Deadline: 13 April 2024

About
The recruitment policy of the WTO is to seek to attract and retain staff members offering the highest standards of competence, efficiency and integrity. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the WTO gives full regard to merit and diversity.

The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking candidates for THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME for 2024.

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 2024, from WTO Members with low or no professional representation in the WTO Secretariat, to enhance their knowledge of WTO and skills in international trade issues. The Programme aims to widen the pool of professionals from these WTO Members, with the ultimate goal of broadening their representation in the WTO and/or other regional and international organizations.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH, 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.

This programme offers selected young professionals the opportunity to gain work experience in the WTO. It is a one-year programme without possibility of extension.

General Functions
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 no more than three areas of WTO work; and should state their order of preference.

The areas of work may include, inter alia, the following (in alphabetical order):

– Accessions

– Agriculture

– Climate change

– Communications and External Relations

– Competition Policy

– Council and Trade Negotiations

– Digital Trade

– Dispute Settlement

– Economic Research and Statistics

– Government Procurement (GPA)

– Intellectual Property Rights

– Investment Facilitation for Development

– Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)

– Market Access (tariffs and non-tariff barriers)

– Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures

– Technical Barriers to Trade

– Trade and Development

– Trade and Environment

– Trade Facilitation

– Trade Finance

– Trade and Gender

– Trade in Services and Investment

– Trade Policy Analysis

– Trade-Related Technical Assistance.

– Trade Remedies (anti-dumping and countervailing duties)

Eligibility and Requirement
– Advanced university degree in economics, econometrics, international relations, law, environment studies, or other trade-related subjects relevant to the work of the WTO e.g. international investment law, trade and gender, etc.). Applicants must have obtained their advanced university degree by the time they submit their application.
– General knowledge of the work of the WTO.
– Technical knowledge in one or more of the areas of work indicated above.
– Good drafting skills in English. Ability to draft in French and/or Spanish would be an advantage.
– Ability to work independently and as part of a team, in a multicultural environment.
– Demonstrated strong interest in international trade and the multilateral trading system.
– Commitment and passion for trade or WTO-related work.
– Minimum two (2) years of professional experience relevant to the work of the WTO.
– Fluency in English. A good working knowledge of either French or Spanish would be an advantage.


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