Junior Policy Analyst

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 Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) is the focal point for the OECD’s work on building more inclusive and fair societies through policy advice related to quality jobs, continuous investment in human capital, reduction in poverty and social exclusion, better health-care systems and good management of migration flows.

The Jobs and Income Division (JAI) of ELS is looking for a junior policy analyst with hands-on experience on tax-benefit modelling. The successful candidate will contribute to the division’s work on monitoring and benchmarking tax-benefit systems and assessing the impact of tax-benefit reforms on disposable income and work incentives. The successful candidate will also support the regular update and further development of OECD TaxBEN, one of the largest and longest standing end-to-end data infrastructure in the OECD. TaxBEN includes the OECD tax-benefit model, the country reports of the OECD Descriptions of Tax and Benefit Systems series, and more than 15 large databases of indicators, such as benefit replacement rates, participation tax rates, marginal effective tax rates, adequacy of last-resort benefits, and labour costs. Recent analytical work building on the TaxBEN infrastructure includes the assessment of income support and activation requirements for unemployment benefit recipients, the analysis of the tax and benefit position of minimum wage earners, and of asset test conditions for minimum income benefit recipients.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Policy analysis

• Contribute to JAI’s analytical work on income support, redistribution and work incentives.
• Monitor and assess recent changes in the national tax-benefit systems.
• Support member countries in designing tax and benefit reforms that improve redistribution and employment outcomes.
• Review and analyse inputs from national governments on recent tax and benefit reforms and integrate relevant information into the reports of the OECD Descriptions of Tax and Benefit Systems series.

Policy modelling

• Contribute to updating and validating the OECD Tax-Benefit model for selected countries.
• Check the accuracy of the calculations and carefully validate results with national experts.
• Use the OECD tax-Benefit model to assess tax and benefit reforms that are under discussion or design at a national level, or that have been recommended by the OECD.

Dissemination, liaison and outreach

• Work alongside other team members to draft OECD reports and policy briefs in the area of income support, redistribution, and work incentives.
• Contribute to the dissemination of OECD tax-benefit indicators and analytical outputs.
• Support the maintenance and development of project webpages and the TaxBEN data warehouse.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree in economics, social science, law and economics, statistics, or another relevant field of study, with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis. Holding a PhD would be an advantage.

Professional Background

• At least two years of professional experience in analysing tax-benefit systems and redistributive policies in the last three years.
• At least two years of extensive hands-on experience in tax-benefit modelling in the last three years.
• Recent hands-on experience in simulating and assessing tax-benefit reforms using the European Commission’s tax-benefit microsimulation model, EUROMOD, would be a strong advantage.
• Proven experience in processing, managing and analysing large amount of individual-level data, including income and labour force surveys.
• Proven ability to write and illustrate concepts clearly and comprehensively, adapting style and vocabulary as necessary for different audiences.
• Experience with the use of AI tools would be an advantage.
• Ability to organise and prioritise tasks.
• Ability to improve workflows and streamline processes.

Tools

• Solid knowledge of key programming structures and concepts.
• Excellent command of STATA or similar programming language, such as R or Python, for data management, data processing and econometric analysis.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

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 2).
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 1-3, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

Additional Information

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.
• Knowledge of other member country languages would be an asset.

Closing Date

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

Contract Duration

• 13-month fixed term appointment, with the possibility of renewal.

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

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 5279 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.

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• 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.

Selection process

For retained candidates, the selection process will include a written test in July. Panel interviews will be held in September.

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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