Head, Technology Transfer Section

vor 3 Wochen

Geneve, Schweiz World Intellectual Property Organization Vollzeit

Head, Technology Transfer Section - 23132-FT

IP for Innovators Department, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector

Grade - P5

Contract Duration - 2 years *

Duty Station : CH-Geneva

Publication Date : 12-May-2023 Application Deadline : 08-Jun-2023, 4:59:00 PM

**1. Organizational Context**
- **Organizational Setting**

Coordinating with other vertical and horizontal WIPO sectors, the IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector (IES) is responsible for helping Member States develop their IP and innovation ecosystems to drive enterprise and economic growth. IES is also responsible for providing support for researchers and innovators, as well as enterprises, including SMEs, in IP commercialization and otherwise using IP for business growth; issues relating to the emergence of IP as an asset class; and the development of advisory expertise in these and related areas, for example, in national IP strategies.

Within IES, the post is located in the Technology Transfer Section (TTS), in the IP for Innovators' Department which contributes to the strategic focus to help establish frameworks, structures and capabilities to support innovators and creators in using intellectual property (IP) systems as a tool for sustainable growth and development, through enabling IP and innovation ecosystems that support innovators, creators and other IP users to maximize the value of their IP assets. The TTS is primarily responsible for promoting the successful transfer of IP and technologies from creators to users by developing a favorable legal framework, institutional IP policies, reinforcing structures, channels and capabilities of human capital in a socially responsible way.
- **Purpose Statement**

The main role of the incumbent is to lead the work of the Section and collaborate closely with the WIPO senior management, and staff in other relevant Sectors of WIPO, to develop and deliver projects on the effective utilization of the IP system, the promotion of successful technology transfer, for bringing new technical solutions to the market and for the support of innovation in general.
- **Reporting Lines**

The incumbent works under the supervision of the Senior Director of the IP for Innovators Department.
- **Work Relations**

The incumbent collaborates closely with IP and other related organizations in the Member States, innovation stakeholders and users of IP outcomes, as well as with third party technology transfer experts. S/he also works in close coordination with other members of IES and other Sectors and Departments of the Organization, including the Regional and National Development Sector (RNDS), Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector (GCPS), Patents and Technology Sector (PTS).

**2. Duties and Responsibilities**

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:
**a. **Lead the work of WIPO in the field of technology transfer while coordinating with different key stakeholders in bringing discoveries from the laboratories to businesses and entrepreneurs capable of transforming the inventions into products and services for the benefit of society.

**b. **Initiate, design, plan and manage, in coordination and collaboration with Member States, the implementation of national projects on Technology Transfer and on the establishment of IP Institutional Policies for Universities and Research Institutions aimed at long-term impact in the area of technology transfer and successful commercialization of IP at national and regional levels, including the design of different learning resources and tools for the capacity building for innovators and creators in Member States regarding the establishment, sustainability and business success of IP rights management infrastructures.

**c. **As a project leader, provide expert advice, innovative ways and recommendations to the Senior Director of the Department on enhancing the Organization's work in the area of technology transfer, formulate priorities, and oversee the Department's support to innovators and creators in the field of technology transfer by identifying in coordination with relevant stakeholders new opportunities for the development of commercialization and IP assets management strategies, including the drafting and negotiation of different models of agreements.

**d. **Provide advice and guidance to Member States on the design of policies in the field of innovation and technology transfer, including required legislative assistance thereof. In order to do this, special consideration will be given to the situation of the local innovation ecosystem, the existence of innovation hubs and its connections with global innovation hubs, the level of development of the country and related IP normative framework.

**e. **Coordinate and maintain regular contacts with Member States and other stakeholders (including academic, researches, technology managers, funders and potential licensees and early stage investors, amongst others) of the innovation ecosystems regarding the establishm

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