1. Organizational Context





a. Organizational Setting


The Technology Transfer Section (TTS) is located in the IP for Innovators Department, within the IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector of WIPO. The Section works with universities, public research institutions, innovation agencies, and government ministries to strengthen institutional and ecosystem capability for Knowledge and Technology Transfer (K/TT).

TTS delivers its mandate through three work areas. These include practical tools and resources, policy and legislative frameworks, and evidence to inform institutional improvement and innovation system development.

The Tools and Resources work area develops and disseminates practical guidance, templates, training materials, digital resources, and models, as well as coordinates trainings that support institutions in translating knowledge and research outputs into social and economic value.

The incumbent leads the Tools and Resources work area. The role ensures that WIPO’s knowledge products are high quality, coherent and accessible, and that they support the operational needs of universities, public research institutions, and innovation stakeholders across diverse contexts.




b. Purpose Statement


The purpose of the position is to lead the design, development and dissemination of practical tools and resources that strengthen institutional capability for knowledge and technology transfer including specific areas of knowledge such as life sciences. The incumbent ensures that these products reflect good practice, respond to Member States needs and are suitable for adoption by professionals, managers and decision makers engaged in research and innovation.


The incumbent also manages the Section’s capacity building activities. This includes developing training content, commissioning expert contributions, coordinating curriculum design and pedagogical approaches, delivering training to professional audiences, and evaluating the results. The role ensures that outputs from other TTS work areas are translated into actionable guidance and training that support sustained institutional improvement.




c. Reporting Lines


The incumbent works under the supervision of the Head, Technology Transfer Section.




d. Work Relations


The incumbent works closely with the Policy and Legislation and Evidence and Impact work areas of the Section, other internal stakeholders throughout the organization, as well as with external stakeholders engaged in research, innovation, and policy development such as ministries responsible for science, technology, education, industry, and entrepreneurship; national innovation agencies; universities and public research institutions; and technology transfer offices. The incumbent also collaborates with regional and international professional associations, and partners involved in IP, innovation, and higher education policy.








2. Duties and Responsibilities




The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:




a. Manage the Tools and Resources work area and ensure the design, development, updating and dissemination of toolkits, guides, templates, training materials, models, and digital resources that support institutional capability for knowledge and technology transfer including specific areas of knowledge such as life sciences.




b. Manage the Section’s capacity building activities through the development of curricula, preparation of training content, commissioning of expert inputs, delivery of training, and evaluation of learning outcomes.




c. Represent the Section in missions, workshops and training programs and provide practical guidance to institutions and Member States on knowledge and technology transfer.




d. Establish and manage quality assurance processes for TTS tools and resources, including updating cycles, peer review, and usability testing.




e. Translate outputs from the Policy and Legislation and Evidence and Impact work areas into practical tools, training modules, and institutional support materials.




f. Incorporate digital, blended and e-learning approaches into capacity building activities and support the development of AI enabled learning tools that improve user access, and understanding of TTS resources.




g. Identify, commission, and supervise external experts for specialized, or emerging topics and manage collaborative content development processes.




h. Ensure that TTS tools and resources support a broad range of disciplinary contexts, including scientific and technical fields as well as humanities, arts, and social sciences, as relevant to IP, institutional innovation and knowledge transfer.




i. Monitor uptake and feedback on tools and training activities, analyze user needs, and propose improvements to enhance relevance and impact.




j. Actively promote accession to WIPO administrated treaties and contribute to the growing use of WIPO Global IP Services.

k. Perform other related duties as required.