Programme Officer

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Supporting programme implementation

• Support the drafting and delivery of analytical reports, policy briefs,brochures, country case studies, synthesis reports and meeting proceedings.
• Collaborate with programme implementing partners to coordinate the preparation of country specific and regional reports.
• Assist in preparing  and co-ordinating talking points, briefings and background papers to support the participation of senior OECD officials and partners in meetings and events.
• Review and analyse outputs from implementing partners on regional programmes and ensuring alignment with overall direction of programme implementation and objectives.
• Support translation of data insights into programme narratives to inform policy dialogue at the national and regional level.
• Provide support to the implementation of specific ENV/FIG programmes. This will involve the preparation, updating and ensuring high-quality documents, such as regional and country specific work plans, progress reports and briefing documents (for OECD corporate purposes and reporting to donors); and responding to ad hoc requests for relevant and up-to-date information.
• Provide support for the planning and implementation of high-level political and technical level meetings, including preparation and dissemination of agendas, speeches, talking points, summary decisions, summary records and any other documents.
• Ensure effective internal and external co-ordination between internal implementation teams across OECD Directorates, external implementing partners, national counterparts and other relevant partners, including donors.
• Contribute to the organisation of in person and online programme seminars, conferences and workshops (internal, national, regional and international) in collaboration with internal and external partners, relevant national/regional counterparts and other stakeholders. This will also involve organising participation of officials from the beneficiary countries to OECD meetings, tracking and reporting to management on participation, interventions and points of interest that require follow-up, drafting of newsletters to keep track of the programmes progress.
• Monitor implementation of regional programmes including tracking of budget in coordination with RMA team to align with substantive work planning and narrative reporting.
• Assist in defining programme objectives and establishing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure programme success. Contribute to the development of programme plans and timelines, and coordinate with project managers to track progress and report on programme deliverables.
• Contribute to development of follow-up activities including description of action and budget development with project teams, donors, and OECD corporate services.

Communication and liaison

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the strategic communication and visibility plans for the programmes, including extracting substantive material from various project reports and drafting concise summaries.
• Support the creation of content to effectively communicate programme results and activities working closely  with the ENV/FIG communication officer and central Directorate communications unit.
• Oversee the regional-level knowledge sharing and co-ordination with the Implementing Partners under the programme.
• In co-operation with the ENV/FIG Division and Communication staff, support the maintenance of websites for the programme and project specific websites ensuring  the effective dissemination of policy conclusions, recommendations and other key results.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• A university degree in international relations, public policy, economics, environmental economics, environmental sciences, environmental policy or a related field

Professional Background

• At least two years experience working in national, regional or international organisations, agencies, research institutions or other relevant organisations in the field of climate change, green growth, infrastructure development, regional connectivity, sustainable investment and finance;
• Experience working with green growth concepts and relevant linkages between economic and environmental policies;
• Knowledge of the economic and policy contexts of the countries or regions indicated would be an advantage (e.g. Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia);
• Proven ability to carry out research and draft (in English) clear, high quality, timely, relevant and accurate policy briefs and policy relevant analytical reports for a range of audiences that effectively communicate key messages relating to data and trends;
• Experience with the organisation of large events, workshops and conferences with a diverse range of participants.
• Excellent written and oral skills communication skills.

Languages

• 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.
• Knowledge of other languages of relevance to the Programmes would be an asset (e.g. Russian).

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