WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
OFFICE(96)36
6May1996
WTO
Geneva
Vacancy Notice No.362
TheSecretariatofWTOisseekingtofillapositionofBudgetOfficerintheFinanceandGeneralServices
Division. Applications from menandwomen areequally welcome. Serving staffmembers interested in
thisposition arealsoinvited toapply.
CATEGORY AND LEVEL: Professional -P.2
BASE SALARY: P.2range: withdependants -US$33,990.-- toUS$43,787.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$31,914.-- toUS$40,830.-- netp.a.
POST ADJUSTMENT:1P.2range: withdependants -US$35,350.-- toUS$45,538.-- netp.a.
without dependants -US$33,191.-- toUS$42,463.-- netp.a.
Allowances according toStaffRules. Netsalary andother emoluments
areexempt from income taxandpaidinSwiss francs.
TYPE OFAPPOINTMENT: Fixed-term fortwoyears.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Theincumbent, under thesupervision oftheChief, Budget andControl
Section, willbeentrusted withthefollowing:
a) coordinatingarrangementsformeetingsoftheCommitteeonBudget,
Finance andAdministration;
b) drafting ofdocuments fortheCommittee andforother purposes;
c) drafting ofreports onmeetings;
d) coordinating work relating tocontributions assessed onWTO
Members (establishing scale, recording, monitoring, reporting),
including implementation ofvarious schemes andadministrative
measures;
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
forApril 1996
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e) coordinating work related toassessments onWTO Observers;
f) assisting withtheanalysis and/or evaluation ofanyothertaskswhich
maybeassigned bytheChief ofSection.
DESIRABLE University degree orequivalent professional qualification inaccounting,
QUALIFICATIONS. business orpublic administration oreconomics; several years'experience
ininternational organizations and/or commercial companies orbanks;
ability todraftreports/documents accurately andquickly; facility inuse
ofcomputers, especially withregard tospreadsheets (Lotus) andword
processing (Wordperfect).
LANGUAGES: Perfect command ofEnglish orFrench withexcellent knowledge ofthe
other; knowledge ofSpanish would beanasset.
APPLICATIONS:2Aformal 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: 17June 1996
2Onlyapplications fromnationals ofW.T.O. member states orformer GATT Contracting Parties
willbeaccepted.