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26 May 2003
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No. 495
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill a position of Finance Clerk in the Finance and
Accounts Section, Administration and General Servi ces Division.  Applications from men and women
are equally welcome.  Serving staff members interested in this position are also invited to apply.
TITLE AND GRADE: Finance Clerk – Grade 41
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 64,200 net p.a.OTHER CONDITIONS: In accordance with WTO Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and
WTO Pension Plan Regulations.
A package of expatriate benefits is available to staff recruited
internationally.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term  contract for two years, with possibility of extension.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Under the general supervision of the Chief of the Finance and
Accounts Section, the incumbent will perform the following
specific duties:
(a) entering accounting data into the computerized system and
processing of various types of payments and receipts;
(b) preparation and typing of accounting vouchers, examination
of invoices and other claims as to correctness, authority and
coding;
(c) preparing routine correspondence and typing financial
reports;
(d) performing, as required, clerical and other accounting tasks
falling within the general functions of this Section.
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS: Completed secondary education and/or comparable commercial
school and/or experience in book-keeping;  three to four years of
relevant job experience;  ability to type and to operate calculating and
accounting machines;  good knowledge of Oracle, Excel and Word.
The incumbent must be orderly and able to work with precision andaccuracy.
                                                     
1The position may be offered at a lower grade if the selected candidate does not fully meet all the required
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LANGUAGES: An excell ent knowledge of either English or French and a good basic
knowledge of the other language.  Knowledge of Spanish would be
an asset.
APPLICATIONS2: Please use the online application form which may be downloaded
from the WTO website – www.wto.org - under "vacancies".  If you
are unable to download the application form, please send an e-mail orfax to the Human Resources Section requesting the form.  A
completed form may also be submitted to the following address:
Director, Administration and General Services Division
(Human Resources Section)
WTO
Centre William Rappard
154, rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva 21Switzerland
E-mail:  humanresources@wto.org           Fax::  +41-22-739 5772
Please do not send your application via multiple routes.  It is not
necessary to follow your application up with copies of qualifications,
previous employment contracts, entire publications, etc.
Candidates must  indicate clearly in section 15 of the application
form the Vacancy Notice No. 495.
Applications will not be acknowledged.  Only applicants possessing
the required qualifications will be taken into consideration.  Only the
successful candidate will be notified of the outcome of the
competition.
Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from enquiring about
progress of their application.
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CLOSING DATE OF THIS: 21 July 2003
VACANCY NOTICE No applications will be considered after this date
                                                     
2Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.
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