JOB VACANCY NOTICE
Position title: Director of Prospective and Cooperation

Category: C 4
Level (grade): Senior Executives
Date of entry into office: One month after notification of recruitment
Duration of appointment: Permanent job after a probationary period of two (2) years.
Administrative unit: Direction de la Prospective et de la Coopération
Closing date for submitting applications: February 17, 2023
Place of employment: Yaoundé (Republic of Cameroon)
Eligibility condition

– Be a national of one of the OAPI member countries . With equal qualifications,
preference will be given to candidates from under-represented countries within
the Organization
– Be under the age of 55 on the closing date for submitting applications.
– Enjoy their civil rights and be of good character.
Main duties
Under the supervision of the Managing Director, he/she is mainly responsible for:
– Developing and implementing the management action plan;
– Plan, coordinate, supervise and animate the various services;
– Initiate studies, particularly prospective studies, in the fields relating to
intellectual property;
– Propose cooperation agreements, coordinate and centralize
cooperation activities;
– Ensure the follow-up of the technical files of the National Liaison Structures;
– Initiate and implement the activities of OAPI in matters of literary
and artistic property;

– Participate in the harmonization of national legislation on
literary and artistic property;
– Assist the collective management organizations of the Member States;
– Initiate and implement OAPI’s activities on emerging issues in
the field of intellectual property;
– Ensuring the management of employees;
– Prepare periodic reports for management.
Qualifications required
– have a postgraduate degree (BAC + 5) in law, economics, economic statistician
or a design engineering degree;
– have at least ten (10) years of professional experience in a

supervisory or management position;
– justify at least 05 years of professional experience in the field of
prospective analysis or cooperation;
– have knowledge of the intellectual property professions;
– have knowledge of budget management;
– have knowledge of prospective analysis software (MICMAC,
MACTOR, Prospective Workshops, etc.);
– have knowledge of office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
– have an excellent knowledge of the French language. A knowledge of the
English language would be an asset;
– have a good organization in the work, be rigorous on the respect of
deadlines and be able to work under pressure.
Composition of the application
file The application file will include the following documents:
– a duly completed application form (available on the site www.oapi.int);
– an extract from the birth certificate or a certified true copy of the
birth certificate or the supplementary judgment in lieu thereof;
– a detailed curriculum vitae (certified by the administration of the last employer);
– an extract from the criminal record dating from less than three months;
– a certified copy of the diplomas, titles, certificates of qualification;
– a regularly established certificate of public or private jobs previously
held and indicating their duration;
– a medical examination certificate attesting that the candidate fulfills the
physical and mental aptitude conditions.
Remuneration
The position is classified in category C4 of the salary grid in force at OAPI. Recruitment
is done at the 1st level. The person concerned will benefit from the advantages and indemnities
under the conditions provided for by the texts in force.
Elements of the recruitment file
The successful candidate must, prior to taking up service:
– present the originals of his/her diplomas, titles and civil status documents;
– provide a sworn statement of free engagement or, if he/she is
a civil servant, an act of secondment.
Address to which the files must be sent
The complete application files will be deposited, in sealed envelopes with mention of
the job requested, at OAPI or sent to the address below, the postmark being taken as

proof, either electronically to the address: recrutement@oapi.int
Mr. Director General of OAPI
BP 887 YAOUNDE (Republic of Cameroon)
Tel (237) 222 20 57 00, Fax (237) 222 20 57 27