Oscar H.
About me
| Oscar H. | |
| Politics | |
| Comparative public policy | |
| Taught Postgraduate | |
| Derwent | |
| 2007 | |
| Mexico |
My employment
| Policy advisor | |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
| France | |
| Government and civil service | |
| 2007 |
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A day in the life of a Policy advisor in France
My career goals when I graduated
To work in an international environment.
My career history
I started my career working for the Mexican government in human resource management. After the masters degree in York I worked as a consultant in Mexico on civil service issues. Once I got my PhD my first position at the OECD was as a policy analyst on public employment and management. After two years I became responsible for managing the programme of work and budget of the Public Employment and Management Working Party of the Public Governance Committee. After five years I was asked to join the team working on urban development that has given me the opportunity to learn new things on economics, urban development issues and even multi-level governance.
What has helped my career to progress
The fact that I got a PhD in England has helped a lot as I got used to live in an international environment.
Knowing languages is also very helpful. English is fine but that is taken for granted. So, if you speak any other language is a plus.
How my studies have helped my career
My thesis was about OECD and Mexico's administrative reform and that helped me not only to know the organisation in advance but also to use the analytical and comparative approach in the work we conduct here.
Where I hope to be in 5 years
I may be back in Mexico working as a manager of any urban development project.
My advice to students considering work
Write a thesis that will help you finding a job that you would like to do.
My advice about working in my industry
Be flexible and open minded.
Contacting me
You can contact me regarding the organisation, job opportunities and if you are interested in doing a Stage I could also give you some advice.
What I do
Conduct peer reviews on urban development policy among member and non-member countries. The aim is to give policy advice to governments on wide range of issues: governance, urban development, economic development etc.
Skills I use and how I developed them
Analytical thinking
What I like most
The international environment and the share of ideas and experiences among countries.
I have had the chance to attend conferences dictated by international leaders coming to the OECD.
What surprised me most
How friendly people are.
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