WTO is Hiring Young Professionals - CHF4,000 Salary | WUIN

Application Deadline: 7th May 2026

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Duration: 1 Year

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

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• Education: 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 and gender, etc.). Applicants must have obtained their advanced university degree by the time they submit their application.
• Fluency in English. A good working knowledge of either French or Spanish would be an advantage.
• Technical knowledge in one or more of the areas of work listed in the additional information.
• Good drafting skills in English.
• 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.
• Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to this Programme.

HOW TO APPLY

Those wishing to apply should apply here

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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 Organisation, 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

- Communications and External Relations

- Competition Policy

- Council and Trade Negotiations

- Digital Trade

- Dispute Settlement

- Economic Research and Statistics

- Fisheries Subsidies

- 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/Climate Change

- 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)

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About the WTO

The World Trade Organisation Secretariat employs over 600 staff from around 80 WTO member countries. Staff roles include dispute settlement lawyers, legal officers, trade policy analysts and specialists, research economists and statisticians, who help to ensure that trade negotiations progress smoothly and that the rules of international trade are correctly implemented. Other roles include press officers, translators and interpreters, professionals in finance, IT, HR, etc., who support the mission of the WTO.

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