MENA Programme Manager

Main Responsibilities

Co-ordination and Project Management

• Contribute to the overall development and implementation of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness programme.
• Design and deliver high quality policy activities such as seminars and workshops to a variety of audiences (e.g. policy analysts, senior public officials).
• Ensure timeliness and a high level of quality of OECD documents for meetings and events.
• Draft briefs for OECD’s senior management.
• Advanced fundraising skills and capacity to design donor funded projects, including implementations strategies and evaluation and monitoring mechanisms assessing impact.

Research, analysis and drafting

• Conduct research and analysis to contribute to the various sectors above at the regional and national levels.
• Liaise with OECD directorates to promote horizontal approach and joint work with GRC.
• Draft technical and policy documents to contribute to the various sectors above as well as policy briefs and other communications aimed at non-technical audiences.
• Formulate sound policy assessments and proposals, taking into account good practices, comparative data, benchmarks and indicators.
• Collaborate, within the Organisation, on multidisciplinary horizontal work, contributing to policy discussions underpinned by economic theory and empirical analysis.
• Develop innovative and effective strategies and instruments to disseminate the findings and to convey the main messages to varied audiences at international fora.
• Draft speeches, talking points and official letters, for OECD’s senior management ensuring a whole of OECD approach.

Liaison, Dissemination and Representation

• Liaise with Member and non-Member countries as required and co-ordinate with OECD colleagues.
• Co-ordinate with international organisations as required.
• Represent the OECD at meetings and conferences.