The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is looking for a Researcher who will lead and undertake research for development on sustainable and resilient food production systems in Ghana and West Africa using approaches that combine the technical understanding of water management and farming systems in a changing climate. The person will provide scientific leadership for their area of work, negotiate with potential partners and donors, apply good project management practices and disseminate research results to target audiences, while contributing expertise across other projects on key research topics related to irrigation and agricultural water management. The person will be based at IWMI’s regional office for West Africa in Accra, Ghana.

You will be responsible for:

• Support the co-design process for a smart digital scaling solution for farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) in collaboration with private sector parties.
• Develop technical and promotional content for digital scaling solutions, including extension materials for FLID.
• Contribute to the evaluation and improvement of the digital app through surveys and stakeholder engagement.
• Contribute to the implementation of a scaling out approach in Ghana and the development of a scaling up strategy jointly with the private sector.
• Carry out innovative research on climate-smart water solutions for small-scale farmers.
• Evaluate new approaches and tools that improve water productivity in small-scale farmers’ fields.
• Contribute to evaluating the use of surface water and groundwater resources for sustainable irrigation development.
• Initiate, develop and sustain collaboration with research, and public and private sector partners that are active in the irrigation sector in Ghana.
• Prepare research reports, scientific publications, policy briefs, and extension materials for dissemination and uptake of research outputs.