Job Opportunities ARIPO Tanzania

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (hereinafter referred to as “the Organization”), is an Intergovernmental Organization, which was established at Lusaka, Zambia, in 1976 by an Agreement concluded under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The Organization was created, inter alia, to promote the development of Intellectual Property (IP) laws appropriate to the needs of its members, establish common services and training schemes, and assist its members in the acquisition and advancement of technology and the evolving of common views on IP matters.
The Organization grants and administers IP titles on behalf of the Member States and provides IP information to its clientele in the form of search services, publications and awareness creation. Membership of the Organization is open to all Member States of the African Union (AU) or of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
The present members of the Organization are: Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. (Total: 20 states).

Current opportunities: : We are inviting applications for the job vacancies below…

The organs of the Organization are::(a) the Council of Ministers, consisting of ministers who are responsible for the administration of intellectual property matters in the respective Member States;(b) the Administrative Council consisting of heads of offices dealing with the administration of intellectual property , in the respective Member States; and(c) the Secretariat (the Office of ARIPO) headed by the Director General as the Chief Executive Officer of the Organization.In order to achieve the intended objectives, 

ARIPO seeks a dedicated and keen persons to undertake the following posts as described in attached PDF files below:-

• Patent Examiner: Mechanical Engineering
• Patent Examiner: Organic Chemistry
• Corporate Services Executive
• Chief of Staff

Application close: 24th