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Director, Development Agenda Coordination Division

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Genf GE, Schweiz World Intellectual Property Organization Vollzeit

Regional and National Development Sector

Grade - D1

Contract Duration - 2 years *

Duty Station : CH-Geneva

Publication Date : 31-Oct-2024 Application Deadline : 27-Nov-2024, 4:59:00 PM

**1.** **Organizational Context**

a. **Organizational Setting**

The post is located in the Development Agenda Coordination Division (DACD), which is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda (DA). The Division serves as the Secretariat for the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) and facilitates its work in defining actions for the implementation of the Development Agenda recommendations and review of their implementation. It also ensures a high-level debate in the Committee on emerging issues related to IP and Development. For this purpose, the Division also interfaces with internal and external stakeholders and promotes a better understanding of the WIPO Development Agenda and its benefits in line with the Organization’s strategic goals, mission, and vision.

b. **Purpose Statement**

The incumbent oversees the CDIP related work and facilitates the consensus building on issues, often sensitive, under discussions in the Committee. The incumbent further leads the implementation and mainstreaming of the WIPO Development Agenda recommendations and principles throughout WIPO's programs and provides policy analysis and strategic advice on IP and development as well as DA related matters to the management. The incumbent also advocates for the advancement of the Development Agenda at the national and international levels, leads the coordination of the implementation of DA projects by technical areas of WIPO and national and/or regional institutions, and oversees the design and implementation of DA projects by DADC.

c. **Reporting Lines**

The incumbent works under the supervision of the Deputy Director General of the Regional and National Development Sector (RNDS).

**2.** **Duties and Responsibilities**

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:
**a.** **Lead the definition of strategic thinking of the Division on the WIPO Development Agenda (DA) and Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) related matters and oversee a wide range of multi-disciplinary, complex, and sensitive and/or conflicting substantive and political matters involving issues relating to IP and development and the work of the CDIP.

**b.** **Oversee the design, management and championing of new multi-dimensional initiatives, projects and activities to implement the 45 DA recommendations in order to tailor-fit the selected regions, countries and/or situations and test their feasibility, in view of refining the concept or improving the project methodology before replicating them to more countries or possible mainstreaming into WIPO's regular work.

**c.** **Guide the development and management of institutional relationships and engage with Member States representatives, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia and industries, in order to advance the Organization's image, promote cooperation in various areas of IP and development, and advocate a broad program and organizational objectives that enhance the successful implementation of the DA.

**d.** **Formulate innovative policies and provide authoritative advice on a diverse range of complex or novel substantive and procedural questions related to the implementation of the Development Agenda, IP and development and the work of the CDIP.

**e.** **Supervise the review, negotiation, and drafting of complex and sensitive documents, projects, reports, policies, guidelines, concept papers, institutional and operational modalities and management responses. Contribute to the design and implementation of new activities requested by the CDIP such as organization of international conferences, seminars and roundtables.

**f.** **Oversee the preparation of budget proposals, annual work plans and Performance Reports for the Division. Guide and supervise the prioritization of the Division's work related to the CDIP and the organization of its workload. Coordinate the work of the Division in overseeing the work of DA Project Managers, external independent evaluators and other experts, and implementation of recommendations emanating from evaluations and reviews with a view to improve the DA related projects and activities.

**g.** **Represent the Division in WIPO Permanent/ Standing Committees and liaise with the Secretaries of these Committees to ensure an effective mainstreaming of the sensitive topics of the Development Agenda. Liaise with officials of other United Nations agencies on emerging issues related to IP and development. Ensure the integration of the DA principles and outcomes in the Program and Budget of the Organization and facilitate the effective delivery of development-oriented technical assistance and capacity building through relevant programs.

**h.** **Represent the Organization