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28 March 2002
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.L05/02
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill a position of Counsellor in the Intellectual Property
Division to assist in technical cooperation and capacity-building work in the field of competition policy
pursuant to the Doha Development Agenda.  This is a special contract position of limited duration and is
subject to a fast-track recruitment procedure as defi ned below.  Applications from men and women are equally
welcome.
TITLE AND GRADE: Counsellor – Grade 91
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 115,600 net p.a.
OTHER CONDITIONS: In accordance with WTO Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and WTO
Pension Plan Regulations as applicable to fixed-term contracts for
functions of limited duration.
A package of expatriate benefits is available to staff recruited
internationally.
DATE OF ENTRY ON DUTY: The successful candidate will be expected to take up his/her duties by the
end of May 2002 at the latest.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term for one year.  Th e contract may be renewed subject to the fully
satisfactory performance of the incumbent and the continuing availability
of funds.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: This post is for a specialist in the field of competition policy.  The
incumbent will be expected to play a key role in the Secretariat'senhanced technical cooperation and capacity-building programme in this
area.  The tasks will include organizing and participating in national,
regional and multilateral workshops, seminars, symposia and training
courses and preparing training materials, both for use in these events and
for more general use, including through distance learning mechanisms.
In carrying out these functions, the incumbent will be expected to
cooperate with other inter-governmental organizations active in thisfield.
In addition, the incumbent will be required to support the other work of
the Division in the field of trade and competition policy so as to release
other officers to increase their technical assistance and capacity-buildingactivities.  This will include assisting in the servicing of meetings of the
Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition
Policy.
REQUIRED Applicants should have a thorough understanding of competition law and
                                                          
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QUALIFICATIONS: policy and, preferably, a good knowledge of the ongoing debate in the
WTO on the interaction between trade and competition policy.Experience and familiarity with meeting the technical cooperation and
capacity-building needs of developing and least-developed countries in
this area would be a distinct advantage, including through the
organization of the types of activities referred to in the previous section
of this notice.
.
In addition to a first university degree, applicants should have theoretical
knowledge and/or proven professional expertise equivalent to an
advanced university degree in law and/or economics with a focus on
competition policy.  Applicants should be able to show evidence of a
wide-ranging interest in and knowledge of international economic
relations as well as at least 8 years of professional experience in the fieldof competition law and policy.
Ability to write clearly, concisely and rapidly and to communicate
effectively orally;  to establish and maintain good working relations with
colleagues and government officials of different nationalities.
LANGUAGES: Excellent know ledge of English or French.  A good working knowledge of
Spanish would be a distinct advantage.
APPLICATIONS:
 2The WTO is employing a fast-track process to fill the above post.  The
following special conditions therefore apply in this case and must be
strictly observed.
a) Only  applications submitted on the WTO application form
available from the WTO website ( www.wto.org/vacancies ) will be
accepted.
b) Candidates must  indicate clearly in section 15 of the application
form the vacancy notice for which they are applying.
c) If a candidate is applying for more than one vacancy in this series,
a separate application form must  be used for each vacancy.
d) Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from enquiring about
progress of their application.
e) Completed forms should be submitted to the following address:
Director, Administ ration and General Services Division
(Human Resources Section)
WTO
Centre William Rappard154, Rue de Lausanne
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
e-mail: recruitment@wto.org
Important : please take care to specify L05/02 in the subject box.
                                                          
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Applications will not be acknowledged. Only applicants possessing the
required qualifications will be taken into consideration.  Only successful
candidates will be notified of the outcome of the competition.
CLOSING DATE OF THIS
VACANCY NOTICE: 19 April 2002