View Vacancy - Policy Advisor – Business and Industrial Strategy (FRA19.536)

The UK Delegation to the OECD is currently looking for a Policy Advisor – Business and Industrial Strategy. The Delegation is part of the UK’s France Network which includes the British Embassy in Paris, with offices in Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseilles and the UK’s representation to UNESCO in Paris and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

The UK Delegation to the OECD helps ensure that the UK derives maximum benefit from its membership of the leading multilateral organisation in sustainable and inclusive economic development.

As the UK leaves the EU, our relationship with the OECD will be a key element of our international engagement and profile and our support for the Rules Based International System. The international standards set by the OECD are particularly important in the area of business conduct and industrial strategy.

The jobholder will lead within the Delegation on all aspects relating to business and industrial strategy and act as the main point of contact on these issues with policy leads in the UK’s Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and with UK delegates to the relevant OECD committees and working parties. In the past, this has included coordinating Whitehall seminars for policy officials and giving presentation on the work of the OECD. The jobholder will also need to understand the UK position on regulation and competition policy and identify opportunities and risks in the work of the OECD.

A key part of the jobholder’s role on business will relate to the OECD’s work on tackling bribery and corruption, for example through the promotion of the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. The jobholder is also expected to cover the OECD’s work on science and innovation, transport, regional development, cities and tourism, working with the relevant Whitehall departments and OECD officials.

The UK Delegation to the OECD is a small, but growing, team covering a wide range of UK policy areas. The main attributes required are an ability to create and maintain networks linking together Whitehall Departments, OECD experts and colleagues in the Delegations of the other 35 OECD members. There will also be the opportunity to contribute to the corporate objectives of the Delegation and to engage with the UK’s bilateral embassy to France. The post-holder should be a self-starter, able to work independently and able to establish good working relationships with as wide range of contacts.

• Fluent in English and French (oral and written);
• Experience of working in a government body and/ or multilateral organisation;
• Experience in engaging with senior external stakeholders and building a network of contacts;
• Great interpersonal skills, and the ability to represent a Governmental organisation;
• Must be a proven self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills . Attention to detail, good judgment, problem-solving abilities and service delivery;
• Good IT skills;