OFFICE(98)12
17February 1998
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
CALL FOR CANDIDATES
Junior Officer Positions (P.2)
1. TheSecretariat oftheWTO isseeking qualified candidates whocould beconsidered asand
when specific vacancies arise forjunior officers. Applications from menandwomen areequally
welcome. Serving staffwishing tobeconsidered arealsoinvited toapply.
2. Thepositions inquestion areintheoperational/substantive divisions1oftheWTO; support
function positions arenotconcerned.
3. Ifselectedforconsiderationinrelationtoaspecificvacancy,candidateswillbeinvitedtoGeneva
forinterview andtesting. Candidates should indicate anypreferences theymayhaveforparticular
areas ofWTO 'swork.
4. TheWTO secretariat issmall (500staff) andthenumber ofvacancies accordingly limited.
Itcanbeexpected thatabout fiveP.2vacancies mayoccur inthenext18months inthedivisions
concerned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
5. Inorder tobeeligible, acandidate should notbeover30years ofage,andshould havethe
following profile:
a) anadvanced university degree ineconomics, law,international relations, orarelated
discipline, withademonstrated specialization ininternational trade orinternational
law(Candidates should listthecontents ofcourses related toWTO 'swork.);
b) excellent knowledge ofEnglish, French orSpanish, andpreferably knowledge ofone
orbothoftheothers;
c) operational familiarity withPCinformation systems andstandard software packages;
d) ability toestablish andmaintain good working relations within amulti-cultural
environment.
Preference willbegiven tocandidates withsome relevant working experience.
1Thedivisions concerned are:
Accessions Market Access
Agriculture andCommodities Rules
Council Technical Cooperation andTraining
Development Textiles
Economic Research andAnalysis Trade andEnvironment
External Relations Trade inServices
Intellectual Property andInvestment Trade Policy Review
Legal Affairs
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TYPICAL DUTIES:
6. Ingeneral terms, theduties willinclude:
a) assistance incollection, analysis, interpretation andorganization ofmaterial ofconcern
tothedivision;
b) assistanceintheservicingofmeetingsofWTObodies,includingpreparationandfollow-
upofsuchmeetings;
c) preparation ofreports, documents andcommunications ofeconomic and/or legalnature,
dealing withthework ofthedivision;
d) dealing withmatters relating totheinterpretation andoperation ofWTO articles and
provisions, aswellasWTO instruments andarrangements;
e) background work fortheprovision oftechnical assistance toMembers andacceding
countries.
CONDITIONS OFSERVICE:
7. Thestarting annual salary is:
With dependants -app. Swiss francs 83.200.-- net
Without dependants -app. Swiss francs 78.000.-- net
Thereisapackageofexpatriatebenefits,aswellassocialsecuritycoverage.Initialappointments
arefortwoyears.
APPLICATIONS:
8. Allapplications2willbeacknowledged, although adelay inanswering mustbeexpected. Only
applicants possessing therequired qualifications willbetaken intoconsideration.
Anapplication formmaybedownloaded fromtheWTO website -www.wto.org -orrequested
from:
Personnel Division
WTO
Centre William Rappard
154,ruedeLausanne
1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
Fax:+41-22-739.57.72
Completed forms should bereturned totheabove-mentioned address.
CLOSING DATE FOR
APPLICATIONS: 15May1998
2Only applications from nationals ofWTO Members willbeaccepted.