OECD’s missions and activities
OECD’s missions and activities
January 2012
Yoshie Nakatani
OECD Tokyo Centre
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Better Policies for Better Lives
The OECD is
• A hub for global dialogue
• A source of creative solutions
• A standard setter defining best practice
“The OECD Secretariat is the central nerve-center
for professional economists and policymakers in
OECD countries and an invaluable resource for
the whole world.”
Edmund S. Phelps, 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics
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Global Activities
ＯＥＣＤ加盟国
member countries
participating countries
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Big News in 2011
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Occupy Wall St.
Great East Japan
Earthquake
TPP
Euro Crisis
BLI
Beyond GDP
Nuclear Power
Consumption tax
raise
Green Growth
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A hub for global dialogue
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200 committees in
every policy area
A network of 40 000
senior officials
>Economic Policy
>Employment,
Labour and
Social Affairs
>Energy
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Ministerial Meetings
G8,G20 ：Ministerial
and Summit meeting
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A source of creative solutions
Economic Survey:
Analysis & Assesment
Green Growth
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A standard Setter defining
best practices
>PISA (Programme for International Student
Assessment)
>International Agreed Tax Standard
April 2009
Nov. 2011
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A:substantially implemented, B:committed, D:not committed
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Working Together
Council
Oversight &
strategic
direction
Committees
Policy
discussion &
implementation
Secretariat
Analysing,
forecasting
monitoring…
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The Secretariat
Supporting dialogue with:
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High quality policy advice
Multi-disciplinary perspectives
Peer-learning approaches
A reliable source of comparable statistics
250 publications a year in the fields of economics &
public policy
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The Secretariat
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Your future, our future
Internship at the OECD
• 147 staff are previously interns among 2700 total staff
• Approx. 200 per year, for 2 to 6 months
What will you do?
• Participate in the preparation of studies, documents &
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the drafting of reports
Documental research & analysis of existing work
Gather, organise & evaluate statistical information
Meeting preparation
Experience working in an international environment
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Waseda/OECD Internship Programme
Internship Requirements
• Full time post graduate students at Waseda University
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studying an OECD related discipline
Short-time assignments (2-6 months)
5 interns per year at OECD Headquarters in Paris
Technical skills
Linguistic competencies
Team oriented in a multicultural working environment
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Waseda/OECD Internship Programme
How to apply?
• Send application documents, e.g. targeted cover letter,
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resume and availability, to Center for International
Education
1st selection by Waseda University
HRM shares preselected applicant information with
interested directorates
Directorates contact candidates to arrange telephone
interview
Selection by host directorate
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Waseda/OECD Internship Programme
Application form and cover letter
• Of top level importance for the entire selection process
• Match your pitch to the key criteria
• What you did, what you achieved, your motivation…
Telephone interview
• Competency-based interviews
• How to prepare? Guidelines at www.oecd.org/hrm
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Entry level opportunities
Young Professionals Programme
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Entry-level recruitment programme every 2 years
Selection process currently underway
2 year contract
Supervised by experienced professionals
13 positions across the Organisation for 2011-2012
Junior Professionals
• Junior economist/policy analyst, junior legal experts
• Advanced university degree with 1-2 years relevant experience
• 65 positions - a growing population
JPO
• OECD is one of the receiving organisations
• Government sponsored programme to work for international organisations
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Register at:
www.oecd.org/hrm/vacancies
Visit us at:
www.oecdtokyo.org
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