Overview
The role provides high-level analytical and strategic advice to ensure that communications performance, reputational insights, and external intelligence effectively inform organisational decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Synthesise complex analysis into clear strategic insights and practical guidance to inform senior leadership decision-making and strengthen communications practices.
- Deepen the understanding of OECD’s audiences and the external communications environment.
- Ensure the robustness and strategic relevance of analysis of analytical frameworks and guidance used across the ONE COM function.
- Contribute to the Division’s strategic planning by identifying trends, gaps and opportunities and integrating emerging approaches and technologies.
- Oversee key corporate deliverables assessing the performance of OECD communications.
- Help guide the development of organisational frameworks for the evaluation of communications.
- Identify strategic lessons from communications performance analysis to inform COM strategies.
- Promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement through evidence-based evaluation.
- Advise the Head of Division and COM leadership on communications performance, reputational risks and strategic priorities.
- Coordinate cross-divisional initiatives that strengthen communications standards, evaluation and institutional insight.
- Contribute to positioning the Division as a corporate reference point for communications impact, standards and strategic analysis.
- Build strong working relationships with communications teams, directorates and senior stakeholders across the Organisation.
Required Experience
- At least 8 years’ progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, policy advisory, impact/evaluation or institutional strategy roles, including experience advising senior leadership.
- Experience in communications evaluation or strategic analysis.
- Experience supporting senior leadership through strategic analysis, reporting or institutional planning.
- Familiarity with international policy environments or multilateral organisations would be an advantage.
- Proven capabilities to deliver clear and compelling written and oral presentations, and translate complex material into actionable recommendations.
- Sound judgement in politically sensitive or complex institutional environments.
- Strategic mindset combining long-term vision and practical implementation.
- Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to build strong relationships across functional teams in a multicultural environment.
- Ability to supervise and motivate staff.
- Proven experience of leading and influencing the strategic direction of diverse stakeholder groups.
- Familiarity with tools supporting communications analytics, audience insights and performance evaluation (e.g. web analytics, SEO/GEO, social listening, data visualisation) would be an advantage.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in communications, public policy, political science, international relations, or a related field.
