Data Analyst

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Paris, France

SDD is looking for a Data Analyst who will contribute to its OECD-wide work on short-term economic indicators. He/she will report to a Senior Manager or a Team Leader in SDD’s Trade and Productivity Statistics Division (TPS).

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the revamping of the Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), including identifying and implementing changes to the methodology and setting up an automatic process for regular updates of the CLIs.
  • Update databases maintained by the short-term team, including financial and monetary statistics, business and consumer tendency surveys and real economic indicators.
  • Contribute to the re-engineering of the data factory, aiming at modernising the data collection, as appropriate.
  • Keep abreast on the literature on business cycles and seasonal adjustments.
  • Update the Dashboard of short-term indicators and associated communication as appropriate.
  • Contribute to the development of tools, products, presentations and other communication materials, to disseminate data, indicators, and analytical results.
  • Represent the OECD in international meetings, attend webinars and internal meetings to present OECD work and share insights.
  • Contribute to the organisation of technical workshops.
  • Contribute to other data-related or analytical projects that may arise within the biennium.

Requirements:

  • An advanced university degree or equivalent qualification in statistics, econometrics, economics or a related field.
  • A PhD would be an advantage.
  • At least two years of relevant experience in working in the production of policy-relevant statistics or in undertaking  in-depth empirical analysis gained in national administration, research organisation and/or international organisation.
  • Good knowledge of the literature on business cycles.
  • Experience in undertaking econometrics/machine learning analysis and in developing appropriate analysis to strengthen the evidence base.
  • Experience in webscarpping or network analysis would also be an asset.
  • Excellent drafting skills.
  • Experience with data visualisation and in summarising complex datasets to communicate key messages to non-expert audiences would be an advantage.
  • 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.

Source: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/OECD/744000087106262-data-analyst-on-short-term-indicators?trid=3b3fd07c-0791-4ac8-9ea8-cc2477730cb5