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28 October 2002
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No. 479
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill a position of Secretary in the Development and
Economic Research Division.  Applications from men and women are equally welcome.  Serving staff
members who are interested are also invited to apply.
TITLE AND GRADE: Secretary – Grade 41
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 62,100 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 for tw o years with possibility of extension.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Under the supervision of the Division's Administrative Assistant,
the incumbent will perform the following specific duties:
(a) assisting in the preparation, conduct and follow-up of
formal and informal meetings of the bodies falling under
the Division's responsibility (Committee of Trade andDevelopment, Committee of Trade and Development
Special Session, Committee of Trade and Development
Dedicated Session, Working Group on Transfer of
Technology);
(b) technical support for the preparation of Secretariat
documentation relating to the bodies falling under the
Division's responsibility;
(c) technical support regarding the circulation of the
submissions of Members relating to the bodies falling
under the Division's responsibility;
(d) processing of incoming notifications to the Committee
of Trade and Development and relating to PreferentialArrangements Among Developing Countries Negotiated
in GATT in the three official languages upon reception
from the CRN;  preparing the final form of the
notifications for circulation;
(e) typing, filing, proof-reading and dispatch of notes,
papers, correspondence, reports and other internal orofficial documents;
                                                     
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(f) other assignments, as required.
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:Completed secondary education, supplemented by secretarial
training;  three to four years of relevant experience, preferably
with some exposure to the servicing large-scale corporatemeetings and/or international conferences;  demonstrated ability
to use PC information systems and standard software packages;
ability to work without direct supervision and ensure a  high
degree of accuracy.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowle dge of English and a very good knowledge of
French or Spanish.
APPLICATIONS
2: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 applicationform, please send an e-mail or fax to the Human ResourcesSection requesting the form.  A completed form may also be
submitted to the following address:
Director, Administration and General Services Division
(Human Resources Section)
WTOCentre William Rappard
154, rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
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. 479.
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.
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS
VACANCY NOTICE:23 December 2002
No applications will be considered after this date.
                                                     
2 Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.
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