Product Manager Consultancy

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Description

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• Drive the lifecycle of the team’s products from ideation and development to prototyping, iteration and, if required, retirement.

• Facilitate the Frontier Tech and wider Ventures team’s work through identification and articulation of integrated work seams, convening regular cross team and resource allocation support.

• Guide the evolution of Ventures’ prototypes and products with informed trend, opportunity and needs analysis.
• Please access the full Term of Reference (ToRs) and read a more detailed description of the assignment in this file in order to prepare your financial proposal and know more about the role: Product Manager (Frontier tech), Ventures

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Design or any other field of study relatable with product management . *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional, practical experience.
• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle.
• Practical experience with rapid prototyping and evaluation of user feedback
• Practical experience with research – esp. around market trends and analysis
• Strong technical background with the ability to quickly understand and apply new technologies.
• Demonstrated understanding of open source and open data principles and practices.
• Demonstrated experience managing products with applications for social challenges, in UNICEF’s programme countries or for marginalized communities desired
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 

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