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         20 February 2004  
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
 
WTO
 
 
Geneva  
 
Vacancy Notice No.L01/04  
 
 The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill a position of Economic Affairs Officer in the 
Accessions Division to assist in technical c ooperation and capacity-building work pursuant to 
the Doha Development Agenda.  This is a specia l contract position of limited duration and is 
subject to a fast-track recruitment procedure as defined below.  Applications from men and 
women are equally welcome.  TITLE AND GRADE: Economic Affairs Officer – Grade 7
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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 ca ndidate will be expected to take up 
his/her duties by the end of May 2004 at the latest. 
 
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term for one  year.  The contract may be renewed 
subject to the fully satisfa ctory 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) to strengthen 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) to help in the coordinati on of technical assistance and 
training activities being organized by the Institute for Training and Technical Co- operation in coordination 
with Accessions Division;  
  c) to assist in the servicing of working party meetings, 
including the drafting of reports, preparation of schedules and other documents;  
                                                 
 1The position may be offered at a lower grade if the selected candidate does not fully meet all the required 
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   d) to assist the Division in helping acceding governments, 
particularly the LDC acceding governments in developing their legislative and enforcement mechanisms to enable them to meet WTO requirements; 
  e) to prepare briefing and background notes on specific 
subjects as required. 
 REQUIRED Applicants must have a uni versity degree in law, economics  
QUALIFICATIONS: or a related discip line and a minimum of two years of 
relevant experience.  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 Multilater al and Plurilateral Trade 
Agreements is essential.  Applicants should have proven 
writing skills, be able to wo rk under pressure of deadlines, 
and have an understanding of  legal and/or economic 
analysis and drafting. 
 LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge of English and good French.  A good 
working knowledge of Spanish would be an asset. 
 
APPLICATIONS:
 2 The 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.  If you 
are unable to download the application form, please send an e-mail or fax to the Human Resources Section requesting the form.  A completed form may 
also be submitted to the following address: 
Director, Administration and General Services 
Division 
 (Human Resources Section)  
WTO 
Centre William Rappard 
154, Rue de Lausanne  CH-1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland 
 
e-mail: humanresources@wto.org   
Fax::  +41-22-739 5772 
 
b) Candidates must  indicate clearly in section 15 of the 
application form the Vacancy Notice No.L01/04. 
                                                 
          2Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted. 
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L01/02 c) 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 
d) 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. 
e) Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from 
enquiring about progress of their application.  
 CLOSING DATE OF THIS 18 March 2004  
VACANCY NOTICE: No applications will be considered after this date