Assistant - Communities and IT, Paris, France

• Organization: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Country: France
• City: Paris
• Office: OECD Paris

Closing date: Wednesday, 19 July 2017

The OECD is a global economic forum working with 35 member countries and more than 100 emerging and developing economies to make 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. The Organisation provides a unique forum in which governments work together to share experiences on what drives economic, social and environmental change, seeking solutions to common problems.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an autonomous intergovernmental international body responsible for developing and promoting policies for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The FATF has 35 countries and two regional organisations as members. The FATF Secretariat is located at the OECD within the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF).
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is looking for a Communities and IT Assistant who will ensure the seemless dissemination of FATF content to the members of the Global Network (198 members through 9 regional bodies) as well as to other stakeholders, both internal and external. The selected person will also ensure the smooth running of FATF's IT services. S/he will work under the supervision of the Communications and IT manager.
Job duties
External stakeholders
FATFNet

• Assist the Communications and IT manager to ensure the correct functioning of FATFNet on all devices and liaise with relevant Executive Directorate (EXD) teams to address technical issues.
• Take responsibility for the user administration and FATF access profiles, liasing directly with FATF Members and regional bodies, and respond to all queries from users.
• Contribute to the development of training material or FAQ guidelines to facilitate new users' access to official documents.

Communities

• Act as the primary contact point for FATF communities, including the creation of new communities, user management and mentoring staff, responsible for providing content.
• Respond to all queries from users including requests for access and management of content on the platform and develop FAQ guidelines to facilitate new users' access.
• Assist the Communications and IT manager to assess the impact of campaigns and audience reach, by using analytics and any other tools.Liaise with the Digital, Knowledge and Information Service (EXD/DKI) to handle technical issues related to the functioning of the communities.

Internal stakeholders

• In close collaboration with the Communications and IT manager and EXD/DKI to ensure the correct functioning of eShare, assist in the development of additional features to meet the needs of particular teams or projects or to address technical problems.
• Act as a first point of contact for FATF staff for questions and comments. Provide assistance on the correct use of the site and FATF metadata and provide additional guidelines and FAQ's as required. In particular, work closely with teams to guide them through the features of eShare and discourage use of other storage alternatives.
• Archive obsolete material on OECD.Records.

IT Correspondent

• Act as the IT Correspondent for the FATF, activily taking part in IT meetings and identify developments that could impact productivity and efficiency of the FATF Secretariat team.
• Keep FATF staff up-to-date on new IT developments and take responsibility for the smooth implementation of new platforms, software migration or tools.
• Liaise with EXD/DKI to ensure that IT needs of FATF Secretariat staff are met and manage the inventory of FATF-owned and DKI provided equipment.

Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background

• Secondary level of education.
• A degree or training in IT or communications would be an advantage.

Professional Background

• Relevant experience as an IT or communications assistant, preferably in an international organisation which includes relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• An experience in the management of content online and familiarity with emerging web tools and platforms and in creating and managing online collaborative environment would be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of the administrative rules and procedures of the Organisation or that of another international organisation, as well as familiarity with the procedures to be followed for IT and accounts management, or proven ability to learn and assimilate new rules and procedures quickly.
• Proven ability in drafting routine correspondence in both languages.

Tools

• A good knowledge of IT and familiarity with the latest developments in the industry, including an interest in keeping up-to-date with new technology (especially web technologies).
• Solid document formatting and editing skills and knowledge of OECD software and systems (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OLIS/OECD Authoring Environment/EMS/T4) would be an asset.
• Familiarity with the use of graphic design in creating promotional materials would be an asset.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and very good knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a very good working level.
• Knowledge of other languages would be an asset

Core Competencies

• For this role, the following competencies would be particularly important: Achievement focus, Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Flexible thinking, Managing resources, Teamwork, Client focus, and Diplomatic sensitivity
• Please refer to the level 1 indicators of the OECD Core Competencies

Contract Duration

• 6 months temporary assignment
• Ideal start date: 11 September 2017

Salary information

• Monthly gross salary ranging from 3000 to 3300 EUROS.

The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD and FATF member countries, irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities.
The OECD promotes an optimal use of resources in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. Staff members are encouraged to actively contribute to this goal