06-1052 OFFICE(06)/48 
9 March 2006 
  
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
WTO 
 
Geneva
 
 
Vacancy Notice No. 566  
 
 The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to f ill a position of an Analyst-Programmer in the 
Systems Development and Production (SDP) Sect ion of the Economic Research and Statistics 
Division.  Serving staff members interested in this position are also invited to apply.  The WTO is an 
Equal Opportunities Employer. 
 
TITLE AND GRADE: Analyst Programmer, Grade 81 
 
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 108,164 net p.a. 
 
OTHER CONDITIONS:  In accordance with WTO Staff 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 fo r two years, with possibility of extension. 
 GENERAL FUNCTIONS : Under the supervision of the Chief of the SDP Section and the Senior 
Analyst Programmer, the incumbent will be responsible for 
development and maintenance of sta nd-alone and Internet applications 
and databases to support the processi ng, dissemination and analysis of 
international trade policy information.  The work of the SDP Section includes: 
 
(a) Development and support of the technical infrastructure for 
the WTO's Integrated Data Base (IDB), Consolidated Tariff 
Schedules (CTS) Database and other trade policy databases, in collaboration with the Informatics Division and the 
International Computing Centre. 
(b) Development, maintenance and support of a number of 
applications used to facilitate the processing, dissemination 
and analysis of the IDB and CTS information. 
(c) Development and maintenance of several websites used for 
the dissemination and analysis of IDB and CTS information. 
(d) Provision of technical advice and support to WTO Members, 
WTO Committees and to other Divisions in the Secretariat. 
 
 
 
                                                 
1 The post may be offered at a lower grade if the sele cted candidate does not fully meet all of the required 
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REQUIRED   (a) A university degree in com puter science or related discipline.   
QUALIFICATIONS/    Theoretical knowledge and/or proven professional expertise  
COMPETENCIES:   equivalent to an advanced university degree level. 
 
(b) A minimum of five years experience in analysis, design, 
development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale 
information systems. 
 (c) Excellent knowledge of object-oriented programming, 
component development technology, multi-tier distributed client-server development and relational database 
management systems. 
 
(d) Knowledge of MS Window s operating environment and 
Internet technology.  Extensive expertise in MS Visual InterDev, ASP, HTML, DHTML, VBScript and JavaScript in the MS Internet Explorer environment.  Experience in 
Transact SQL and MS SQL Server 2000 development and 
administration. 
 (e) Experience in component-based development using MS 
Visual Basic 6 and  knowledge of the MS .NET technology and tools for Windows and Web programming.  Knowledge of 
MS Office tools, in particular MS Access. 
 (f) Experience in the subject-matter of custom tariffs and 
international trade statistics would be an advantage. 
 
(g) Ability to work harmoniously in a small team with inter-
related work schedules is essential. 
 
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge of Eng lish.  Knowledge of French and/or 
Spanish would be an asset. 
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 application form, please send an e-mail or fax to the Human Resources Division requesting the form.  A 
completed form may also be submitted to the following address: 
Director, Human Resources Division 
WTO Centre William Rappard Rue de Lausanne 154 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 application up with copies of qualifications, 
previous employment contracts, entire publications, etc. 
 
                                                 
2 Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted. 
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 Candidates must indicate clearly in section 15 of the application form 
the Vacancy Notice No. 566. 
 Applications will not be acknowledge d.  Only applicants possessing 
the required qualifications will be take n into consideration.  Only the 
successful candidate will be no tified of the outcome of the 
competition. 
 Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from enquiring about progress of their application. 
 CLOSING DATE OF THIS 20 April 2006  
VACANCY NOTICE:  No applications will be considered after this date. 
 
The WTO is a non-smoking environment.