WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
OFFICE(97)27
2April 1997
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.374
TheSecretariat ofWTO isseeking tofillaposition ofProject Team Leader intheFinance andGeneral
Services Division. Applications frommenandwomen areequally welcome. Serving staffmembers interested
inthisposition arealsoinvited toapply.
POST: Project Team Leader
CATEGORY AND LEVEL: P.3
BASE SALARY: P.3range: withdependants -US$43,326.-- toUS$58,058.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$40,419.-- toUS$53,914.-- netp.a.
POST ADJUSTMENT:1P.3range: withdependants -US$24,566.-- toUS$32,919.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$22,918.-- toUS$30,569.-- netp.a.
Allowances according toStaffRules. Netsalary andother emoluments
areexempt from income taxandpaidinSwiss francs.
TYPE OFAPPOINTMENT: Fixed-term fortwoyears.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Thefunctions arerelated totheinformatics field. Working closely with
theProject Manager, theTeam Leader willberesponsible for:
-Team leadership fortheproject team;
-Provision ofspecialised expertise infeasibility studies andsystems
analysis fortheteamprojects;
-Successfulimplementationoftechnical(softwareandhardware)solutions
forthevarious projects;
-Providing theprimary pointoftechnical liaison with3rdpartysuppliers
ofsoftware andhardware supplied aspartofthevarious projects;
./.
1Thisallowance isadjustable according tothemovements inthecostofliving andtochanges in
theofficial United Nations rateofexchange between theUSdollar andtheSwiss franc. Thefigures
mentioned above, which should beadded tothebasesalary figures, correspond totheexchange rate
forMarch 1997
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-Provision oftechnical expertise intheanalysis, development and
implementation oforiginal andmore complex end-user applications;
-Provision ofexpertise withrespect tothedevelopment oftraining
materials, technical anduserdocumentation.
DESIRABLE Auniversity degree incomputer science oritsequivalent intraining and
QUALIFICATIONS: self-study, atleast15years'experience withteam based projects and
proven capabilities inmanagement, analysis, development and
implementation oflargedataprocessing systems andPC-Lan applications.
Excellent knowledge ofOpenVMS, UNIX, Windows NTserver operating
systems andWindows 3.11, Windows 95andWindows NTworkstation
operating systems. Experience withRelational Databases suchasOracle.
ThoroughexperiencewithPCdevelopmenttechnologiesandsoftwaretools
suchasVisual Basic andC/C++, aswellaswithMicrosoft PCOffice
Automation applications. Experience withLAN, WAN andother aspects
oftelecommunications would beanassetaswellasexperience inthepublic
sector. Ability toconduct research andwrite reports concerning IT
development strategies.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge ofEnglish, French orSpanish, including technical
drafting skills inEnglish; aworking knowledge oftheother official
languages would beanasset.
APPLICATIONS:2Aformal application should besubmitted to:
Director, Personnel Division
WTO
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne, 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
FaxNo.(4122) 7395772
Allapplications willbeacknowledged, although adelay inanswering must
beexpected. Only applicants possessing therequired qualifications will
betaken intoconsideration.
CLOSING DATE OFTHIS
VACANCY NOTICE: 7May1997
2Onlyapplications fromnationals ofWTO member states orformer GATT Contracting Parties will
beaccepted.