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World Trade Organization Young Professionals Program, 2023
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

World Trade Organization Young Professionals Program, 2023

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 TYPE :Internship/Jobs
 FUNDING : Paid
 OPEN TO : WTO Member citizens
 PLACE : Switzerland
STATUS : Closed

Applications for the WTO Young Professionals Program (YPP) are being received. World Trade Organization Young Professionals Program is a unique opportunity for qualified young professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills on WTO and international trade issues.

The Program is opened for candidates from developing and least-developed country (LDC) WTO Members. It aims to increase professionals for these countries who can later be more competitive with respect to recruitment in the WTO and/or other regional and international organizations.

Young Professionals Program is a unique program that offers selected young professionals the opportunity to gain work experience in the World Trade Organization. There is no guarantee of an extension of the program or of a job offer after the one-year program. If you are not qualified for this program, you may be eligible for the World Trade Organization Internship Program.

Program Details

  • Host institution: World Trade Organization (WTO), Switzerland.
  • Areas of Work: Accessions, Agriculture, Council and Trade Negotiations, Dispute Settlement, Economic research and Statistics, Government Procurement, Intellectual Property Rights, Market Access (tariffs and non-tariff barriers), Media and External Relations, Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade and Development, Trade and Environment, Trade Facilitation, Trade in Services and Investment, Trade Policy Analysis, Trade-Related Technical Assistance, Trade Remedies (anti-dumping and countervailing duties).
  • Number of positions: Not specified.
  • Duration: One year without possibility of extension.
  • Contract Type: Temporary appointment.
  • Target group: Please check list below.

World Trade Organization Young Professionals Program Benefits

Selected candidates for the World Trade Organization Young Professionals Program will receive a monthly salary of CHF 4,000 (approximate).

The WTO’s recruitment policy is 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.

Eligible Countries

Preference shall be given to nationals from WTO Members without any representation as well as from developing and least developed countries (LDCs) Members with low representation (one, two, or three staff members) at the professional level in the Secretariat (list below). Priority will be given to WTO Members from developing and LDCs that have no representation and have not participated in previous cohorts of the YPP (marked with an asterisk in the list below):

Afghanistan, Albania, Angola*, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Plurinational State of Bolivia*, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam*, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde*, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic*, Chad*, Chile, the Republic of Congo*, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, Djibouti*, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon*, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada*,

Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau*, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong China, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait*, Kyrgyz Republic*, Lao People’s Democratic Republic*, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao China, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar*, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger*, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,

Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar*, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa*, Saudi Arabia*, Senegal, Seychelles*, Sierra Leone*, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname*, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga*, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates*, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela*, Vietnam*, Yemen*, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

World Trade Organization Young Professionals Program Eligibility

To apply for the WTO YPP program, applicants must be nationals of WTO Member countries and meet the following criteria:

  • Have the age of 32 years or less, as of 1 January 2024.
  • Be in possession of an advanced university degree in economics, econometrics, international relations, law, environmental studies, or other trade-related subjects relevant to the work of the WTO e.g. international investment law, trade, 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.
  • Good drafting skills in English. The ability to draft in French or Spanish would be an advantage.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team.
  • 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.

Similar opportunities

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Application instructions

Eligible Applicants who wish to apply for this Europe opportunity program must click on the apply button below to create an account and follow the given instructions to submit their applications.

Note: All applications must be submitted in english, accompanied by a cover letter of motivation, which should indicate up to three areas of work, in order of preference, that the applicant would be interested in. Applications with no accompanying letter of motivation will not be considered.

The deadline to submit your application is . For more detail on the 2021 WTO Young Professionals Program, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

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