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        12 October 2005   WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
WTO Appellate Body
 
 
Geneva  
 
 Vacancy Notice No. 549  
  The WTO is seeking to fill a po sition of Secretary in the Appe llate Body Secretariat of the 
WTO.  The WTO is an Equal Opportunities Employe r and welcomes applicat ions from women and 
men.  Serving staff members interested in this position are also  invited to apply. 
 
TITLE AND GRADE  Secretary (legal) – Grade 4
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STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs  66,500 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 for one year. 
 
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Under the supervision of the Administrative Assistant, the incumbent 
will:  
(a) perform a full range of secretarial duties; 
(b) ensure proper distribution a nd registration/date stamping of 
documents;  organize and maintain  official records and appeal 
files; 
(c) draft correspondence and memora nda from verbal instructions 
or brief notes, using standard templates; 
(d) check legal and other document s for format, spelling, grammar, 
and proper citation; 
(e) maintain contact with dele gations involved in appeals;  
coordinate the translation and circulation of Appellate Body 
Reports;  liaise with other Divisions as necessary; 
(f) service meetings both formal and informal; 
(g) maintain regular communi cations with Appellate Body 
Members in their home countries; 
(h) perform other duties as required. 
 
                                                           
1The post may be offered at a lower grade if the selected candidate does not  fully meet all of the 
required qualifications. OFFICE(05)/79 
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Completed secondary school, supplem ented by secretarial training;  
three to four years of relevant experience;  an excellent knowledge of MS Word and PowerPoint, and some experience with computerized databases;  ability to work within  strict deadlines and under pressure;  
ability to work with some supervis ion;  ability to work as a member 
of a team;  highly developed sense of tact and discretion.  Previous 
work experience in a legal environm ent and/or with editing would be 
an asset. 
 
LANGUAGES Excellent  knowledge of English, with a working knowledge of 
French and/or Spanish. 
 
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 applicati on 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 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 application 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. 549.  
Applications will not be acknowledged.  Only applicants possessing 
the required qualifications will be take n 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: 7 December 2005 
 
                                                           
2Only applications from nationals  of WTO Members will be accepted. 
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