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28 March 2002
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.L14/02
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill  the position of an Economic Affairs Officer, who will
function jointly in the Trade Policies Review Division and the Technical Cooperation Division  in the
implementation of the Doha Development Agenda.  This is a special contract position of limited duration and
is subject to a fast-track recruitment procedure as defined below.  Applications from men and women are
equally welcome.
TITLE AND GRADE: Economic Affairs Officer – Grade 71
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 81,600 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: Under the supervision of senior professionals in both the Trade Policies
Review Division and the Technical Cooperation Division, the incumbentwill be involved in all the steps required for the preparation of WTO
Trade Policy Reviews and the technical cooperation and capacity
building mandates embedded in the Doha Ministerial Declaration.
Specific duties will include:
a) Research and analysis of economic and trade-related policies of
WTO Members;
b) delivery of technical assistance and participation in official
missions;
c) review of data reported into the Doha Trade-Related Technical
Assistance Database (the country files);
d) drafting of texts and preparation of statistics;
e) other relevant work of  both Divisions, including the preparation
of briefing notes on the economic and trade policies of individual
WTO Members for the Director-General and senior management.
REQUIRED A degree in economics and/or relevant studies in international trade, and
                                                          
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QUALIFICATIONS: a demonstrated ability to carry out policy-oriented research.  Ability to
organize research materials, to wr ite and communicate clearly, to meet
deadlines, to work under constant tim e pressure, and to cooperate with
other colleagues in a diverse international setting.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowle dge of English, including an ability to write accurately,
concisely and quickly;  and to communicate in an articulate and
persuasive manner.  Good knowledge of additional languages such as
French or Spanish would be helpful, but not a requirement.
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 L14/02 in the subject box.
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
                                                          
          2Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.