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OECD’s missions and activities
OECD’s missions and activities
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January 2012Yoshie Nakatani
OECD Tokyo Centre
Better Policies for Better Lives
The OECD is
• A hub for global dialogue• A source of creative solutions• A standard setter defining best practice
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“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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Big News in 2011
BLIBeyond GDP
Occupy Wall St.
Euro Crisis
Consumption taxraise
TPP
Nuclear Power
Green Growth
• ea Great East Japan Earthquake
A hub for global dialogue
Social////???S
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200 committees in every policy area
>Economic Policy >Employment, Labour and Social Affairs >Energy ・・・・
A network of 40 000 senior officials
Ministerial Meetings
G8,G20 : Ministerial and Summit meeting
A standard Setter defining best practices
>PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment)
>International Agreed Tax Standard
A B D April 2009 40 38 4
Nov. 2011 88 4 0 A:substantially implemented, B:committed, D:not committed
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Working Together
Council Oversight &
strategic direction
SecretariatAnalysing, forecasting
monitoring…
CommitteesPolicy discussion &
implementation
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The Secretariat
Supporting dialogue with:
• 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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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 & the drafting of reports
• Documental research & analysis of existing work• Gather, organise & evaluate statistical information• Meeting preparation• Experience working in an international environment 11
Waseda/OECD Internship ProgrammeInternship Requirements
• Full time post graduate students at Waseda University 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 ProgrammeHow to apply?
• Send application documents, e.g. targeted cover letter, 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 ProgrammeApplication 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
• 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
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• OECD is one of the receiving organisations • Government sponsored programme to work for international organisations
JPO JPO
Junior Professionals
• Junior economist/policy analyst, junior legal experts• Advanced university degree with 1-2 years relevant experience• 65 positions - a growing population
Register at:
www.oecd.org/hrm/vacancies
Visit us at:
www.oecdtokyo.org
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