Result of Service

The guide is intended for training and divulgation purposes only. It will include the following:

1. Introduction on Why trade remedies are becoming an important policy instrument
2. International agreements on trade remedies
• Antidumping
• Countervailing
• Safeguards
3. Antidumping
• Forms of injury
• Procedures and modalities of application
• Case study
4. Countervailing
• Forms of injury
• Procedures and modalities of application
• Case study
5. Safeguards
• Forms of injury
• Procedures and modalities of application
• Case study
6. Guidelines on using trade remedies in the Arab region
• Review of Arab countries’ experiences in using trade remedies
• The role of trade remedies to balance FTAs and facilitate the economic recovery
7. Conclusions

Work Location

Remotely

Expected duration

4 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Since the full implementation of multiple FTAs in the Arab region, many countries started applying trade remedies’ measures to reduce trade imbalances or simply freezing specific FTAs’ provisions.
Trade remedies are actions taken in response to subsidies (countervailing duties), sales at less than fair value (antidumping) and import surges (safeguards). Three separate WTO agreements deal with these topics: The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (the Subsidies Agreement); the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI (the Antidumping Agreement); and the Agreement on Safeguards (the Safeguards Agreement).

In its efforts to develop capacities of its member states in negotiating, implementing and evaluating trade agreements, ESCWA is a looking for a trade expert to develop a user guide on trade remedies.
The user guide will serve as an important toolkit to help member states in understanding when and how to use trade remedies.
The user guide is designed to contribute to the negotiating capacity of relevant stakeholders involved in the shaping of the various FTAs implemented by Arab countries.

The guide will be made available to government officials, private sector and civil society representatives directly involved in negotiating, implementing and evaluating trade agreements.

Qualifications/special skills

A Master’s degree or equivalent in international trade law or international affairs is required.
A PhD in trade remedies is desirable.

All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
A minimum of five years of professional experience in working on international trade law topic is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.

For this position, fluency in English is Required.

Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.