Senior Consultant – Scoping Phase Support to The Humanitarian What Works Centre (HWWC)
Support the scoping phase for the Humanitarian What Works Centre.
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Overview
Support the scoping phase for the Humanitarian What Works Centre.
You have:
- 10+ years of experience in humanitarian research, innovation, or program design
- Proven experience facilitating or managing complex partnerships or consortia
- Strong program and project management capabilities
- Demonstrated skill in developing SOPs, governance frameworks, or operational toolkits
- Exceptional written communication and synthesis skills
- Familiarity with knowledge translation, research-to-practice strategies, and uptake planning
- Ability to work independently and coordinate across virtual, international teams
- Understanding of the humanitarian evidence ecosystem
- Experience with challenge-led innovation or end-to-end innovation models
- Prior engagement with either Elrha or IRC, or similar organizations
- Experience with FCDO funded research and innovation projects
- Knowledge or experience of What Works centres or other evidence centres
- Competence or experience in organizational development and/or strategy development
- Familiarity with applied research and innovation scaling approaches
- Experience or interest in the use of AI tools for research synthesis, innovation, or knowledge management
Potential interview questions
| Describe your experience in humanitarian research and how it has equipped you to support the HWWC. | The interviewer wants to understand your background and relevance to the role. | Share specific projects or roles where you've demonstrated key skills in humanitarian research. |
| How have you facilitated complex partnerships in previous roles? | This assesses your teamwork and collaboration skills in challenging environments. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you discuss a time when you created a standard operating procedure (SOP)? What were the challenges faced? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain your approach to project management, particularly in a virtual environment. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you recommend for engaging stakeholders in innovation processes? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle integrating tools and methodologies from different organizations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your understanding of the humanitarian evidence ecosystem? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why is knowledge translation important in humanitarian innovation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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