Senior Policy Analyst, Paris

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Management and strategic leadership

• Help to lLead and manage the Secretariat support to the Participants to the Arrangement, ensuring the effective delivery of their work programme and the implementation of decisions adopted by Participants.
• Direct the preparation of policy, analytical and decision-making materials for meetings of the Participants, ensuring high-quality outputs and timely delivery.
• Facilitate and support negotiations among Participants on technical and policy matters, helping build consensus and advance agreed outcomes.
• Oversee the Secretariat's internal and external communications activities, including briefing materials, speeches, stakeholder engagement and strategic messaging.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of analysts, consultants and support staff by setting objectives, allocating resources, providing guidance and coaching, and managing performance.

Technical and Policy Leadership

• Direct activities relating to the Technical Experts of the Participants ensuring effective preparation of meetings, high-quality documentation and follow-up of outcomes.
• Help to lead analytical and policy work on interest rate and premium disciplines for officially supported export credits, ensuring that evolving market developments, risks and member priorities are adequately reflected in policy discussions and negotiations.
• Help to lead work relating to aid and export credits, developing analytical assessments and policy recommendations to support the work programme of the Committees on Export Credits.
• Ensure the quality, consistency and relevance of analytical outputs, providing strategic guidance on complex technical and policy issues and promoting evidence-based decision making.

Liaison, outreach and communication

• Co-lead the organisation of stakeholder consultations of the Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Arrangement, including the Export Credits Forum, a major international event bringing together governments, export credit agencies, financial institutions, businesses and civil society organisations.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with member country representatives, export credit agencies, international organisations, private sector stakeholders and civil society organisations.
• Represent the Division in international meetings, conferences and stakeholder engagements, promoting OECD work and facilitating dialogue on export credit policy issues.
• Actively contribute to the communication of outputs on export credits issues, in relation with the communication unit.
• Participate in providing strategic advice and briefing materials to senior management, including the Head of Division, Director and national delegations, on policy developments, negotiations and emerging issues affecting official export credits.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will combine strong policy judgment, analytical expertise and leadership skills with substantial experience in the field of officially supported export credits. They will demonstrate the ability to manage complex policy issues, lead multidisciplinary teams, build consensus among diverse stakeholders, and deliver results in a fast-paced international environment. Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, together with a strong capacity to work across cultures and disciplines, are essential.

Academic Background

• Advanced university degree in economics, finance, public policy, statistics, or another relevant discipline.

Professional Background

• At least eight years of progressively responsible experience in policy analysis, economic analysis or related fields acquired in a government administration, international organisation, financial institution, export credit agency, or research environment.
• At least five years of professional experience in the field of officially supported export credits. A strong knowledge of the OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits and its associated Sector Understandings is essential.
• Proven experience supporting, facilitating or leading international policy discussions and negotiations involving multiple stakeholders and competing interests.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing teams, including setting strategic objectives, allocating resources, coaching staff and overseeing performance.
• Sound project management experience, including the delivery of complex analytical workstreams involving extensive quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Strong record of producing high-quality analytical and policy-oriented work, including drafting reports, briefing materials and decision-m