Communications Assistant

Company Description

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 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an autonomous intergovernmental international body responsible for developing and promoting policies for combatting money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The FATF has 38 countries and 2 regional organisations as members, along with 9 FATF-style regional bodies, which together comprise a Global Network of over 200 countries and jurisdictions. The FATF Secretariat is located at the OECD in Paris.

Job Description

The FATF Secretariat is looking for a dynamic Communications Assistant with excellent communication and organisational skills to provide support to its Communications team. The role reports to the Strategic Communications and Media Relations Manager.

This vacancy is open to nationals of OECD member countries and of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) member jurisdictions. A list of members of FATF can be found on the FATF website: http://www.fatf-gafi.org/pages/aboutus/membersandobservers/.

Main responsibilities

Communications support

• Assist in preparing content for publication, including formatting and quality checks, and ensure work is in line with FATF and OECD rules, processes and best practices.
• Update and maintain FATF website.
• Participate in the development and design of engaging digital content for social media campaigns to raise awareness of FATF activities and content.
• Support high-profile publication launches, webinars, events and media briefings.
• Assist with media engagement by managing a media directory and handling the processing of media enquiries.
• Provide input into impact monitoring and analysis for FATF web and social media accounts, to support the Secretariat’s communications strategy.
• Support the FATF Communications team in developing online communications guidelines for FATF staff, including the documentation of processes.

Administration and other tasks

• Support strategic communications planning by ensuring FATF communications activities and events are included in the central Secretariat calendar.
• Provide administrative support to Communications team, such as procurement of new tools and software and also to the FATF IT team as needed.
• Providing back-up support to FATF IT team regarding delegate and staff access to secure online platforms, as well as during Zoom events or webcasts.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• University degree or equivalent, ideally in a related field such as journalism or communications.

Professional Background

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a communications assistant or similar communications role, preferably in an international organisation and including relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be able to demonstrate workplace-acquired proficiency in:
  • Developing engaging and impactful digital content.
  • Monitoring and measuring communications impact.
  • Using web content management systems and social media platforms.
  • Formatting Word documents and managing the document lifecycle (including archiving).
• Good knowledge of the administrative rules and procedures of the OECD or that of another international organisation, as well as familiarity with the procedures to be followed for IT and accounts management, or proven ability to learn and assimilate new rules and procedures quickly.

Tools

• Excellent knowledge of and demonstratable experience in:
  • MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
  • Web content management systems (ideally Adobe Experience Management).
  • Impact monitoring and evaluation tools (e.g. Google Analytics).
  • Graphic design software (Indesign, Canva, PlayPlay, Premiere) for digital content creation.
  • Social media platforms including X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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 1); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 1); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 1); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 1).
• 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.

Additional Information

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 21st July 2026 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• 24 month fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of renewal to a maximum of 36 months.

Please note that our Rules and Regulations stipulate that the mandatory retirement age is 67.

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 3 878 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
• Click here to consult the Staff Regulations applicable to officials of the OECD. Please note that from 1 July 2025, all Official appointments will be made under the OECD’s new contractual modalities.
• Click here to learn more about what we offer and why the OECD is a great place to work.
• Click here to browse our People Management Guidebook and learn more about all aspects relating to people at the OECD, our workplace environment and many other policies supporting staff in their daily life.
• Please note that the appointment may be made at one grade lower in the specified job family, based on the qualifications and professional experience of the selected applicant.
• This vacancy may be used to create a pool of candidates for comparable positions, both for open-ended and fixed-term functions.

Selection Process

For retained candidates, the selection process may include 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 and FATF member countries, irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities.

The OECD promotes an optimal use of resources in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. Staff members are encouraged to actively contribute to this goal.