INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION (ITTO)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT No. 18
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: AUGUST 15, 1994
Position/title: EDITOR/NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR
Level (Grade): P4 (*)
Duty Station: YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
Date for Entry on Duty: SEPTEMBER 1994
Duration of Assisgment: FIXED TERM: 1 YEAR (with possibility
of extension)
1. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Editor/Newsletter Coordinator, under the supervision of the
Executive Director and relevant Assistant Director, will be
responsible for the establishment of a network service for
collection and dissemination of information related to the
management, conservation, sustainable development and utilization
of tropical forests, and relevant issues of other forests.
The person appointed will also be responsible for the preparation,
production and dissemination of the ITTO newsletter.
He/she is also expected to coordinate the provision of information
and other newsletter inputs generated by regional services
sub-contracted by ITTO in the three ITTO tropical regions of
Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean.
2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE - ESSENTIAL
- Be a national of an ITTO Member Country (** see below);
- Suitable university degree, preferably with post-graduate
qualification;
- More than five years of relevant professional experience,
including experience in relevant aspects of tropical forestry;
- Forestry journalistic skills and experience in editorial work;
- Fluency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of French
and/or Spanish advantageous.
3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE - DESIRABLE
- Interest in global environmental, conservation and development
issues;
- Working experience in an international organization;
- Ability to coordinate the activities and inputs as envisaged in
the production of the ITTO Newsletter.
4. SALARY
ITTO offers salaries and allowances based generally on the United
Nations system. Appointments are subject to the Staff Regulations
and Rules of the Organization.
5. APPLICATION
Applications using the United Nations Personal History form
(form P.11) should be sent BY MAIL AND/OR FAX to the following:
The Executive Director
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
International Organizations Center, 5th Floor
Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-Ku
Yokohama, 220 JAPAN
Telex: 3822480 ITTOJ
Phone: (045) 223-1110
Fax: (045) 223-1111
ABOUT ITTO
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) was
established under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD) and commenced operations from its headquarters in
Yokohama, Japan, in early 1987. ITTO's founding treaty is the International
Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 (ITTA), and its governing body, the
International Tropical Timber Council, which meets twice a year, has three
Permanent Committees, namely Reforestation and Forest Management, Economic
Information and Market Intelligence, and Forest Industry. Project activities
in these three areas are funded by voluntary contributions. A new treaty,
the ITTA, 1994, was negotiated and adopted in January 1994 and the current
agreement has therefore been extended pending the entry into force of the
new treaty.
Unique among commodity bodies, ITTO's mandate is to promote the
conservation and sustainable development of the world's tropical forests.
ITTO creates an effective forum for frequent consultation and real
cooperation between its twenty-five tropical timber producing and twenty-
seven consuming countries (including the EEC). Together ITTO's member
states include about 85 percent of the world's closed tropical forest area
and over 95 percent of world trade in tropical forest products. Non-member
States often attend Council Sessions, which also attract many international
agencies and non-governmental organizations representing interests as diverse
as conservation, research, local communities, trade, and industry, who are
also involved in many of ITTO's activities.
(*) Note: The Executive Director reserves the right to make this
appointment at a lower level than advertised.
(**) ITTO Member Countries include:
Australia, Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon,
Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador,
European Economic Community, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of
Korea, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,
Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Venezuela and Zaire.
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John J. Leigh
Economic Information and Market Intelligence Division
International Tropical Timber Organization
Email: jleigh@itto.or.jp
Phone: 81-45-223-1110
Fax: 81-45-223-1111
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