Resource Management Officer

Company Description

OECD is an international organisation composed of 38 member countries that works to build better policies for better lives. It promotes policies that improve the economic and social wellbeing of people worldwide, establishing evidence‑based international standards and sharing solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges.

Job Description

Financial Management

• Ensure that expenditures are correctly and appropriately recorded; identify and regularise anomalies; liaise with PBF counterparts to resolve inconsistencies.
• Control transactions for expenditures, checking validity of supporting documentation and compliance with OECD’s financial policies and practices.
• Review accounts to ensure accurate reflection of expenditures and financial commitments; assist in annual closing and opening of accounts; maintain complete records for audit.
• Provide financial guidance and support to Programme Managers; assist in the preparation of draft budget proposals.
• Plan and allocate budgetary resources, track commitments, prepare financial reports and budgetary outturns, and assist in managing procurement processes.
• Contribute to the review of voluntary contribution offers and agreements, including financial aspects of contracts, supporting VC acceptance processes and ensuring compliance with OECD rules and donor requirements.
• Prepare and track voluntary contribution budgets, commitments, expenditure and reporting deadlines; prepare financial reports for donors in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure compliance with OECD’s financial regulations, instructions, procedures, policies and practices using corporate financial and administrative processes, systems and tools.

Coordination of Workflow

• Manage information flow, advise on administrative issues, and flag priority and sensitive issues as appropriate.
• Oversee and/or review and approve mission orders and expense claims, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and SOPs.
• Organise information, including management of databases, dashboards and Teams channels; propose developments and improvements; keep records updated.

Human Resources Support

• Monitor staff contract status and carry out related administrative and budgetary tasks.
• Assist in the administration and coordination of recruitment campaigns, applying relevant OECD processes and using corporate HR systems.
• Assist with onboarding of new hires, ensuring necessary administrative, personnel and IT arrangements for smooth integration.
• Stay abreast of corporate HR management reforms, deadlines, guidelines and best practices.

Other Duties

• Seek areas to improve efficiency, proactively enhancing internal administrative and financial processes.
• Assist in keeping the Directorate’s guidance and policies up to date.
• Participate in meetings of the Resource Management Advisor community, attend corporate services meetings, and stay current with policies, rules, processes and systems.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• A university degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, human resources management or a closely related field.

Professional Background

• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in financial management, budget management and/or human resources management, preferably in an international context.
• Proven experience in interpreting and applying financial and/or human resources management procedures and policies.
• Experience in analysing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Knowledge of the structure, processes and regulations of an international organisation is an advantage.
• Experience supporting financial management or administration of grant agreements and voluntary contributions, including European Commission funding, is an advantage.
• Proven ability to cope with conflicting requests, strict deadlines, communicate clearly and work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Tools

• Very good experience with resource management applications such as SAP, OBMR, Business Objects (BO), SmartRecruiters, PowerBI, Concur or the ability to master such applications quickly.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office and demonstrated aptitude with Excel.

Additional Information

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies: 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 1).
• Definitions for each competency for Levels 1–3 are provided by OECD Core Competencies.

Languages

• Fluency in one of OECD’s official languages (English or French) and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.

Closing Date

• Applications should reach us no later than midnight 14 June 2026 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• Multiple positions may be created; appointment type will be confirmed when an offer is made.

What The OECD Offers

• Monthly salary starts at 4 502,33 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
• From 1 July 2025, all official appointments will be made under new contractual modalities.
• Information on staff regulations and the People Management Guidebook is available.
• Appointment may be made at one grade lower based on qualifications and experience.
• This vacancy may be used to create a candidate pool for comparable positions, open-ended or fixed-term.

Selection Process

For retained candidates, the selection process may include a video‑recorded interview, job‑based assessment and panel interviews.

Equal Opportunity

The OECD is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applications from 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.