{"id":85762,"date":"2020-04-20T08:31:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=85762"},"modified":"2020-04-20T08:31:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:31:01","slug":"secretariat-wto-latest-job-vacancy-apply-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/secretariat-wto-latest-job-vacancy-apply-now.html","title":{"rendered":"The Secretariat of the WTO Latest Job Vacancy – Apply Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking candidates for THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME for 2021.<\/p>\n

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Title:\u00a0Young Professional<\/strong>
\nGrade:
\n<\/strong>Contract Type:\u00a0<\/strong>Temporary appointment
\nStarting Salary:<\/strong>\u00a0CHF 3,500 monthly salary (approximate)
\nVacancy Notice No.:<\/strong>\u00a0EXT\/T\/20-23<\/p>\n

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The WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a unique opportunity for qualified young professionals up to the age of 32 years, as at 1 January 2021, from eligible developing and least-developed country (LDC) WTO Members, to enhance their knowledge and skills on WTO and international trade issues. The Programme aims to widen the pool of professionals from these countries who can later be more competitive with respect to recruitment in the WTO and\/or other regional and international organizations.<\/p>\n

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COVER LETTER OF MOTIVATION, WHICH SHOULD INDICATE UP TO THREE AREAS OF WORK (SEE DETAILS UNDER GENERAL FUNCTIONS), IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. Applications with no accompanying letter of motivation will not be considered. Please refer to instructions under Additional Information on how to add a cover letter on the WTO e-recruitment system.<\/p>\n

This is a limited programme that offers selected young professionals with the opportunity to gain work experience in the WTO. There is no guarantee of an extension of the programme or of a job offer after the one-year programme.<\/p>\n

General Functions<\/strong><\/p>\n

The selected Young Professional will be placed in a specific Division of the WTO Secretariat in accordance with the needs and priorities of the Organization; and based on the identified areas of interest of the Young Professional. Each Young Professional may express interest in not more than three areas of WTO work; and in order of preference.<\/p>\n

The areas of work may include, inter alia, the following (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n

\u2013 Accessions
\n\u2013 Agriculture
\n\u2013 Council and Trade Negotiations
\n\u2013 Dispute Settlement
\n\u2013 Economic Research and Statistics
\n\u2013 Government Procurement
\n\u2013 Intellectual Property Rights
\n\u2013 Market Access (tariffs and non-tariff barriers)
\n\u2013 Media and External Relations
\n\u2013 Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures
\n\u2013 Technical Barriers to Trade
\n\u2013 Trade and Development
\n\u2013 Trade and Environment
\n\u2013 Trade Facilitation
\n\u2013 Trade in Services and Investment
\n\u2013 Trade Policy Analysis
\n\u2013 Trade-Related Technical Assistance.
\n\u2013 Trade Remedies (anti-dumping and countervailing duties)<\/p>\n

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong>
\nEducation:<\/strong><\/p>\n