and non-Member agencies.
• Develop and nurture an innovation mindset within and beyond the team, acting as a “sandbox” within RPDI for incubating and testing new ideas that relate to development co-operation policy and practice (e.g. AI).
• Manage and deliver a pipeline of institutional reform projects to assist development co-operation agencies in their own reforms towards greater effectiveness.
• Manage, supervise, motivate and contribute to the professional development and performance management of a team through effective working methods, a positive working environment and good communication.

Liaison and outreach

• Develop strong networks and engagement with other OECD Directorates working on policy reform, digital public infrastructure, AI, and innovation in the public sector.
• Develop strong networks and engagement with senior officials in member countries, other international organisations, expert networks, researchers and others working in fields related to development impact. Support collaborative action through the DAC, its Communities of Practices and with non-DAC development partners.
• Build on existing relationships with non-OECD DAC providers of development co-operation to encourage mutual learning, including in the context of triangular co-operation.
• Organise multi-stakeholder workshops, learning events, joint co-operative research projects and conferences.
• Support the Head of the RPDI Division as needed, and represent the OECD externally.

Analysis, drafting and publications

• Draft and co-ordinate analytical documents, papers, speeches, presentations and publications that are underpinned by sound theory, empirical analysis and a robust evidence base and in turn lead to the formulation of relevant policy options, constructive policy advice and support effective implementation.
• Develop effective communications and dissemination of outputs and adapt key policy messages to meet the needs of different audiences.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Advanced university degree in development, economics, technology and innovation or a related field, ideally with a public policy focus.

Professional Background

• Minimum eight years’ of relevant experience in policy analysis and project management in government, international organisations, research institutes or similar.
• Relevant understanding of and experience in development co-operation and the functioning of bilateral development co-operation agencies.
• A demonstrated track record in one or more of the following areas: designing and implementing institutional reforms in development co-operation; managing innovation in a development co-operation portfolio; developing and implementing digital strategies in the area of development co-operation, ideally in the field of AI.
• Solid conceptual understanding of key digital technologies and their potential application in the fields of development / development co-operation, as well as associated risks and trade-offs.
• Demonstrated capacity to work strategically and creatively; strong conceptual and analytical capabilities.
• Capacity to recognise and articulate policy implications and formulate practical policy advice; sound judgement in interpreting the political dimension of issues.
• Excellent networking skills with strong political sense and effective diplomatic skills with the ability to build networks, achieve consensus and interact effectively with multiple high-level stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership skills with the capacity to manage and resolve conflicts, ability to plan, co-ordinate and supervise complex and large projects and to deliver them to schedule and budget.
• Ability to build teams and motivate staff in a multicultural environment. Commitment to equal opportunity and diversity.
• Ability to present complex analyses to non-specialist audiences. Excellent drafting skills and a capacity to produce high-quality analytical and policy-oriented work and draft clear and concise reports.

Core Competencies

• 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 3); Enable People (Level 2); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 3); Achieve Results (Level 3); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 3).
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 1-3, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

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.

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 26 October 2025 (Paris time). 

Contract duration 

• Open-ended appointment, with no foreseen end date. 

What the OECD offers 

• Monthly salary starts at 10 937.92 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax. 
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Selection Process 

For retained candidates, the selection process may include a video-recorded interview, job-based assessment and panel interviews. 

The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD member countries, irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities. 

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