WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
OFFICE(95)51
31May1995
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.347
TheSecretariat oftheWTO isseeking tofillaposition intheTrade Policies Review Division.
Applications frommenandwomen areequally welcome. Serving staffmembers interested inthisposition
arealsoinvited toapply.
CATEGORY AND LEVEL: Professional -P.3
BASE SALARY: P.3range: withdependants -US$40,997.-- toUS$54,938.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$38,291.-- toUS$50,985.-- netp.a.
POST ADJUSTMENT:1P.3range: withdependants -US$44,195.-- toUS$59,223.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$41,278.-- toUS$54,962.-- netp.a.
Allowances according toStaffRules. Netsalary andother emoluments
areexempt from income taxandpaidinSwiss francs.
TYPE OFAPPOINTMENT: Fixed-term fortwoyears.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: TheTrade Policies Review Division hasasitsmain function toprepare
reviews ofthetrade policies ofallMembers. Since itsestablishment in
1989, following themid-term review oftheUruguay Round, thereports
produced intheDivision havemade amajor contribution totheanalysis
oftrade andeconomic policies. Under theWTO Agreement, thescope
oftradepolicy reviews hasbeenexpanded toinclude services, trade-related
aspects ofintellectual property andofinvestment measures, andallother
aspects covered bytheAgreement. Theprogramme for1995 comprises
15country reviews.
TheDivisionalsoprovidesthesecretariatfortheCommitteeonBalance-of-
Payments Restrictions.
Themain taskistoprepare, under thesupervision ofateam leader,
Secretariat reports forTrade Policy Reviews; aprocess usually taking
some ninetotenmonths. Thework involves substantial research into
95-1473 ./.
1Thisallowance isadjustable according tothemovements inthecostofliving andtochanges
intheofficial United Nations rateofexchange between theUSdollar andtheSwiss franc. Thefigures
mentioned above, which should beadded tothebasesalary figures, correspond totheexchange rate
forMay1995-2-
theeconomies andtrade-related policies oftheWTO members tobe
reviewed, close liaison with delegations inGeneva, preparation of
questionnaires, participation inofficial missions, drafting andediting of
text,statistics andcharts, participation inreview meetings intheTrade
Policy Review Body andfinalization ofdocuments forpublication.
DESIRABLE Applicants musthaveauniversity degree, preferably anadvanced degree,
QUALIFICATIONS: ineconomicsorarelateddiscipline.Theyshouldhavesubstantialexperience
inpertinent empirical work, preferably with atrade policy related
government orinternational agency, research institution orconsultancy,
andagood understanding ofandinterest intheprocess oftrade and
economic policy formulation bygovernments. Knowledge ofWTO legal
provisions would beanasset. Candidates should haveproven writing
skills, beabletomeetdeadlines, andhaveexperience oftheapplication
ofstatistics ineconomic analysis. They should beabletowork inasmall
team (2to3people) andtomaintain good working relations with
colleagues, delegations andother external contacts.
LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge ofEnglish, including proven ability towrite clearly,
precisely andquickly. Agood working knowledge ofFrench and/or
Spanish, andofother languages, would beanasset.
APPLICATIONS: Aformal application should besubmitted to:
Director, Personnel Division
WTO
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne, 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
FaxNo.(4122) 7395772
CLOSING DATE OFTHIS
VACANCY NOTICE: 12July1995