Manager, Innovation Commercialization, KeNIA Grade 3 at Kenya National Innovation Agency

Duties and responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities will entail:-

• Implementing the national innovation and commercialization policy;
• identifying and formulating strategies for Market formation of local innovation  products;
• creating awareness of intellectual property rights among innovators; acquiring rights or interests in or to any technological innovation supported by the Agency from any person or assign any person any rights in or to such technological innovation;
• developing national capacity and infrastructure to protect and exploit intellectual property derived from research or financed by the Agency;
• facilitating the application for grant or revocation of patents and institution of legal action for infringement of any intellectual property rights.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade the candidate must: -

• Have ten (10) years’ relevant experience three (3) years should be in management;
• Have Bachelors degree in a relevant area from a recognized institution
• Have Masters degree in a relevant area from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a professional body where applicable;
• Managerial course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
• Be proficient in computer applications;
• Have demonstrated a high standard of professional competence as reflected in work performance and results;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010