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28 March 2002
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.L01/02
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill a position of Economic Affairs Officer in the Accessions
Division to assist in technical cooperation and capaci ty-building work pursuant to the Doha Development
Agenda.  This is a special contract position of limited duration and is subject to a fast-track recruitment
procedure as defined below.  Applicati ons from men and women are equally welcome.
TITLE AND GRADE: Economic Affairs Officer – Grade 71
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 81,600 net p.a.
OTHER CONDITIONS: In accordance with WTO Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and WTO
Pension Plan Regulations as applicable to fixed-term contracts for
functions of limited duration.
A package of expatriate benefits is available to staff recruited
internationally.
DATE OF ENTRY ON DUTY: The successful candidate will be expected to take up his/her duties by the
end of May 2002 at the latest.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term for one year.  Th e contract may be renewed subject to the fully
satisfactory performance of the incumbent and the continuing availability
of funds.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent will assist members of the Division in carrying out the
tasks assigned to the Division, including the following:
a) strengthening the Division's capacity to give focused technical help
to acceding governments in the accession process, e.g. timely
preparation of high quality documentation to be submitted to
Working Parties;
b) helping in the coordination of technical assistance and training
activities being organized by the Technical Cooperation Division orthe Training Division in coordination with the Accessions Division;
c) assisting the Division in helpin g acceding governments, particularly
the LDC acceding governments, in developing their legislative and
enforcement mechanisms to enable  them to meet WTO requirements;
d) assisting in the servicing of working party meetings, including the
drafting of reports, preparation of  schedules and other documents;
e) preparing briefing and back ground notes on specific subjects as
required.
                                                          
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REQUIRED Applicants must have a university degree in law, economics or a related
QUALIFICATIONS: discipline.  They should have a good understanding of and interest in the
requirements of WTO accession and the commitments involved in WTO
Agreements.  Good knowledge of WTO legal instruments and the
Uruguay Round Multilateral and Plurilateral Trade Agreements is
essential.  Applicants should have proven writing skills, be able to workunder pressure of deadlines, and have an understanding of legal and/or
economic analysis and drafting.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledg e of English and good French.  Good working
knowledge of additional languages would be an asset.
APPLICATIONS:
 2The WTO is employing a fast-track process to fill the above post.  The
following special conditions therefore apply in this case and must be
strictly observed.
a) Only  applications submitted on the WTO application form
available from the WTO website ( www.wto.org/vacancies ) will be
accepted.
b) Candidates must  indicate clearly in section 15 of the application
form the vacancy notice for which they are applying.
c) If a candidate is applying for more than one vacancy in this series,
a separate application form must  be used for each vacancy.
d) Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from enquiring about
progress of their application.
e) Completed forms should be submitted to the following address:
Director, Administ ration and General Services Division
(Human Resources Section)WTO
Centre William Rappard
154, Rue de Lausanne
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
e-mail: recruitment@wto.org
Important:  please take care to specify L01/02 in the subject box.
Applications will not be acknowledged. Only applicants possessing the
required qualifications will be taken into consideration.  Only successful
candidates will be notified of the outcome of the competition.
CLOSING DATE OF THIS
VACANCY NOTICE: 19 April 2002
                                                          
          2Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.