Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)
The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI), established under the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act No. 4 of 2020. The principal mandate of the Agency is to provide business and intellectual property registration services. Additionally, the Agency is responsible for the management of the collateral registry for movable property as well as accreditation of insolvency practitioners.
In order to achieve its mandate, PACRA is advertising for the following position:
Deputy Registrar-Intellectual Property
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Full Grade 12 with five (5) “O” Levels with credit or better in Mathematics and English Language or equivalent.
- Degree in Law/Sciences/Business Administration/Economics and Intellectual Property.
- Master’s Degree in law or Intellectual Property Law or a Certificate to practice law will be an added advantage.
- Minimum of three (3) years relevant work experience at senior management in a similar Institution
- Demonstrable experience in IP administration, commercialisation or adjudication
- In-depth knowledge of intellectual property matters.
Method Of Application
Applicants who meet the respective stated qualifications and experience should submit their applications with detailed curriculum vitae and certified copies of their academic and professional qualifications including details of three (3) traceable referees and their contact numbers not later than 17:00hrs on 23rd August 2023 clearly stating on top of the envelop the position applied for
“Application for Deputy Registrar – Intellectual Property” to:
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Patents and Companies Registration Agency
8471 PACRA House, Haile Selassie, Longacres
P.O. Box 32020
LUSAKA
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED