Company Description
The OECD has earned a leading role in financial and business issues. The core mission of the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF) is to assist markets to fund inclusive economic growth, and in turn Better Lives, through setting and implementing standards, providing capacity building and technical assistance, acting as a forum for co-operation and collaboration across the OECD Directorates, external stakeholders and International Organisations. DAF's mission is pursued through five substantive divisions whose teams provide member and partner countries with policy guidance, analysis and support in the areas of competition, anti-corruption, corporate governance, financial markets, insurance and pensions, consumer finance, responsible business conduct and international investment. DAF currently employs about 250 staff members (economists, lawyers, statisticians, support staff, consultants, and trainees), who support work across a broad range of policy areas.
The Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CM) is one of five divisions of DAF. The Financial Consumer Protection, Education and Inclusion Unit (FCPE) within the CM Division is responsible for the OECDโs work on financial consumer protection, financial education and financial inclusion. The work of the FCPE Unit includes:
- supporting relevant OECD bodies comprising OECD Members and other countries. These bodies include the Working Party on Financial Consumer Protection, Education & Inclusion and the OECD/International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE). The FCPE Unit also acts as a Secretariat for FinCoNet, which brings together market conduct supervisors with responsibility for financial consumer protection.
- maintaining, monitoring and supporting implementation of relevant OECD standards, i.e. the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on Financial Consumer Protection, the OECD Recommendation on Financial Literacy and the OECD Recommendation on Consumer Protection in the field of Consumer Credit.
- undertaking technical assistance projects with individual countries or groups of countries to review their policies and practices in the areas of financial consumer protection, financial education, and financial literacy with a view to identifying gaps or areas for improvement and making recommendations for national policy makers.
- conducting data collection and research, with a view to developing analytical reports and identification of good practices on different topics relating to financial consumers.
We are looking for a dynamic Senior Policy Analyst to join the FCPE Unit to coordinate major financial consumer protection, financial education and financial inclusion projects and workstreams ensuring efficient and effective delivery. The role will include managing a number of Unit staff members. The role will report to the Head of the FCPE Unit.
Job Description
Main Responsibilities
Co-ordination and management
- Support the Head of Unit in the effective organisation and delivery of the meetings of the relevant bodies that fall under the Unitโs purview.
Research, policy analysis and drafting
Coordinate and conduct research and analysis with respect to financial consumer protection, financial education and financial inclusion developments and trends that affect the relevance, impact and efficiency of policies, regulations and practices.Develop analytical work for meetings and technical seminars, presenting this work to the Delegates and participate in their deliberations.Contribute to the Unitโs work to monitor, assess, disseminate and support implementation of relevant OECD standards.Contribute to policy dialogue within the frame of technical assistance projects and meetings of relevant OECD bodies.Prepare background notes and other technical documents, as well as presentations on complex substantive matters for consideration at meetings and technical seminars involving participants from OECD and emerging market economies.Draft policy briefings, surveillance notes, publications and journal articles, ensuring both timeliness and a high level of analytical and editorial quality.Representation and Communications
Represent the OECD at international and regional meetings. Make presentations on substantive matters to senior officials at such meetings.Participate in missions to Member and non-Member countries as required. Disseminate working papers and OECD work to a wide array of audiences.Qualifications
Academic background
Advanced university degree in law and/or economics and equivalent experience in the areas of consumer finance.Professional background
A minimum of eight years of relevant experience in the areas of financial consumer protection, financial education and/or financial inclusion relating to law, policy and/or practice.Proven ability to write analytical papers and address clearly complex legal and policy issues in the financial field, preferably on financial consumer protection and financial literacy.Practical experience in the use of economic data or econometric analysis to address policy issues in a multidisciplinary context.Experience in managing relationships with government officials and in contributing to the organisation, agenda, and outputs of international events.Core Competencies
Languages
Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a commitment to work towards a good working level of the other.Additional Information
Closing Date
This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 12 June 2025 (Paris time).Contract Duration
Open ended appointment, with no foreseen end date.What the OECD offers
Depending on level of experience, monthly salary starts at 9 610.74 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 OECDโs 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 a video-recorded interview, job-based assessment and panel interviews.
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