What the role is:Great ideas do not discriminate, and anyone can have them. Given the right protection and support, a great idea can become a powerful brand, a transformative technology, an innovative process or design, or even a song or story that moves one's soul. Housing Singapore's largest community of intellectual property (IP) experts, IPOS understands how important it is to protect ideas and creations for now and the future. We leverage our deep technical, legal and business expertise to help innovative enterprises grow, through their intangible assets, including IP, from Singapore, through Singapore. We catalyse the ideas of today, into the assets of tomorrow.What you will be working on:Responsibilities The International Engagement Department (IED) supports IPOS' vision by building relationships with IP stakeholders outside Singapore, including international organisations, foreign government agencies, institutions, and others, to position Singapore as a vibrant marketplace for IP transactions and commercialisation. Reporting to the Desk Head, you will be responsible for the following: • Identifying opportunities, developing and executing plans, in priority markets to advance Singapore's IP interests in commercial, technical and policy cooperation areas; • Building relations with overseas stakeholders, through developing and organising a pipeline of activities, including official visits, international events, and collaboration projects to promote Singapore's IP capabilities; • Developing and maintaining cooperation agreements and/or programmes with international partners; • Shaping and advocating Singapore's positions at regional and multilateral IP fora such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO); • Working across IPOS to align the interests and objectives of internal teams with IED's external engagement initiatives; • Monitoring IP developments in assigned countries and regions, conducting research, and drafting country briefs and strategy papers for senior management; • Executing good project management and timely and accurate reporting (e.g. department workplan and budget planning); and • Other ad-hoc duties assigned to you.What we are looking for:Please write to us if you have/are: • A keen interest in international affairs and innovation; • Excellent networking and stakeholder engagement skills; • Proven ability to work collaboratively and build strong working relationships; • Excellent writing, structured thinking, and effective communication skills; • Adept at prioritising tasks and thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; • Some knowledge of intellectual property, proficiency in a foreign language and/or proficiency in Chinese would be an added advantage given the job requirements; • Prior experience in international relations, the government sector or a related field is advantageous but not required.About Intellectual Property Office of Singapore:The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is the national authority that registers and is responsible for the administration of IP rights in Singapore. IPOS helps businesses use intangible assets (IA) and IP to grow and is committed to building Singapore into an international IA/IP hub. We help to catalyse a future driven by life-enhancing, commercially successful ideas created by businesses, professionals and everyday people. We help to turn today's ideas into tomorrow's assets. IPOS is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law.
