Database Officer at World Trade Organization in CWR

Database Officer

Location: CWR

02-10-2026

Grade:

Grade 6

Job Category:

ProfessionalTemp - DailyCHF6986

The WTO seeks to attract and retain staff members offering the highest standards of competence, efficiency and integrity and to build an organization that is representative of the Members and People it serves. As an equal opportunity and inclusive employer, the WTO gives full regard to competence and welcome applications from qualified candidates irrespective of age, disability status, gender, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, social origin or any other characteristic. Applications from non-represented Members (link) are particularly encouraged for all positions.

Under the overall supervision of the Director and direct supervision of a senior official in the Division, the short term would perform the following duties :

• Contribute to the updates and maintenance of the WTO Environmental Database (EDB). Data collection and entry of environment-related measures from WTO notifications (over 4000 on an annual basis) and the Trade Policy Review reports of WTO members.

• Draft and assist in the preparation of the annual EDB report with a thematic/topic specific focus to support the discussions of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE).

• Test, verification, fine-tuning of the EDB online dissemination and data entry platforms, working in collaboration with the IT Division/software developers. Provide support and assist in ongoing IT projects to automate data entry of the EDB.

• As needed, and within the range of knowledge and expertise expected from a database officer (maternity cover), help with any other duties or tasks of the Division.

Technical knowledge and skills:

Good knowledge and understanding of the trade and environment relationship, WTO agreements and trade-related environmental measures.

IT skills and experience working with Office 365 (with advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Experience working with databases and familiarity with analytical tools (including common data querying languages).

Knowledge of STATA or Python, R, SQL, JavaScript or similar software, for use in data mining, data cleaning, statistical analysis, and data visualization would be an asset.

Knowledge of web-content management systems (such as Drupal; WordPress) and multi-directional workflows would be an advantage.

Behavioural skills:

Detail-oriented and quality-focused.

Ability to work independently and take initiative while handling existing and new tasks.

Team player able to maintain and build working relationships both within and outside the organization.

Highly developed tact and discretion with good judgement to determine the environmental content of the data and the reliability of the analytical methodology used.

Ability to work under pressure and respect timelines; to multi-task, plan and set priorities.

Capability to work in an international, multi-cultural environment.

Work experience:

At least two years of relevant work experience, preferably in an international and/or multi-cultural environment. Experience in data management and analysis would be an advantage.

Education:

An advanced university degree, preferably in economics, international relations, law or a related field, preferably with courses on WTO, international trade and/or environment.
Professional qualifications or certification gained in: computer programming, statistics, data science, or database management would be an advantage.

Additional Information:

Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted.

The WTO may use various communication technologies such as video or teleconference for the assessment and evaluation of candidates. The recruitment process may also involve the use of various forms of testing, assessment centres, interviews and reference checks.

Applicants may be required to sit a written examination.

Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the closing date – Geneva (Switzerland) time – stated in the vacancy announcement.

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The WTO is a non-smoking environment.