KIPI Deputy Managing Director, Technical Services Job in Kenya

The Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Industrialization established under the Industrial Property Act 2001 to administer and promote industrial property rights (IPRs) in Kenya. 

Its main functions include registration of patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models and technovations; promotion of innovative and inventive activities; dissemination of IP information to the public, screening of technology transfer agreements and licenses and offering of training in IPR.
 

The Institute wishes to recruit staff to fill the following post:

Deputy Managing Director, Technical Services 

Grade KP2 

Ref No. 1

1 Position
 

Qualifications / Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or any other relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• A Masters degree in the area of specialization or in Intellectual Property from a recognized university.
• Served successfully for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Chief Patent Examiner or Chief Trade Marks Examiner.
• Extensive knowledge and professional experience at national, regional and international levels for ten (10) years in the field of intellectual property.
• Proven ability in the management and supervision of a large number of technical staff.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Overseeing the formulation and implementation of policy concerning the development of industrial property rights in Kenya.
• Efficient and effective organization, direction, administration, management and coordination of activities and programmes in the department.
• Overseeing the development of departmental programmes and estimates.
• Coordinating monitoring and evaluation of departmental programmes and activities.
• Overseeing the provision of industrial property information to the public.
• Liaising with international intellectual property organisations to promote industrial property protection in Kenya.
• Overseeing the provision of information and documentation services to the Institute.
• Ensuring attainment of departmental performance targets.
• Overseeing the provision of library and registry services to the Institute.
• Overseeing publication activities of the Institute.
• Overseeing provision of patent and Trade Mark services; and
• Any other lawful duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Note: Canvassing, lobbying or reasonable suspicion for canvassing or lobbying for any position shall lead to automatic disqualification.
 

Interested applicants should send their applications with a detailed Curriculum Vita highlighting academic qualifications and relevant experience and attach copies of relevant academic/professional certificates and testimonials. 

Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) is an equal opportunity employer.
 

Applications should be marked REF. No…… and submitted to the address below by 28th September 2012.
 

The Managing Director
Kenya Industrial Property Institute
P. O. Box 51648 – 00200
Nairobi