Application Deadline: April 2, 2024 (Switzerland time)
The Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is inviting applications for the World Trade Organization Young Professionals Programme for 2025. 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 2025, 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.
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.
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
- 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
- Applicants must have obtained their 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.).
- Minimum two (2) years of professional experience relevant to the work of the WTO
- 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.
Requirements
- 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
- Fluency in English. A good working knowledge of either French or Spanish would be an advantage.
Application Details
- 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.
Note that applications recived after closing date will not be accepted.
