Communications and Publications Officer

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 Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) works to help governments at all levels design and implement strategic, evidence-based and innovative policies to strengthen public governance, respond effectively to diverse and disruptive economic, social and environmental challenges and deliver on governments’ commitments to citizens. We provide a forum for policy dialogue and exchange, common standards and principles, comparative international data and analysis to support innovation and reform across the OECD. It supports countries to promote good governance and democracy through more strategic, agile and action-oriented public sectors that improve the functioning of national economies and support growth. It achieves these objectives by working to help governments at all levels design and implement strategic, evidence-based and innovative policies to strengthen public governance, trust in government and democracy, respond effectively to diverse and disruptive economic, social and environmental challenges and deliver on government’s commitments to citizens.

The Public Management and Budgeting Division (GOV/PMB), within GOV, assists countries improve the performance of their public sector. Guided by good governance principles and sustainable fiscal objectives, it helps countries achieve policy goals through arrangements that allocate budgets to priority areas, organise institutions to deliver, and develop workforce and leadership skills. The work within the Division places a strong emphasis on strategy and the delivery of results. It employs a diverse team of expert practitioners who work in a supportive and dynamic environment that is responsive to the needs of member and partner countries. The Division is committed to helping countries optimally manage financial and human resources in a transparent and accountable manner. To further these objectives, it supports the Committee of Senior Budget Officials (SBO) and the Public Governance Committee (PGC).

The Division is looking for Communications and Publications Officer to plan, co-ordinate, review and edit its external and internal communications to ensure its quality, relevance, and timeliness. She/he will report to and work closely with the Head of Division and will also work closely with the GOV DO COMMS unit. Suitable candidates for this position may also be considered for posts in other Divisions within GOV.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Publications

• Co-ordinate and manage the Division’s annual publications deliverables, ensuring content type, workflows and calendars are updated regularly.
• Edit and review the Division’s publications to ensure effective argumentation, logical flow, and clarity.
• Provide expert guidance and constructive feedback to improve coherence, readability, and overall content quality.
• Ensure publications follow the OECD Corporate Standards, including the OECD Style Guide and ONE Author formatting for publications.
• Manage publication inputs for GOVs Editorial Board and ensure coherence with overall GOV strategic messaging.
• Help build awareness and skills within the Division around OECD good practices and standards.
• Be able to provide Division’s key messages for senior leadership speeches and TPs.

Communications

• Prepare and edit compelling quality content for social media and the web, following OECD Communications Standards.
• Draft, post and work closely with other teams to create multimedia storytelling, series and campaigns.
• Create comprehensive social media toolkits for campaigns (video, graphs, dataviz etc.) consistent with a strong visual identity, immediately recognisable.
• Ensure publications outputs are coordinated with GOV DO, Member countries and timed in coordination with the corporate communications calendar.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the Division’s work to produce high-quality, engaging content for internal and external audiences and measure reach and impact.
• Promote within the Division the integration of key messages into the publication process from inception.
• Provide colleagues with actionable tips and techniques to make technical findings and policy advice clearer and more accessible to non-expert audiences.
• Work with GOV DO corporate communication colleagues to create a collaborative environment that encourages consistent and effective amplification of messages.
• Coordinate the online presence for the Division’s key policy areas and issues ensuring content complies with the OECD’s corporate strategy, following and championing corporate communication guidance from the Directorate for Communications (COM).
• Ensure publications and related communication materials are created and updated in a timely manner and follow the reporting lines to ensure publication date and launches.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Work with the relevant committees to co-ordinate and understand communication needs and better reach audiences.
• Evaluate production processes and feedback to GOV DO Comms and COM how to improve publication cycles.
• Work with GOV DO Comms to measure impact of publication types, audience reach and policy implementation by countries.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate profile
• Academic Background
• Post-secondary education. A university degree in a relevant area (communication, journalism, or information technology) would be an advantage.

Professional Background

• At least three to five years’ experience working in communications preferably in an international environment.
• Good editorial skills and experience in writing messages for different audiences and presenting information in a creative, clear, direct, and lively style.
• Experience in developing creative content for social media using a range of design tools (InDesign, Canva, etc) combined with an ability to rapidly master new digital technologies and communications tools as they emerge.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills. Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to take initiative, be innovative and establish positive and productive working relations in a multicultural workplace.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a willingness to learn the other.
• Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

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