Introduction:

UNICEF’s Office of Innovation (OOI) is seeking a Frontier Technology Product Manager for a 12-month remote consultancy role. The position involves driving the development of Frontier Tech products and solutions to enhance global engagement and support UNICEF’s country programs. This role is crucial in advancing innovative tech-based solutions to accelerate positive outcomes for children worldwide.

Benefits:

• Professional Development: Opportunity to work on diverse projects, including applications of AI, digital assets, and web3 solutions.
• Global Impact: Contribute to meaningful work that addresses social challenges and supports marginalized communities.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the UNICEF Ventures Emerging Tech team and engage in integrated team efforts.

Program Structure and Timespan:

• Duration: 12-month consultancy period.
• Key Responsibilities:

  • Product Lifecycle Management for Ventures prototypes and products:

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

  • Cross Team Collaboration:

    • 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.

  • Market Vision and Strategy:

    • Guide the evolution of Ventures’ prototypes and products with informed trend, opportunity and needs analysis.

Application Process:

• Applicants must submit a financial proposal, including travel costs if travel is required, and daily subsistence allowance.
• Financial proposals should follow the provided template and include estimated costs for visa, travel, and health insurance.
• Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.

Application Deadline: 14 January 2024, W. Europe Standard Time.

Eligibility:

• 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.
• The remote consultant is expected to travel to Stockholm (or another location) for onboarding, training and knowledge management facilitation purposes over a period of 10 working days. The exact dates to be confirmed.

  • The consultant is responsible for arranging his/her own travel, including visa and travel insurance.

• Payment details and further considerations:

  • Payment of professional fees will be based on the submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.