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23 May 2001
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No. 433
The WTO is seeking to fill a position of a Dispute Settlement Registrar in the Legal Affairs Division.
Applications from men and women are equally welcome.  Serving staff members who are interested are also
invited to apply.
TITLE AND GRADE: Dispute Settlement Registrar  – Grade 61
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 73,000 net p.a.
OTHER CONDITIONS: In accordance with WTO Staff and Pension Plan Regulations.
A package of expatriate benefits is available to staff recruited non-
locally.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term for two years with possibility of extension.GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Legal Affairs
Division, the incumbent will put in place and manage a registry for all
disputes initiated under the WTO provisions on dispute settlement.  In
that context, the specific tasks to be performed will include:
a) keeping a complete official record of each dispute settlement panel
proceeding;
b) establishing an effective and efficient filing system, both on paper
and in electronic format, and an effective archive system;
c) ensuring that submissions made in the course of dispute settlement
proceedings are complete, received on time and duly communicated
to the other party(ies) and third party(ies).  In this respect, the
incumbent may need to be in co ntact with Members' delegations
either orally or in writing;
d) assisting legal officers and secretaries of panels with respect to any
question related to the file of a particular case;
e) providing general information on a given file to any staff member
and, where appropriate, to Members' delegates.
In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for updating the WTO
dispute settlement data base and for updating the overview of the dispute
settlement state of play and will provide assistance to the LegalAssistant-Editor, as appropriate.
                                                          
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REQUIRED The incumbent will have completed secondary school and/or equivalent
QUALIFICATIONS: technical or commercial school.  Training in secretariat skills would be
desirable.  Specialized training or proven expertise in the administrative
aspects of handling legal matters, as well as in document filing, are
considered assets.  The incumbent will have experience in text
processing as well as in using and updating data bases and other relatedcomputer programmes.  The incumbent will have a professional
experience of at least eight years in secretarial tasks and/or document
classification, possibly with a private firm or with the registry of an
international adjudicatory entity, such as an international arbitrator, a
court or an international administrative tribunal.  Capacity to manage
tasks independently, sense of initiative, excellent organizational skills
and maturity in terms of working relationships with colleagues and withdelegates will be essential.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge of the English language is required, including a
demonstrated ability to write clearly and concisely, together with a very
good knowledge of French or Spanish
.
APPLICATIONS: 2An application form may be downloaded from the WTO website -www.wto.org – under "vacancies" or requested from:
Director, Administration and General Services Division
(Human Resources Section)
WTO
Centre William Rappard
154, rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva 21Switzerland
Fax: + 41-22-739-57-72Completed forms should be returned to the above address.All applications will be acknowledg ed, although a delay in answering
must be expected.  Only applicants possessing the required qualifications
will be taken into consideration.
CLOSING DATE OF THIS
VACANCY NOTICE: 18 July 2001
                                                          
          2Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.