Technology Transfer Officer

Closes: November 2, 2026

Key Responsibilities:

• Stimulating awareness of IP issues and commercial opportunities, and encouraging an innovative and entrepreneurial culture.
• Identifying appropriate routes of IP exploitation, including conducting novelty searches and business opportunities analysis.
• In collaboration with the PIPO, providing input into IP protection, patent prosecution, and patentability as regards the considered commercialisation strategy.
• Applying appropriate agreements to facilitate the protection and exploitation of IP in cases of collaborative research.
• Facilitate invention disclosures and evaluate their technical feasibility and commercial viability to warrant protection.
• Prepare IP communique and facilitate IP awareness and workshops.
• Apply appropriate mechanisms for the protection of IP generated from national facilities.
• Develop strategies for preventing infringement of NRF IP.
• Engage with IP law firms to enforce IP rights of NRF.
• Structure and negotiate collaborative research for ease of IP commercialisation.

Key Requirements:

Qualification:

• NQF level 6 National Diploma / Degree in Science or Engineering (NQF Level 7) or equivalent.
• Degree in Law or Training in IP management and technology commercialisation would be highly advantageous.

Experience:

• 2 years relevant experience in technology management
• Experience or Exposure to graduate in training or internship programme in a research and development, technology transfer, or technology development funding environment.
• Relevant experience in technology commercialisation would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Funded Research and Development Act (51 of 2008) would be advantageous.

Knowledge:

• Technology analysis
• Market analysis
• Technology Transfer
• Technology Commercialisation
• Funding sourcing
• Deal structuring and negotiation
• Project and Time Management

Additional Notes:

Desirable additional educational, work experience, and personal qualities:

• A valid driver's licence
• A proactive self-starter
• Good computer skills, including MS Office, etc.
• Ability to think laterally
• Good writing skills
• Good communication skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally, if required