Economist-Policy Analyst Steel

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The Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Directorate, in line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, helps OECD member countries and other key economies build an environment conducive to translating science, technology and knowledge into innovation in order to create economic and social value added.

The Structural and Industry Policy (SIP) Division within STI oversees work on shipbuilding and steel industries carried out for the Shipbuilding Committee and the Steel Committee. SIP also facilitates the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, a G20 initiative promoting information sharing and cooperative policy implementation to address global steel sector capacity issues. The SIP Division also includes a Climate Club (CC) Secretariat unit. The Climate Club is an open, inclusive and ambitious high-level forum that drives industrial decarbonization. The Secretariat of the Climate Club is jointly hosted by the OECD and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

STI/SIP/STEEL is looking for an Economist/Policy Analyst to coordinate the work in the area of steel, covering trade and trade policy developments, developments in raw materials in related policies of relevance to steel and wider steel industry restructuring and structural adjustment issues, and studies examining the relationship between selected government policies and market outcomes in the steel sector. This line of work informs discussions on ways to alleviate excess capacity and enhance market function in the global steel sector.

The selected person will work under the supervision of the responsible Senior Policy Analyst under the direction of the Head of the SIP Division.

Main Responsibilities

Research and drafting

• Draft documents on trade and trade policy developments related to steel and on raw material developments and policies of relevance to steel.
• Carry out research on the relationship between various government interventions and steel market outcomes, including steel-making capacity and trade, and contribute to the production of documents, working papers or publications related to this topic.

Empirical work and analysis

• Carry out statistical and advanced applied econometric work.
• Maintain and develop steel market models.
• Review documentation on a wide range of economic topics, survey economic research and policy documents.
• Develop empirical strategies to provide the evidence base need to answer policy relevant issues.

Meetings, representation and liaison

• Co-ordinate the work on steel trade and raw materials for both the Steel Committee and the GFSEC.
• Present the work at the OECD Steel Committee, GFSEC meetings and relevant workshops.
• Provide assistance in the planning and co-ordination of activities associated with the different areas of work, including meetings/workshops.
• Represent the OECD in international meetings and conferences and deliver presentations and papers.
• Establish and maintain professional contacts with government delegates and key external organisations.
• Keep abreast of relevant policy developments and discussions in member economies and participate in missions as required.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree, preferably in economics, with a focus on trade and/or industrial economics or industrial organisation, or other relevant disciplines.

Professional Background

• Confirmed experience in economics, trade, industrial policy and/or structural policy-related issues, preferably in relation to steel.
• Experience with industry analysis and modelling and familiarity with econometric software, online databases and statistical packages is desirable.
• Experience in developing statistical dashboards or other visualisation tools to summarise data trends.
• Programming skills in R, Stata and Python.
• Professional experience working on issues related to industry and/or industrial organisation.

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.

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring processes: Vision and Strategy (Level 2); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 2); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).
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Closing Date

• Applications should reach us no later than 5 August 2025 at 23h59 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• 13-month fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of renewal to a maximum of 36 months.

Please note that our Rules and Regulations stipulate that the mandatory retirement age is 67.

What the OECD offers

• Depending on level of experience, monthly salary starts at 7,955 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
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