Data 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 Education and Skills (EDU) leads the Organisation’s work to help member and non-member countries achieve high-quality learning for all, design better skills policies, and turn them into jobs and growth. The Directorate carries this out by providing statistics, analysis and policy advice to countries on a wide range of educational topics.

Within the Directorate, the Indicators of Educational Systems (INES) Programme and its Network for Labour Market and Social Outcomes of Education (LSO) as well as its Network for the Collection and the Adjudication of System-level Descriptive Information on Educational Structures, Policies and Practices (NESLI) are responsible for multiple data collections and the production of the annual OECD flagship publication Education at a Glance.

The Network for the Collection and the Adjudication of System-level Descriptive Information on Educational Structures, Policies and Practices (NESLI) is looking for a data analyst to work on their data collections. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to all stages of the production of Education at a Glance. Responsibilities will include the development of data collections, data processing, validation and analysis, the preparation of data tables and figures, as well as the drafting of sections of Education at a Glance.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Data collection, validation, and analysis

• Contribute to the development of education indicators, including by developing conceptual frameworks, designing questionnaires and preparing guidelines for data collections.
• Collect, process, and clean data to construct indicators of educational systems and work closely with national officials to validate the data.
• Maintain databases and develop data processing tools used to analyse and disseminate data.
• Keep abreast of methodological developments and suggest avenues for further improvements in the team’s processes and outputs.

Analysis and drafting

• Analyse the collected data and draft sections of Education at a Glance.
• Prepare related outputs for the release of Education at a Glance, such as slide decks, interactive dashboards and Country Notes.
• Draft technical papers for meetings with delegates from Member Countries.

Representation and liaison

• Establish and maintain professional contacts with officials in national administrations, research institutions and other international organisations.
• Present the work of the INES Programme in meetings with delegates from national administrations and in public events.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree in statistics, education, economics or social sciences with a quantitative specialisation and a good knowledge of education policy and statistics.

Professional Background

• At least two years of experience in the production and use of statistics including documentation on sources, definitions, methodology, and comparability.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, including experience in the analysis of complex macro- and micro-level data.
• Proven ability to draft clear, concise, policy-oriented documents in different formats.
• Experience in the analysis of education policy is an asset.

Tools

• Excellent command of Microsoft Excel as well as R and/or Stata. A willingness to learn R is expected from candidates that are familiar with Stata but not with R.
• Knowledge of further relevant tools and applications (e.g. Python, SQL, VBA, Power BI, Git, etc.) would be an asset.

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.
• Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Additional Information

Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than Thursday 17 July 2025, 23h59 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

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

What the OECD offers

• Monthly salary starts at 5,185.99 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.
• 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.

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.