WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
OFFICE(96)100
10December 1996
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.372
TheSecretariat oftheWTO isseeking tofillaposition intheIntellectual Property andInvestment
Division. Applications from menandwomen areequally welcome. Serving staffmembers interested in
thisposition arealsoinvited toapply.
CATEGORY AND LEVEL: Professional -P.41
BASE SALARY: P.4range: withdependants -US$48,824.--toUS$63,664.--netp.a.
without dependants -US$45,413.--toUS$58,886.--netp.a.
POST ADJUSTMENT:2P.4range: withdependants -US$45,504.-- toUS$59,335.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$42,325.-- toUS$54,882.-- netp.a.
TYPE OFAPPOINTMENT: Fixed-term fortwoyears.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Thefunctions arerelated totheresponsibilities oftheWTO inthearea
ofintellectual property, inparticular inregard totheenforcement
provisions oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS). Under thegeneral supervision oftheDirector
oftheDivision, theincumbent willberequired to:
(a) assist inthepreparation, conduct andfollow-up ofmeetings ofthe
Council forTRIPS andofanysubsidiary bodies thatmaybe
established byit,particularly inthepreparation ofworking papers
andrecords ofmeetings;
(b) actassecretary todispute settlement panels;
OFFICE(96)100
1Theposition maybeoffered atagrade lower iftheselected candidate doesnotfullymeet the
stated qualifications.
2Thisallowance isadjustable according tothemovements inthecostofliving andtochanges in
theofficial United Nations rateofexchange between theUSdollar andtheSwiss franc. Thefigures
mentioned above, which should beadded tothebasesalary figures, correspond totheexchange rate
forNovember 1996.
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(c) provide advice andassistance toMember governments, including
contributing totheSecretariat 'sactivities inthefieldoftechnical
co-operation;
(d) assist inotherworkoftheSecretariat relating tointellectual property
matters;
(e) maintain contacts with other international organizations,
governmental andnon-governmental, theintellectual property
community, theacademic world andother interested parties;
(f) carry outother tasks asassigned.
DESIRABLE Auniversity degree, preferably inlaw. Substantial professional
QUALIFICATIONS: knowledge which willenable theincumbent tocarry outeffectively the
tasks described above. While applicants should have awide-ranging
interestintradeandintellectualpropertymatters,knowledgeandexperience
(five-ten years) isbeing sought ofprocedures andremedies forthe
enforcement ofintellectual property rights, preferably inbothcivillaw
andcommon lawjurisdictions.
Ability towrite clearly, concisely andspeedily; toestablish andmaintain
good working relations with colleagues andgovernment officials of
different nationalities.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge ofeither English orFrench, including anability to
write accurately, precisely andquickly inoneofthese languages. Good
working knowledge ofadditional languages, especially Spanish, would
beanadvantage.
APPLICATIONS3: Aformal application should besubmitted to:
Director, Personnel Division
WTO
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne, 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
FaxNo.(4122) 7395772
Allapplications willbeacknowledged, although adelay inanswering must
beexpected. Only applicants possessing therequired qualifications will
betaken intoconsideration.
CLOSING DATE OFTHIS
VACANCY NOTICE: 15January 1997
3Only applications from nationals ofWTO member states orformer GATT Contracting Parties
willbeaccepted.