The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) 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. Membership of the Organization is open to all Member States of the African Union (AU). The present members of the Organization are Botswana, Cape Verde, Kingdom of Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. (Total: 22 States).

ARIPO intends to hire the services of an International  Recruitment Consultancy Firm to undertake the selection process for the positions of Director Intellectual Property, Director Business Transformation & Development, Director Legal Affairs & International Cooperation, and Director Finance.  

Interested International  Recruitment Consultancy Firms with a proven track record are invited to obtain the Terms of Reference (ToRs) from ARIPO by contacting the Secretariat by email at procurement@aripo.org with the reference on the subject: “ATIN: 2023/04/RECRUITMENT-SERVICES/04”.

The deadline for submission of proposals shall be 23rd June 2023.  

This call is restricted to International  Recruitment Consultancy Firms with a footprint in at least five (5) ARIPO Member States.