Policy Officer – Strategic Planning and Foresight

The WCO is looking to recruit an official as a Policy Officer for Strategic Planning and
Foresight. This position would suit an individual motivated by the opportunity to work closely
with senior decision makers and contribute directly to the development, follow-up and
monitoring of the WCO Strategic Plan.
The WCO’s three-year Strategic Plan is accompanied by annual Implementation Plans that
require coordination and collaboration across the WCO in order to agree on key deliverables
to be implemented and monitored. Work around the Strategic Plan includes foresight thinking,
especially through the development of the WCO Environmental Scan, and keen attention to
follow-up and monitoring to assess the extent to which the WCO achieves its goals.

CONTRACT AND CONDITIONS
• Staff member under WCO contract of three (3) years, with the possibility of renewal.
• Probationary period: six (6) months.
• Full-time employment (thirty-seven (37) hours and forty (40) minutes weekly) at WCO
Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
• Thirty (30) days of paid annual leave.
• Salary based on the Co-ordinated Organisations’ salary scale, grade B4, step 1;
amount of 4,641.01 EUR/month (remuneration exempted from income tax in Belgium).