Policy Analyst – PAL6 [The Blue Dot Network (BDN) Secretariat]
OECD
Company DescriptionThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( ) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. Our mission is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.The Blue Dot Network (BDN) Secretariat – an independent entity, hosted by the OECD – is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to help lead a small and committed team, under the guidance of the Head of Secretariat. The selected candidate will possess the capacity to help define and implement an inter-related programme of activities to promote and scale up BDN infrastructure project certification, under the direction of the BDN Steering Committee, made up of the governments of Australia, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States. The BDN Secretariat functions independently of the OECD, while operating under OECD rules and procedures.The Blue Dot Network is a global certification for infrastructure projects that are aligned with international standards. Its primary aim is to contribute to closing the critical gap between the current levels of infrastructure investment and the investment needed to promote sustainable economic development while integrating social and environmental considerations, and ensuring debt sustainability, value for money, inclusiveness, resilience, integrity, and transparency.Job DescriptionThe selected candidate will work with 3rd party certifiers and project owners to ensure due diligence of projects proposed for certification, liaise with project owners to ensure that correct and verifiable information is provided, and monitor and support the verification process with all relevant stakeholders. S/he will help promote BDN certification among contracting authorities, developers, investors and other infrastructure stakeholders; and help manage a digital platform for collecting and managing infrastructure project data. S/he will support the updating of BDN criteria to take into account evolving international standards and good project practices, and supporting capacity building at the project level to meet BDN criteria and collaborating with other like-minded initiatives to ensure that data and practices collected inform the global evidence base on quality infrastructure.The Policy Analyst will help prepare reports to the BDN Steering Committee and liaising with relevant OECD directorates and external stakeholders. S/he will also support the collection and assessment of lessons learned from an initial two-year incubation phase of the BDN’s development, during which the BDN will test, and, where necessary, adjust the certification process, develop the functions and capacity of the BDN Secretariat, put in place the necessary systems, processes, and infrastructure, and build-up certification capacity, including systems and processes for identifying and mitigating potential risks.Main ResponsibilitiesCo-ordination, liaison, dissemination
Capacity building, analysis and advice
Project Management
QualificationsIdeal Candidate ProfileAcademic Background
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Selection ProcessFor retained candidates, written tests/video-recorded interviews are foreseen as soon as possible and panel interviews are planned for as soon as possible.The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates [who are nationals of ], irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities.The OECD promotes an optimal use of resources in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. Staff members are encouraged to actively contribute to this goal.
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Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:29:17 GMT
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