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  22 April 2003
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No. 488
The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill a position of Secretary in the Economic
Research and Statistics Division.  Applications from men and women are equally welcome.  Serving
staff members interested in this position are also invited to apply.
TITLE AND GRADE: Secretary – Grade 41  80%
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 64,200 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 recruitedinternationally.
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term contract fo r two years, with possibility of extension.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Under the supervision of the Division's Administrative Assistant,
the incumbent will be assigned the following duties:
(a) To draft correspondence and correct written material
prepared by other staff for format,  spelling and
grammar;
(b) to copy-type in two languages from handwritten notes or
corrected drafts, documents and general
correspondence, including tables, charts, detailed
tabulations and tables of contents;
(c) to deal with incoming and outgoing correspondence and
information and to ensure proper distribution, to carry
out filing and other such clerical and secretarial duties
as are assigned;
(d) to assist (and when absent to replace) the Administrative
Assistant in coordinating the work of the Division;
(e) to assist in the general work of the Division as required.
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:Completed secondary education, supplemented by secretarial
training;  three to four years of relevant experience;  knowledge
of WTO administrative and secretarial processes would be an
advantage;  operational familiarity with PC information systems
and standard software packages used in WTO;  ability tocooperate with other colleagues in a diverse international
setting.
                                                     
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LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge of French or English, with proficiency in
the second language;  knowledge of Spanish would be an asset.
APPLICATIONS2: 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 applicationform, please send an e-mail or fax to the Human Resources
Section requesting the form.  A completed form may also be
submitted to the following address:
Director, Administration and General Services Division
(Human Resources Section)
WTO
Centre William Rappard
154, rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva 21Switzerland
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. 488.
Applications will not be acknowledged.  Only applicants
possessing the required qualifications will be taken 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 FOR THIS
VACANCY NOTICE:17 June 2003
No applications will be considered after this date.
                                                     
2 Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.
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