Summary of Position:
The newly formed Nobeah Foundation is seeking a Legal Research Programmes Coordinator, and a Legal Research Programmes Intern in Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.
The Legal Research Programmes Coordinator will get the opportunity to help in finding and developing partnerships with leading Legal Research institutions in the area of intellectual property law to do research related to licensing or sharing our intellectual property in a way best supporting our social impact goals.
The Legal Research Programmes Coordinator will help define the important issues and then help frame those issues for fruitful collaboration with legal researchers or institutions in the area of intellectual property law.
Candidates must have excellent verbal communication, and written communication.
Candidate must have a positive and energetic attitude, and strong desire to meet goals and commitments.
These positions require between 5-40 hours a week at any hours and any day per week as long as the requirements for on-line meetings and other collaboration are met. The positions are flexible to accommodate up to 100% remote work. Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office are required.
Though all work will be remote, the candidate must be located in and be eligible to work in the country. The candidate must speak at least one local language, in addition to being fluent in English both verbally and in writing. The candidate must also have a network of contacts in the country to facilitate any required work there.
Recruitment will take place in two phases. In the first phase concluding by November, the first group of candidates will be selected. In the second phase concluding December, the second group of candidates will be selected. Candidates found not eligible for the first group are welcome to reapply for the second group if any elements of your qualifications or experience have changed.
We look forward to your application. In the mean time we invite you to visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/www.nobeahfoundation.org
The detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to those below:
· Researching specific areas as requested
· Research, collect and compile information to frame research questions in alignment with the research mandates or interests of potential research partners.
· Providing insight into international intellectual property databases.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Background in intellectual property law.
· Background in physical sciences, computer science, or engineering.
· Work experience in a similar capacity preferred.
· Strong research, proofreading, and editing skills
· Strong organizational, planning and multitasking skills with high attention to detail
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, and internet research
· Must have a computer and readily available internet access.
· Ability to work both independently and with others in a team approach;
Knowledge of computers and Microsoft Word, Excel.
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To apply for this position send an email to hr@nobeahfoundation.org with your resume attached and with the subject line: “Re: Application for Volunteer Legal Research Programmes Coordinator/Intern-[Name of your country]”. Please ensure your name and other contact details are both in your resume and in the email itself.
Apply via :
hr@nobeahfoundation.org
