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Company:IP Key
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Location:Beijing
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Job function:Management
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Industry:Other
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Employment:Full time
Job description
About IP Key: IP Key (“Intellectual Property: A Key to Sustainable Competitiveness”) is a three year project running from July 2013 - June 2016 intended to make China’s intellectual property (IP) framework more effective, fair, transparent, and otherwise based upon best practices. The project, funded by the European Commission, implemented and co-funded by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) with support from the European Patent Office (EPO), builds on the past EU-China IPR2 project amongst other joint initiatives. IP Key aims to meet its objective via implementing a number of activities covering all types of IP rights that advocate for change in the Chinese system and provide awareness on the workings of the Chinese and European IP systems. Examples of activities include:
· Contributing to technical files for the EU-China IP Dialogue, IP Working Group and EU-China IP Task Force;
· Assisting in drafting and revising legal texts;
· Promoting and facilitating exchanges on best practice and sustainable cooperation between EU and Chinese officials, legal and other experts, and judges;
· Organising training courses and workshops on various IP-related topics involving EU and/or Chinese stakeholders;
· Compiling and publishing manuals, best practice guides, learning modules, case studies and other resources for governments and industry on various IP-related issues,
· Promoting the European IP system in Chinese fora and vice versa.
Job description: IP Key is recruiting a Project Officer (PO) in its Beijing Office. Main job responsibilities include but are not limited to providing administrative support for meetings and other activities; providing administrative support for establishing the new IP Key office; translating short documents from Chinese into English and vice versa; communicating directly with Chinese government officials, businesses, and other stakeholders on project components; providing interpretation from Chinese to English and vice versa in discussions with Chinese government officials; and monitoring and providing summaries of legislative and other relevant updates on the IP framework in China.
Skills & experience
Qualifications should include:
· University degree in international relations, political science, law, or another relevant field;
· Relevant working experience (preferably 2 years minimum), ideally in a position supporting the setting-up of high-profile workshops, seminars, and other activities;
· Excellent oral communication in English and Chinese (ideally for consecutive translation);
· Solid writing and translating skills in Chinese and English;
· Strong organisational and administrative/project management skills;
· Demonstrated interest in IP, and EU-China cooperation;
· Team player able to work under tight deadlines and pressure;
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite applications.
How to apply
Selection: Candidates interested in this position are invited to submit a CV and motivation letter to hr@ipkey.org by 30 November 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. The successful candidate will be appointed for a duration of up to 6 month on a consultant basis, with possibility to renew the contract until the end of the IP Key project.Disclaimer: The Job Vacancies section on the European Chamber website is for information dissemination only. If you have any question regarding those positions and application process, please contact the respective company directly.