Company Description

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an autonomous intergovernmental international body responsible for developing and promoting policies for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The FATF has 37 countries and two regional organisations as members, along with nine FATF-style regional bodies (FSRBs), which together comprise a Global Network of over 200 countries and jurisdictions.

Job Description

Role

The FATF Secretariat is looking for a Young Associate to contribute to FATF's work on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) issues. Key areas of work include supporting the assessments of AML/CFT measures of countries against the revised FATF Recommendations and development of FATF policy papers. The Young Associate will report to a Team lead of the FATF Secretariat.

Main Responsibilities

Assessment of countries

• Conduct research, gather information and conduct analytical work of countries’ compliance with the FATF Recommendations in the context of the FATF’s mutual evaluation programme (where both technical compliance and effectiveness are assessed).
• Contribute to tracking and resource management analytics, including the preparation of policy reports reporting on progress on implementing the FATF Work Programme.
• Assist in drafting mutual evaluation and related follow up reports, and other FATF assessment reports as needed (e.g. International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) reports, voluntary tax compliance (VTC) reports).

Policy Analysis

• Contribute to the development of AML/CFT policy papers.
• Assist in drafting best practice papers and guidance papers on the implementation of the FATF standards, and other policy papers as needed.
• Assist in drafting analytical reports on other relevant topics as necessary. Prepare concise summaries of meetings.

Liaison and representation

• Assist in the preparation of FATF meetings (Plenary, working groups, ad hoc groups, etc.).
• Participate in international meetings on anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing to represent the FATF Secretariat and promote its activities and work.
• Establish and maintain collaborative professional relations with government officials, representatives of the private sector, non-governmental bodies and international organisations.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• Undergraduate degree in law, public policy, finance, international relations or a related discipline (statistics, econometrics) (graduation date between 1 January 2023 and 1 September 2024). Applications from candidates who already hold or are enrolled in a Master’s, PhD, or equivalent degree will not be considered.
• Course work in one of the following areas is required/asset: law, public policy, finance, international relations, statistics, or econometrics.

Skills

• Experience in working with the Microsoft Office Suite. Deep knowledge of analytical tools such as Excel or Access would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of the global financial system and financial crimes would be an advantage.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the other.

Core Competencies

• For this role 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 1); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 1); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 1); Achieve Results (Level 1); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 1).
• There are three possible levels for each competency. The level for each competency is determined according to the specific needs of each job role and its associated grade.
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.

Additional Information

Closing Date:

Applications should reach us no later than midnight 21 December 2023 (CET).

Contract Duration

Two-year fixed term appointment

Starting Date

September 2024

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What the OECD offers

• Monthly base salary is 3,663 EUR, exempt of French income tax, plus allowances based on eligibility. 
• Click here to learn more about what we offer and why the OECD is a great place to work.
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The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD member countries, irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities. Applications from candidates who are not OECD Member country nationals will not be considered.

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.