Overview
Develop a collaboration strategy to enable effective engagement across internal and external actors for the Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub, identifying specific collaboration needs and outlining how the Hub can connect expertise and foster joint problem-solving.
Tasks Summary
- Conduct a comprehensive collaboration needs assessment
- Facilitate stakeholder consultations and cocreation activities
- Develop a holistic collaboration strategy for the Hub
- Design partnership and engagement models
- Lead the design and specification of a collaboration platform
- Develop operational and governance frameworks
- Create an implementation roadmap with monitoring, evaluation & learning integration
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of eight years of professional experience in technical project management in the water sector, with a strong track record of delivering complex assignments in development settings.
- Demonstrated experience in strategy development and strategic planning for scaling projects; knowledge management and evidence-based decision-making; designing and applying models for scaling innovation in development contexts.
- Proven ability to work with government counterparts, manage contracts and projects, and navigate multi-stakeholder environments.
- Strong experience leading stakeholder engagement processes, including facilitation of workshops, consultations, and co-creation activities across diverse actors (government, academia, private sector, NGOs, and innovators).
- Demonstrated experience of collaboration platform design, including digital systems.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in innovation management, water engineering, or another relevant field (a first degree plus two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University degree).
