The Programme manager will supervise existing country approaches with Egypt, Morocco, KSA and UAE; and promote the development of new ones. The selected candidate will lead the implementation of the EU funded project to promote Economic Resilience in Yemen, with direct participation in the donor coordination mechanisms and close collaboration with the UN agencies, WB, IMF and bilateral agencies. The position involves advanced cooperation with the EU DG MENA, and the Union for the Mediterranean.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to the overall development and implementation of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness programme.
Design and deliver high quality policy activities such as seminars and workshops to a variety of audiences (e.g. policy analysts, senior public officials).
Ensure timeliness and a high level of quality of OECD documents for meetings and events.
Draft briefs for OECD’s senior management.
Advanced fundraising skills and capacity to design donor funded projects, including implementations strategies and evaluation and monitoring mechanisms assessing impact.
Conduct research and analysis to contribute to the various sectors above at the regional and national levels.
Liaise with OECD directorates to promote horizontal approach and joint work with GRC.
Draft technical and policy documents to contribute to the various sectors above as well as policy briefs and other communications aimed at non-technical audiences.
Formulate sound policy assessments and proposals, taking into account good practices, comparative data, benchmarks and indicators.
Collaborate, within the Organisation, on multidisciplinary horizontal work, contributing to policy discussions underpinned by economic theory and empirical analysis.
Develop innovative and effective strategies and instruments to disseminate the findings and to convey the main messages to varied audiences at international fora.
Draft speeches, talking points and official letters, for OECD’s senior management ensuring a whole of OECD approach.
Education:
An advanced university degree in economics, economic development, public policy or international relations.
Work Experience:
A minimum of eight years’ relevant experience in the field of region-specific economic and policy analysis and advice.
A proven record as project manager.
Knowledge of the economic and policy context of one of the countries or regions indicated above.
Languages:
Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French).
