SCIENCES PO AVENIR MISSION TO GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)« It is an organization for trade opening. It is a forum for governments to negotiate tradeagreements. It is a place for them to settle trade disputes. It operates a system of trade rules.Essentially, the WTO is a place where member governments try to sort out the trade problems theyface with each other. »It was created in 1995 and now gathers 155 member countries and 640 staffs. Geneva is theheadquarter. Its Director General is Pascal Lamy, a Sciences Po alumnus.« The WTO and the Millennium Development Goals : International trade can lead to economic growthand development, and the World Trade Organization (WTO) is very much at the forefront of efforts tomake this happen for developing countries. The main goal that concerns the WTO is MDG 8, buildinga global partnership for development. However, WTO activities are also relevant to other goals, suchas MDG 1, whose aim is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. In fact, the MDGs cannot be seenin isolation: they are all interconnected. »English, French and Spanish are the official languages of the WTO. Note that staff are expected to beable to work in at least two of these. Moreover, knowing French is a good asset as this is thelanguage of the Geneva area, which is the sole location of the WTO.Internship Programmes:‐ The WTO Internships‐ The WTO Accessions Internship Program also known as « the China Programme »‐ Other Trainee Programmes and InternshipsThe WTO HR advice to Sciences Po students :« As the WTO receive lots of applications every year, candidates should customize their resume withrelevant key‐words, appropriate experience. When you apply online, fill in the form and payattention to details ». Your application will be kept in a roster for 12 months. If you keep an interestin an internship within the WTO, you need to reapply every 12 months.Each year, the WTO takes 75 interns. There are no internships for undergraduates.Geneva is the sole location of the WTO : do not expect internships in field offices !Full time positionsThere is no real programme for young graduates such as Young Professional Programmes, JuniorProfessional Officer, etc. Yet, all vacancies are posted on line without any exception. You arestrongly advised to apply online with an had oc application.Among all the listed opportunities, you may look at entry level positions such as « Officer »,« Analyst ».11, 12, 13 June, 201210