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        22 July 2004 
 
 
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
 
WTO  
 
Geneva  
 
Vacancy Notice No. 532  
 
 
 The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill the position of Spanish Text Regrouping Specialist  
in the Spanish Unit of the Text Processing Sectio n in the Language Services and Documentation 
Division.  Applications from men and women are equally  welcome.  Serving staff members interested in 
this position are also invited to apply. 
 
TITLE AND GRADE: Spanish Text Regrouping Specialist – Grade 51 
STARTING SALARY:  Approximately  Swiss francs 72,425 net p.a. 
OTHER CONDITIONS In accordance with WTO Regulations and Staff Rules and WTO 
Pension Plan Regulations. 
 A package of expatriate benefits  is available to staff recruited 
internationally 
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term contract for two years, with possibility of extension. 
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Under the supervision of th e Chef of the Text processing Section, the 
incumbent will carry out the following tasks: 
 (a)  regrouping parts of large and complex documents prepared 
separately into a consolidated  whole document or document 
section and signing off on accuracy  of document prior to review 
by the Text Processing Reviser; 
 (b)  checking large and small documents prepared by others, inserts 
corrections and approves accuracy of product; 
 (c)  typing documents using personal computers including copy 
typing; transcribing from digital and analogue recordings; 
preparation of complex tables and graphics; formatting including sections in landscape format with complex header requirements such as first and odd/even page differences and  
finalization (incorporating transl ator’s and reviser’s and other 
corrections into text) of large and small documents; 
 (d)  occasional quality control of documents when necessary. 
REQUIRED 
QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of secondary school and/or secretarial or equivalent 
commercial school.  Passage of the Text Processing Operator I 
qualifications test.  Specialized training and proven expertise in 
document formatting and regroupi ng.  Excellent knowledge of 
Microsoft WORD.  Ability to operate Dictaphones and digital 
dictation machines.  A minimum of five years of experience in the occupational area. 
 
                                                     
 
1 The post may be offered at a lower grade if the selected candidate does not fully meet all of the required 
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LANGUAGES: The work requires an excellent knowledge of Spanish including an 
expert knowledge of grammar and spelling in order to ensure the 
production of document-perfect texts and a good knowledge of 
French or English. Some knowledge of a third working language is 
desirable. 
 
APPLICATIONS:
2 Please use the online application form which may be downloaded 
from the WTO website – www.wto.org  - under "vacancies".  If you 
are unable to download the applica tion 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 1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland 
 E-mail:  humanresources@wto.org
              Fax::  +41-22-739 5772 
 Please do not send your application via multiple routes.  It is not 
necessary to follow your applicatio n up with copies of qualifications, 
previous employment contracts, entire publications, etc. 
 Candidates must indicate clearly in section 15 of the application 
form the Vacancy Notice No. 532. 
 Applications will not be acknowledge d.  Only applicants possessing 
the required qualifications will be ta ken into consideration.  Only the 
successful candidate will be notified of the outcome of the competition. 
 Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from enquiring about 
progress of their application. 
CLOSING DATE OF THIS 
VACANCY NOTICE: 16 September 2004 
No applications will be c onsidered after this date. 
 
                                                     
 
2 Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted. 
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