Statistician – Prices and Purchasing Power Parities

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 Statistics and Data Directorate (SDD) (www.oecd.org/sdd) provides statistics and data on a comparable basis and from a variety of sources to analysts, policy makers and members of civil society. SDD also develops new metrics and innovative digital tools to address emerging policy issues, leads the development of international statistical standards, advances statistical methodology and co-ordinates statistical and data-related activities within the Organisation and with other international organisations. The Directorate currently employs more than 90 staff members who support statistical work across a broad range of policy areas.

Within SDD, the Trade and Productivity Statistics Division (TPS) oversees the development and dissemination of productivity, prices, purchasing power parities (PPPs), labour, business and international trade statistics and undertakes studies related to measurement in these fields.

SDD/TPS is looking for a Statistician to contribute to its work programme on PPPs and other topics covered by the Division. The successful candidate will have advanced skills in applying statistical and econometric techniques, excellent programming skills, and previous experience in research and analytical activities. Proven ability to handle large datasets, as well as good drafting skills would be an advantage. S/he will be able to work independently but also collaborate with other team members.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of the Prices and Productivity Statistics Section in TPS.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Statistical work, economic research and drafting

• Contribute to the production (i.e. calculation, survey management and validation, data checks, etc.) of PPPs and related indicators, such as comparative price levels, for countries under the responsibility of the OECD in the joint Eurostat-OECD programme and all the associated documentation, briefing materials etc. Contribute to blog posts or short papers to disseminate and promote the OECD’s work on PPPs.
• Contribute to the analytical and research activities of the Division and to the production of working papers and publications related to measurement issues.
• Keep abreast of research on PPPs and relevant methodological developments.
• Assist with the maintenance of core databases, as needed.
• Support the continuous improvement and modernisation of PPP update processes and data infrastructure, including through the expansion and maintenance of related documentation.

Communication, liaison and representation

• Develop good working relationships with colleagues across the OECD and other relevant OECD directorates to ensure co-ordination on work associated with the work programme on PPP statistics and other statistics covered by the Division.
• Establish contacts with data producers in national statistical offices, national administrations and other international organisations, and with academics in the wider research community working on related topics.
• Participate in expert meetings and workshops related to productivity measurement and analysis, and prepare and present research papers to a wide array of audiences.
• Provide overall support to the Head of the Section and undertake other tasks as required.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree or equivalent qualification in statistics, economics or econometrics, with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis and statistics.

Professional Background

• At least two years of professional experience working with economic statistics; experience working with price statistics and PPPs would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in the production, maintenance and quality assurance of statistical indicators.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in research and analytical activities; experience in quantitative analysis, including a solid understanding of macroeconomic concepts, would be an advantage.
• Excellent skills in handling large datasets would be an advantage.
• Good drafting skills would be an advantage.
• Experience in preparing research papers within academia or an international organisation would be an asset.

Tools

• Extensive knowledge of Excel. Knowledge of VBA would be an advantage.
• Excellent programming skills and experience with data management and analysis using software such as R, Python or Stata.
• Experience in web-scraping software tools and/or machine-learning techniques would be a distinct advantage.

Additional Information

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 1); 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.

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. Fluency in Spanish would be an advantage.

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 15 September 2026 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

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

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

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 5 279.34 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax. Click here to visit our Salary and Allowances Calculator.
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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.
• 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 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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