WASH Innovation Portfolio Approach Consultant, Copenhagen, Denmark, Office of Innovation, 4 months (Remote)

Overview

This role contributes to the work of the Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub by reviewing and adapting the portfolio structure to improve identification of promising solutions and ensure effective support for high-impact innovations. It also involves designing a second tier of support for high value solutions with lower impact but demonstrable value for women and children.

Tasks Summary

• Reviewing and adapting the portfolio structure to improve identification of promising solutions.
• Ensuring effective support for high-impact innovations.
• Designing a second tier of support for high value solutions with lower impact but demonstrable value.
• Clearly defining and detailing categories for Portfolio 2.0 to cultivate WASH innovations.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in innovation management, portfolio design, or strategic programme management in development or humanitarian settings.
• Demonstrated experience designing innovation portfolios, including multi-tiered architectures, operating models, taxonomies, and stage-gate systems.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into operational governance, decision-making structures, and process frameworks.
• Experience developing or revising governance frameworks, policies, and terms & conditions for innovation, research, or programme management.
• Strong understanding of intellectual property, data-sharing, safeguarding, partnership agreements, and risk management as they relate to innovation.
• Experience designing and operationalizing sourcing and triage systems, pipelines, or coordination mechanisms for innovations.
• Demonstrated experience working with a range of actors (government, NGOs, private sector, academia, UN agencies) in sourcing or managing innovations.
• Ability to design intake workflows, classification systems and coordination mechanisms portfolio items.
• Proven expertise in operating model design, including end-to-end processes, workflow mapping, templates, guidance materials and SOPs.
• Experience conducting organizational capacity assessments, mapping competencies, and designing staffing or resourcing models.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Innovation, International Development, Public Policy, Business Administration, Engineering, Social Sciences, or a related technical field.
• A first degree with two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English required.

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

Contract Duration: 4 months

Work Modality: Remote

Remuneration: