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HR09/40 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Male flowers of scots pine.Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian

£27,776 - £33,970 plus benefits, salary depending on qualifications.

(Fixed Term Appointment to March 2011)Extension of the contract, conversion to permanency or transfer to another part of the civil service is possible although there is no guarantee.

Raising the awareness of Intellectual Property across the Forestry Commission, you’ll identify, assess and secure new Intellectual Property assets and to prepare business plan proposals leading to commercialisation of ideas and concepts via licensing and/or spin-outs.

You must have a first degree in a physical science discipline, as well as a business qualification.  A higher degree would be an advantage.

Benefits include a Civil Service Pension or stakeholder pension scheme, 25 days annual leave and
flexible working options.

Please click on the job specification to view further details regarding this post.

To download the relevant forms please click on the application pack.

To request a hard copy of the application forms please write to Jennifer Mullen, HR Operations, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT.

Please note all applications must be accompanied by a Forestry Commission application form.

Please quote ref: HR09/40

No recruitment agencies please.

Closing date: 6 July 2009.

The Forestry Commission is committed to providing equal opportunities for all sectors of the community, irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion, sexuality, transgender and working patterns