THE OECD – Who we are, what we do
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 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DIRECTORATE
The Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate (STI), 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 Digital Connectivity, Economics and Society Division (DCES) of the STI is responsible for developing evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on critical topics for digital policymaking, including online safety, digital security, digital well-being, connectivity and infrastructure, critical technologies (e.g. semiconductors) and measuring digital transformation.
Within STI/DCES, the Digital Security and Safety (DSS) Unit leads OECD work on the economic and social aspects of cybersecurity (or “digital security”), as well as on online safety and well-being, helping governments to develop evidence-based policies for building a trusted and safe digital environment. DSS’s safety-related outputs concern issues such as transparency reporting by online platforms on illegal content and behaviour, and protecting vulnerable groups online. To date, this has included work relevant to the needs of children in the digital environment, on countering child sexual exploitation and abuse online, and on improving the evidence base on terrorist and violent extremist content online.
THE POSITION
STI/DCES is looking for Policy Analysts to support DSS’s growing work, particularly on the following topics:
Children’s well-being in the digital environment
The person selected for this role will contribute to the OECD’s existing workstream on children in the digital environment, which includes projects supporting the implementation of the OECD Recommendation on Children in the Digital Environment. An important aspect of the role will be to help deliver a large scale, multi-year project that will improve understanding of the digital environment’s effects on children’s well-being. The work will involve analysis of the interplay between children’s socio-economic conditions, digital technologies and well-being, as well as of legal and policy frameworks and how they can best support children’s well-being in the digital environment. It will also involve organising seminars and workshops on these issues, and working with internal and external stakeholders and experts.
False and misleading content online and/or technology facilitated gender-based violence
The person selected for this role will support the development and expansion of workstreams on false and misleading content online and/or technology facilitated gender-based violence. The work will involve identifying key policy problems and questions, helping to design projects to address them, conducting research and analysis in response and possibly developing and implementing operational solutions. The selected candidate will form and deepen relationships with key stakeholders working on these topics and will help raise the profile and impact of OECD’s work.
Both candidates will also support DSS’ broader work on digital safety and well-being. They will play a role in the development of a growing team that is responding to quickly evolving policy challenges in support of human-centric digital transformation. The selected persons will work under the supervision of the Head of the DSS Unit and under the responsibility of the Head of the DCES Division.
Main Responsibilities:
Research, analysis and drafting
Liaison and communication
Ideal Candidate Profile
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Contract Duration
Closing Date
This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than Sunday 8 December 2024 at 23h59 Paris time.
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