Closed: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Indigenous Fellowship 2019/2020 in Geneva,Switzerland (Fully Funded)

Since 2009, when the WIPO Indigenous Fellowship Program was launched, members of indigenous and local communities have worked in WIPO’s Traditional Knowledge Division on issues relevant to indigenous peoples.

The WIPO Indigenous Fellowship builds on a series of initiatives to ensure that indigenous peoples are actively and effectively involved in the work of WIPO on issues that matter to them. It recognizes, and seeks to foster, the strong legal expertise that exists within indigenous peoples, and offers a professional opportunity to an indigenous person to work within the WIPO Secretariat.

The Indigenous Fellow will work in WIPO’s Traditional Knowledge Division and be involved in a program of work that is directly relevant to issues of concern to indigenous peoples, including the IGC process, WIPO’s outreach to indigenous peoples and local communities, WIPO’s capacity building activities, and WIPO’s cooperation with the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

WORTH

Term of fellowship: One year, renewable for one further year only.

Location: WIPO Headquarters, Geneva

Travel expenses and a monthly stipend are payable; details are available on request.

ELIGIBILITY

• The Indigenous Fellow is expected to meet the following requirements:
• Be a recognized and active member of an indigenous community;
• Have proven experience in indigenous outreach and in participation in indigenous
• organizations and networks, including in an international context;
• Hold legal qualifications, or equivalent in practical experience and community work,
• preferably with specific components related to intellectual property law;
• Show ability to work effectively in English; the ability to work fluently and prepare
• documents suitable for publication in at least one other UN languages (Arabic, Chinese,
• French, Russian or Spanish) would be an advantage.
• Having a record of relevant publications (general awareness-raising, formal legal analysis or scholarly publications) would be an asset.

DEADLINE: October 8 2018

To apply and for more information visit here