Person Specifications
For appointment to this position, the person must have: -
- Bachelor’s degree in Criminology, Social Science, Business Administration or its equivalent from a recognized institution
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.
The Anti-Counterfeit Inspector is responsible to the Senior Anti-Counterfeit Inspector and will: -
Conduct on job training for the inspectors;
- Receive and act on complaints relating to enforcement of intellectual property rights;
- Implement the prosecution policies and procedures;
- Coordinate investigations of complaints from intellectual property rights owners;
- Ensure that witnesses attend courts through witness summons;
- Conduct prosecution of cases;
- Coordinate the compiling of court files/cases;
- Make test purchases of suspected goods from the market for sampling, testing and analyzing;
- Conduct raids on suspected counterfeit goods;
- Initiate action on suspected counterfeit goods;
- Supervise the entering, inspecting, seizing, detaining suspected counterfeit goods;
- Compile reports on suspected counterfeit goods;
- Maintain prosecutions registers and files;
- Perform any other duty as may be assigned.
