99-0057 ./.One copy per OFFICE(99)11
staff member 8 January 1999
NOTICE TO THE STAFF
Vacancy (external) in the Trade Policies Review Division
A vacancy for a Statistical Officer at grade 7 has arisen in the Trade Policies Review
Division.  External candidates for this position will be chosen from among those who applied for“Call for Candidates CC1/98”.
Serving staff members
1 are hereby notified of this vacancy so that they too may apply.
Functions: Under the general supervision of a senior professional officer, the incumbent will be
involved in the analysis and presentation of statistical data for Trade Policy Review
reports.  Specific duties would include:
a) analyzing and presenting in tabular or graphic form:
- macroeconomic data, including national accounts and balance of payments
statistics,
- trade flows using COMTRADE and other data bases,- tariff and non-tariff information;
b) assessing the accuracy of the work undertaken against sources;
c) help carrying out comparative analyses of data sources and draft explanatory
notes when required;
d) discussing research projects and identifying the nature and availability of national
and international data for Members under review;
e) liaising with the Division's statistical and secretarial teams as well as with other
statistical officers in the WTO and other organization;
f) other tasks as required.
Required a) formal training in statistics or economics and relevant practical experience in
Qualifications: the statistical analysis of trade and economic data;
(b) good knowledge of statistical methods and economic statistics;
(c) understanding of tariff, trade and industrial classifications, as well as national
and international practices in this area;
(d) working knowledge of PC software tools, particularly Excel and Access, and
their application to statistical work;  a knowledge of ICC mainframe, SPF and
SAS would be an advantage;
(e) ability to work with a minimum of supervision, and to exercise initiative and
judgement.
                                                     
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Languages: Fluency in English or French and working knowledge of the other;  knowledge of
Spanish would be an asset.
Those staff members who are interested are invited to apply to the Personnel Division no later
than 22 January 1999.
       Paul Rolian
Director of Personnel