Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:

a. Support the monitoring and reporting of programs and projects that promote the use of intellectual property (IP) for business growth and development across the ASEAN region, ensuring activities are aligned with program objectives and contribute to measurable outcomes for innovators, creators, and relevant stakeholders.

b. Implement WIPO’s strategies and plans that would ensure greater and more effective use of WIPO’s Global IP services, including PCT, Madrid and Hague in the region, through targeted outreach to existing and potential users and establishment of partnerships.

c. Assist in the design and implementation of the capacity-building activities for innovators, creators, and other stakeholders, including the creative industries, with a focus on raising awareness and building practical skills in IP management, commercialization, valuation, and the use of IP in emerging areas such as digital technologies and data.

d. Research, analyze and report on the latest developments and trends on IP, innovation and creativity in the ASEAN region and provide recommendations as to how these developments and trends impact mandate implementation and identify opportunities and mobilize collaboration to extend mandate implementation.

e. Create communication materials, case stories, and key messages to promote understanding of the value of IP for development and support the dissemination of these messages through digital platforms including websites and social media.

f. Engage with a wide range of stakeholders across ASEAN - including government agencies, donors, private sector entities, SMEs, innovation hubs, creative industry associations, academia, women entrepreneurs, youth groups, and communities - to coordinate and scale-up projects, enhance capacity-building efforts, and ensure synergies and complementarity across programs.

g. Liaise with representatives of the host country, Singapore, to ensure the smooth and effective functioning of the WSO and delivery of the joint activities under the WIPO-Singapore MOU

h. Coordinate with WIPO colleagues in the Singapore Office to ensure alignment and smooth implementation of joint activities, particularly in areas related to IP business solutions and dispute resolution services.

i. Represent WIPO at regional and national meetings and participate in missions and briefings to identify opportunities and mobilize collaboration for further mandate implementation.

j. Perform other related duties as required.