Senior Anti-Counterfeit Inspectors at Anti-Counterfeit Agency

Job Responsibilities

The Senior Anti-Counterfeit Inspector is responsible to the Chief Anti-Counterfeit Inspector and will:-

• conduct on job training for the inspectors;
• receive and act on complaints relating to enforcement of intellectual property rights;
• implement the prosecution policies and procedures;
• coordinate investigations of complaints from intellectual property rights owners;
• ensure that witnesses attend courts through witness summons;
• conduct prosecution of cases;
• coordinate the compiling of court files/cases;
• make test purchases of suspected goods from the market for sampling, testing and analyzing;
• conduct raids on suspected counterfeit goods;
• initiate action on suspected counterfeit goods;
• supervise the entering, inspecting, seizing, detaining suspected counterfeit goods;
• compile reports on suspected counterfeit goods;
• maintain prosecutions registers and files;
• perform any other duty as may be assigned.

Requirements

For Promotion/appointment to the grade of Senior Anti-Counterfeit Inspector, a person must have:-

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Criminology or related disciplines from a recognized institution;
• at least four (4) years working experience in litigation, criminology or law enforcement;
• demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance;
• must be a member of a relevant professional body in good standing; and
• attended a Senior Management Course.