Consumers International
London
Salary: 22,000 per year including benefits ( 2 years contract ). For candidates who must relocate, moving and related comparability costs would be covered
Consumers International is the global campaigning voice of consumers protecting consumer rights and uniting consumer organisations in the struggle to change the world for the good of people everywhere.
As a Project Co-ordinator based in the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, you will play a key role in co-ordinating the project on Global Consumer Dialog and Public Education Network on Access to Knowledge (A2K) Issues. In this role you will directly contribute to the attainment of project outcomes and to CI strategic objective for more balanced IntellectualProperty (IP) regimes that protect consumer/ civil society interests. This includes building a network to support the capacity of consumer organisations in the global south, to educate their members about the need for more equitable IP regimes and other related communications rights/media justice issues.
You will be responsible for assisting and co-ordinating IP policy development and strategic planning in CI member countries focussing on public education strategies, research, policy tracking and briefing of working group participants on key A2K policy issues. Your role involves disseminating policy recommendations on priority areas and event reports
(internally: website, list-serves, newsletters, teleconferences; and externally: website and relations with governments, media and other relevant stakeholders).
You are a person with strong commitment to the objectives of the consumer movement having experience in intellectual property issues or a legal background, ideally in copyright, patents, communications rights, consumer rights and related aspects. You will be having good knowledge of the NGO sector and ability to develop, manage partnerships with multistakeholders.
To apply please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how your experience and skills will help you perform the tasks listed in the job description to Indrani Thuraisingham at indrani.thuraising…@gmail.com
Closing date: 14th August 2008
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Hoping for your kind consideration on the matter.