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          23 January 2007  
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
 
WTO
 
 
Geneva  
 
Vacancy Notice No. 600  
  The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill tw o positions of Statistica l Officer in the Economic 
Research and Statistics Division.  Serving staff member s interested in these positions are also invited to 
apply.  The WTO is an Equal Opportunities Employer.  
 
TITLE AND GRADE: Statis tical Officer – Grade 7
1 
 STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 91,000 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 for two years with possibility of extension. 
 GENERAL FUNCTIONS:  The incumbent will serve  in the Economic Research and Statistics 
Division, which is responsible for th e provision of a central statistical 
service for Members and the Secretariat comprising, inter alia , the 
provision of quantitative informati on related to economic and trade 
policy issues;  the development and maintenance of trade policy databases, including the Integrated Data Base (IDB) and the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database;  and the provision of 
expert technical advice and assistance to Members and the Secretariat.  
 
  Under the supervision of a senio r officer, the incumbent will be 
responsible for the following duties:  
 
a) check, standardize and format WTO Members' notifications 
of import and tariff information for inclusion in the IDB; 
 b) participate in the maintenance of the CTS database; this 
includes updating Member's tariff concessions, preparing new Members' schedules on goods; 
 
c) participate in the further development of database facilities 
needed for the processing of IDB/CTS data; 
 
d) contribute to the drafting of technical notes and papers on 
methodological issues; 
 
                                                     
 
1The positions may be offered at a lower grade if the selected candidates do not fully meet all the required 
qualifications. 
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e) participate in analytical work on tariffs and trade flows, 
based on the IDB, the CTS and other similar databases for WTO Divisions, Members and in response to other requests;  
 
f) participate in seminars, workshops and missions in support 
of the IDB Technical Assistance Programme. 
 
REQUIRED  University degree in statistics or  economics.  Advanced statistical and  
QUALIFICATIONS: database computing skills a nd experience in their application to 
applied economic statistics.  T horough practical knowledge of MS 
Access or similar database software.  Up to five years of working 
experience, at the national or intern ational level, in the collection, 
compilation or analysis of trade and/or trade-related statistics.  
 
LANGUAGES: An excellent knowledge of one of the organization's working 
languages is required.  Good drafting skills are also required.  A good 
knowledge of an additional work ing language would be a major 
advantage. 
 
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 
  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. 600. 
  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: 6 March 2007 
   No applications will be considered after this date. 
   The WTO is a non smoking environment 
                                                     
 
 2Only applications from nationals  of WTO Members will be accepted.