Main Responsibilities
Data Procurement
- Act as the IEAs contact point for data and information sourcing and procurement. Evaluate existing subscriptions to avoid unnecessary purchasing and where there are gaps research and advise IEA staff on external data and information sources of relevance to the work of the IEA.
- In accordance with OECD Financial Statutes and in consultation and coordination with the IEA legal office and the OECDs Corporate Procurement Group plan and guide IEA colleagues on their information and data procurement strategy. Contribute to all stages of the procurement process for information and data products including by evaluating technical and commercial aspects of proposals and bids negotiating such aspects with suppliers to achieve Value for Money and address IEA needs and liaising with the IEA legal office to implement contractual documentation.
- Depending on the amount of expenditure draft market consultation and/or Call for Tender documentation and documentation for consideration by the OECD Procurement Board (PB) and participate in PB meetings.
- Where relevant contribute to the OECD Statistics and Data Directorate (SDD) Community of Practice on commercial databases (and communicate relevant information to policy analysts).
- Manage the data/information procurement budget in coordination with the IEA Finance Unit.
- In liaison with the IEA legal office ensure that data and information users are made aware of their contractual rights and obligations regarding data access storage usage and data protection issues negotiate with suppliers ad hoc usage rights assist with compliance reminders ongoing monitoring of usage compliance and any supplier queries and documentation in such respect.
Other Knowledge Management
- Manage the IEA reference and documentation resources including publications reviews journals and other reference materials.
- Manage subscriptions to trade publications and user access and usage rights.
- Handle reference requests and materials across the IEA.
- Keep uptodate lists of all access details for subscriptions and websites.
Qualifications :
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background
- A university degree in a relevant area such as knowledge and information resource management Finance Law Economics Business Administration or in other related areas.
Professional Background
- At least 3 years experience in procurement of information and knowledge subscriptions and resource/reference management systems.
- Proven ability to multitask work autonomously and manage multiple complex projects successfully.
- Experience in preparing contractual/purchasing documentation contracts management and documentation for competitive procurement processes would be an advantage.
- Experience working with data providers and ability to maintain and strengthen good relationships.
Tools
- Very good computer literacy. Experience with bibliographic catalogue software content management systems. Understanding of coding languages would be an advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of M365 in particular Excel. An understanding of finance and procurement tools e.g. SAP or SRM would be an advantage.
Core Competencies
- OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring processes: Vision and Strategy (Level 1; Enable People (Level 2; Ethics and Integrity (Level 1; Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 1; Achieve Results (Level 1; Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 1X).
- To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 13 please refer to OECD Core Competencies.
Languages
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English; working knowledge of other languages would be an advantage.
Additional Information :
Closing Date
- This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible and applications should reach us no later thanmidnight 30 March 2025 (Paris time).
Contract Duration
- 13 month fixedterm appointment with the possibility of renewal to a maximum of 36 months.
What the OECD offers
Selection Process
For retained candidates the selection process may include a videorecorded interview jobbased assessment and panel interviews.
The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of OECD 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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime