Statistician - Data Analyst

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Responsibilities

• ▹Gather data from OECD member and non-member countries, developing efficient approaches to data collection, including digital data sources, automated collection and transfer solutions and AI-assisted methods where appropriate
• ▹Convert national data into OECD formats, including data manipulation and analytical calculations, using efficient, reproducible and increasingly automated data-processing workflows
• ▹Verify the accuracy, coherence, quality and internal consistency of data and metadata using validation procedures and automated quality checks
• ▹Manage statistical databases so that data are well structured, documented, accessible and fit for analysis and dissemination
• ▹Maintain the international comparability of data, including methodological changes, and research new data sources to expand database coverage
• ▹Build and maintain contacts with statistical staff in national and international statistical agencies to improve data coverage, methodological information and data transfer
• ▹Keep abreast of the work of the UN, Eurostat and the World Bank, and of developments in statistical standards and data technologies
• ▹Use advanced statistical and analytical methods to analyse country-level or cross-country data and report the main findings
• ▹Take part in drafting statistical and analytical publications and reports
• ▹Develop clear, accurate and compelling charts to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences
• ▹Contribute to improving questionnaire design, including opportunities for digital data collection
• ▹Develop data solutions to support the Department's policy research and economic analysis: integrated datasets, analytical tools and reproducible data pipelines
• ▹Develop and maintain clear documentation on work procedures and the methodology of national data
• ▹Develop and adapt programs and procedures in statistical packages (e.g. R, Python or STATA)
• ▹Develop, maintain and improve reproducible and automated workflows for data collection, processing, validation, analysis and dissemination
• ▹Assist in preparing data files used in dissemination (e.g. OECD Data Explorer, CSV)
• ▹Carry out statistical work in support of the directorate's wider analytical work

Requirements

• ▹Advanced university degree or equivalent, preferably in statistics, economics, mathematics, engineering or a scientific field
• ▹Good knowledge of statistical databases and information technology (including basic programming)
• ▹Experience in the production and/or use of statistics, including documentation on sources, definitions, coverage, methodology, reliability and comparability, gained in an international or national statistical office
• ▹Experience in statistical concepts and presenting statistical analysis to non-technical audiences
• ▹Excellent command of Microsoft Office, especially Excel (including macros and pivot tables)
• ▹Good knowledge of large statistical databases and practical experience with statistical software to manage them
• ▹Fluency in English or French, with knowledge of the other and a commitment to reach a good working level
• ▹Behaviours aligned to the six OECD core competencies
• ▹Nationality of an OECD member country

Nice to have

• ▹Experience analysing complex macro- and micro-level datasets and/or knowledge of areas such as trade, health, energy, education, environment, national accounts or transport
• ▹Applied econometric techniques
• ▹Good command of R, Python and STATA
• ▹MatLab
• ▹Other programming languages such as Eviews and VBA
• ▹Experience using AI tools for research and programming
• ▹Experience with private-sector databases (e.g. Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, CEIC) and database design
• ▹Knowledge of other languages

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Monthly salary from 5,279 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt from French income tax
• ▹Appointment under the OECD's new contractual modalities

About the company

The OECD is an international organisation of 38 member countries whose mission is to build better policies for better lives. Its Economics Department works to enhance economic performance in member and non-member countries through policy advice.