SENIOR ADVISOR: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ADVISORY UNIT (Colombo, Sri Lanka, or IWMI country/regional office) The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is looking for a Senior Advisor: Products and Services Advisory Unit. This is a key function requiring close coordination with several departments, teams and individuals within IWMI, including the Deputy Director General - Research; leaders of the Institute’s research themes (i.e., Resource Recovery, Water Quality and Health, and other themes); Director, Business Development; regional directors; office heads and regional research uptake coordinators. The selected candidate will report to the Global Science Uptake Coordinator, and will be based at IWMI’s headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, or at one of the Institute’s country/regional offices. Purpose: The Senior Advisor contributes to IWMI’s Strategy 2014-2018 by supporting research uptake and fund-raising through: s INCREASINGVISIBILITYOF)7-)SRESEARCHBASEDSOLUTIONSTODEVELOPMENTCHALLENGES s SUPPORTINGTHEALIGNMENTOFPRODUCTSANDADVISORYSERVICEDELIVERYTORESEARCHUSERSANDPARTNERS s CATALYZINGINNOVATIVEFINANCINGOPTIONSTOSUPPORTEXTERNALINVESTMENTINRESEARCHANDUPTAKEOFSOLUTIONS s MONITORINGANDSUPPORTINGTHEUPTAKEOFSOLUTIONSONBEHALFOF)7-)WHICHWILLHELPTOASSESSDEVELOPMENTIMPACTSAND s BUILDINGANDMANAGINGPARTNERSHIPSANDALLIANCESTHATADVANCESOLUTIONIMPLEMENTATION. You will be responsible for: 70% of the time will be allocated to the following: There is significant interest from donors, development agencies and others to invest in products and services of IWMI’s work on resource recovery and reuse (RRR). This includes: (i) RRR business models; (ii) related feasibility studies resulting in investment plans; and III IMPLEMENTATIONOFTHESEPLANSFOREXAMPLETHROUGHPUBLICPRIVATEPARTNERSHIPS The Senior Advisor will respond to this demand, represent the program at high-level meetings with key decision makers and investors, build relationships with partners, and support the uptake of RRR products and services for development, policy advocacy and capacity building. The person will support the RRR program in collaboration with IWMI’s Business Development Unit through fund-raising for its uptake-oriented research. The person will monitor and document uptake and application of the RRR business solutions, and other related products and services that IWMI can offer in this area. Performance targets: (i) Within 1 year: Identify new opportunities, partnerships and impact pathways for the uptake of RRR products and services. II 7ITHINYEARS-OBILIZEATLEASTANADDITIONAL53$INFUNDSFORTHE222PROGRAM 30% of the time will be allocated to the following: IWMI has produced a wide range of innovative products (e.g., flood- and drought-risk assessment tools, the Water Data Portal) that require further investments to deliver their full potential, especially in terms of the services that the Institute may provide to ensure that such products are used and useable by potential beneficiaries. The Senior Advisor will position IWMI competitively in the knowledge market by leading: s s s s s ANASSESSMENTOFDEMANDFORCURRENTANDPOTENTIALRESEARCHPRODUCTSANDSERVICES MARKETBUSINESSANALYSESFORSUCHPRODUCTSANDSERVICESINCLUDINGANALYSISOFTHECOMPETITIVELANDSCAPEAND identification of IWMI’s potential niche and value added; DEVELOPMENTOFVALUEPROPOSITIONSFORPRIORITIZEDPRODUCTSSERVICESANDEFFECTIVEOUTCOMEDELIVERYCHANNELSAND STRATEGIESTOSCALEUPUTILIZATIONOF)7-)SPRODUCTS ANALYSISOFPOTENTIALFUNDINGSTREAMSTOTAKEPRODUCTSTOTHEKNOWLEDGEMARKETAND DEVELOPMENTOFRECOMMENDATIONSFORCHANGESTO)7-)SFUTURERESEARCHPORTFOLIOUPTAKEAPPROACHESANDFUNDING based on the above. 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