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The recruitment policy of the WTO is to seek to attract and retain staff members  
offering the highest standards of competence, efficiency and integrity.  
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the WTO gives full regard to merit and dive rsity. 
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Vacancy Notice No.:   EXT/L/16 -59 Issued on:   7 September  2016 
 
Title:   Analyst -Programmer  Application Deadline (CET):   5 October  
2016 
 
 
Grade:   6 
 Division:   Institute of Trai ning and Technical 
Cooperation  
(L039)  Contract Type:   Fixed -term 
 
Starting Salary:   CHF 83,548  net per annum  
(approximate)  Duration:   One year.  The contract may be  
renewed subject to the fully satisfactory  
performance of the incumbent and the  
continued  availability of funds.  
 
Other 
Conditions:  In accordance with WTO Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and WTO Pension Plan 
Regulations.  
The World Trade Organization offers an attractive compensation package 
including an annual net salary (subject to mandato ry deductions for pension 
contributions and health insurance), dependency benefits, pension plan, health 
insurance scheme, separation grant, and 30 days annual leave.  Benefits for 
internationally recruited staff may include travel and removal expenses on 
appointment and separation, installation grant, education grant, rental subsidy, 
and home leave.  
Additional information on the compensation package is provided on the 
WTO website:  
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/vacan_e/comp_package_e.pdf . 
 
 
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill  the position of Analyst -Programmer  in the 
Institute of Training and Technical Cooperation  to assist in technical cooperation related 
work .  
 
The Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC) designs, coordinates and implements 
Trade-Related Technical Assistance  (TRTA)  activities. TRTA is the WTO's contribution to the Aid for 
Trade Initiative, which aims to help developing, least -devel oped countries and other low -income 
transition economies to mainstream trade into their national economic development plans and 
strategies. With support across the WTO Secretariat, the ITTC delivers specific technical assistance 
products as mandated by WTO  Members in the regularly updated Technical Assistance and 
Training Plans. To respond to Members' request to introduce a Result s-Based Management (RBM) 
approach  to WTO TRTA , an online  monitoring and evaluation framework was introduced to improve 
planning, decision -making, transparency and accountability  for technical assistance activities .   
 
 
General Functions  
 
Reporting to the Head of the Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Section in ITTC , the 
incumbent will undertake the following:  
 
1. Contrib ute to the development and implementation of a RBM system for technical assistance 
activities.   This will involve in particular the following functions:  
 
Introduc ing new monitoring and reporting facilities in the technical assistance application.  OFFICE(16 )/73 
 
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 Contribut ing to the development and implementation of a new technical assistance management 
application as required, including analysis of users ' requirements, recommendation of appropriate 
solutions, architecture/design, coding, testing, deployment, documentation;  training and 
assistance to users.  
Maintaining existing e lectronic workflows to request, approve and report on technical assistance 
activities , as well as  develop ing and implement ing new workflows as required.  
Ensuring c ompatibility of the new technical as sistance management application with 
mobiles/tablets . 
Migrating historical data from the current RBM system to the new one.  
Maintaining the compatibility and links of the new technical assistance management application 
with external applications such as Fo rmstack.  
Maintenance of the new technical assistance application s, once implemented.  
2. Contribute to the development of a technical assistance dashboard designed to communicate 
delivery  results, both inside the Secretariat and to Members, at output and ou tcome level.   The 
dashboard should be based on an agreed set of indicators , targets  and users' needs.  
 
3. Develop, maintain and enhance an export facility to feed technical assistance data into the 
Global Technical Assistance Database, in cooperation with the International Computing Centre 
(ICC).  
 
4. Maintain the ECampus  website  until it is decommissioned , including  security maintenance 
through  the Web Application Firewall (WAF)  and synchronicity integration and data flow with the 
TA IT applications and o nline monitoring and evaluation system (in coordination with the Technical 
Assistance Monitoring and Evaluation team); assist in the implementation of a new Lear ning 
Management System ( LMS), including data migration and development of APIs to bridge the 
platform to the TA IT applications; work on ad -hoc IT -related issues related to the LMS, as 
required.  
 
5.  Keep abreast of developments in the area and make suggestions on how they may apply in 
the WTO context in general and in ITTC in particular.  
  
 
REQUIRE D QUALIFICATIONS  
 
Education:  
 
In addition to a basic university degree, theoretical knowledge and/or proven professional 
expertise equivalent to an advanced university degree level in computer science or a related 
discipline.  
 
Knowledge and Skills:  
 
The fo llowing technical capabilities are required:  
 
Knowledge of and practical experience working with application development with ASP.NET MVC  / 
Web F orms, MS SQL Server, Transact SQL  and stored procedures , ORM frameworks and in 
particular  Entity Framework , LINQ to SQL , API integration, native mobile applications  (Windows 
and Mac OS) , XML, JSON , Visual Studio, Javascript frameworks, CSS3,  HTML5 .  Knowledge of 
Oracle DBMS will be an advantage . 
 
Full lifecycle skills from analysis of initial requirements to desi gn, development , test and 
deployment  for web and mobile applications  as well as training and assistance to users .  
 
Analytical  and problem solving  skills; analyse , solve problems  and propose solutions adaptable  to 
the WTO environment and taking into accoun t technological progress . 
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 Excellent didactic skills to provide effective remote assistance and guidance to users ; very good 
organisational skills  with ability to meet deadlines , work independent ly; ability to propose 
innovative and creative solutions  when  needed . 
 
Good interpersonal  skills with capability to work in  a multicultural environment ; ability  to 
effectively work as a team player . 
 
Work Experience:  
 
At least two years' experience in analysis, design, development, implementation and maintenance 
of large-scale information systems  and in development of mobile applications.  
 
Experience developing .Net, Service Oriented .Net Enterprise Applications using Web Services, 
Windows Services , web forms  and mobile -oriented technologies  (Windows and Mac OS) . 
Experience working on RBM systems.  
 
Languages:  
 
Excellent knowledge of English  is required. A  good knowledge of  French will be considered an 
advantage . 
 
Additional Information:  
 
Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.  
 
The WTO may us e various communication technologies such as video or teleconference for the 
assessment and evaluation of candidates. The recruitment process may also involve the use of 
various forms of testing, assessment centres, interviews and reference checks.  
 
Candid ates not selected whose performance in the selection process nevertheless shows them to 
be suitable for a similar position may be kept on a roster for up to 1 8 months, and may 
subsequently be called upon as and when the need arises for additional resources . 
 
This position is subject to continued availability of funds. Should the successful candidate hold a 
regular or fixed -term contract under the regular WTO budget, the contractual status shall be 
changed to a one year fixed -term contract in accordance with  the contractual arrangement set out 
in the vacancy notice.  
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APPLICANTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO SIT A WRITTEN EXAMINATION  
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APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY IF SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW  
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Please note that all candidates must complete an o nline application  form.  
To apply, please visit the WTO's E -Recruit ment website at: https://erecruitment.wto.org . 
The system provides instructions for online application procedures.  
 
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has  
been posted and well before the closing date – Centr al European Time (CET) –  
stated in the vacancy announcement.  
 
PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE  
CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED  
 
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