🇫🇷 Junior Policy Analyst Job in France 📊 Tax-Benefit Modelling at the OECD 💶 (From €5,279/month)

If you are an economist or quantitative analyst with experience in tax-benefit modelling, this Junior Policy Analyst role at the OECD in Paris is a fantastic opportunity. You will contribute to the OECD's influential work on income support, redistribution, and work incentives, and help maintain and develop TaxBEN, one of the largest and longest-standing data infrastructures in the organisation.

About the Organisation

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation of 38 member countries that works to build better policies for better lives. The Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) is the focal point for the OECD's work on building more inclusive and fair societies, through policy advice on quality jobs, investment in human capital, reducing poverty and social exclusion, better health-care systems, and good management of migration flows.

The Jobs and Income Division (JAI) of ELS is looking for a junior policy analyst with hands-on experience in tax-benefit modelling. You will contribute to the division's work on monitoring and benchmarking tax-benefit systems and assessing the impact of tax-benefit reforms on disposable income and work incentives. You will also support the regular update and development of OECD TaxBEN, which includes the OECD tax-benefit model, the country reports of the OECD Descriptions of Tax and Benefit Systems series, and more than 15 large databases of indicators, such as benefit replacement rates, participation tax rates, marginal effective tax rates, the adequacy of last-resort benefits, and labour costs.

Main Responsibilities

Policy Analysis

📊 Contribute to JAI's analytical work on income support, redistribution, and work incentives

🔍 Monitor and assess recent changes in national tax-benefit systems

🤝 Support member countries in designing tax and benefit reforms that improve redistribution and employment outcomes

📝 Review and analyse inputs from national governments on recent tax and benefit reforms, integrating relevant information into the OECD Descriptions of Tax and Benefit Systems series

Policy Modelling

🧮 Contribute to updating and validating the OECD Tax-Benefit model for selected countries

✅ Check the accuracy of the calculations and carefully validate results with national experts

📈 Use the OECD tax-benefit model to assess tax and benefit reforms under discussion or design at national level, or recommended by the OECD

Dissemination, Liaison and Outreach

✍️ Work alongside other team members to draft OECD reports and policy briefs on income support, redistribution, and work incentives

🌐 Contribute to the dissemination of OECD tax-benefit indicators and analytical outputs

🗄️ Support the maintenance and development of project webpages and the TaxBEN data warehouse

Ideal Candidate Profile

🎓 An advanced university degree in economics, social science, law and economics, statistics, or another relevant field, with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis; a PhD would be an advantage

💼 At least two years of professional experience analysing tax-benefit systems and redistributive policies in the last three years

🧮 At least two years of extensive hands-on experience in tax-benefit modelling in the last three years

🇪🇺 Recent hands-on experience simulating and assessing tax-benefit reforms using the European Commission's microsimulation model, EUROMOD, would be a strong advantage

📊 Proven experience processing, managing, and analysing large amounts of individual-level data, including income and labour force surveys

✍️ A proven ability to write and illustrate concepts clearly, adapting style and vocabulary for different audiences

🤖 Experience with AI tools would be an advantage

Tools

💻 Solid knowledge of key programming structures and concepts

📈 Excellent command of STATA or a similar language such as R or Python, for data management, processing, and econometric analysis

📊 Excellent command of Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Languages

🗣️ Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level; knowledge of other member country languages is an asset

The Details

📍 Location: Paris, France

🏷️ Grade: PAL3

📄 Contract: 13-month fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of renewal

💶 Monthly salary: starting at €5,279, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt from French income tax

🌍 Eligibility: open to nationals of OECD member countries

How to Apply

Apply through the OECD SmartRecruiters portal. For retained candidates, the selection process will include a written test in July, with panel interviews in September.