Innovation Programmes Manager

at  Vodafone

Newbury, England, United Kingdom -

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Immediate24 Jan, 2025Not Specified24 Oct, 2024N/AGood communication skillsNoNo
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Description:

WHO YOU ARE

  • Experience in leading complex multi-market initiatives with varied teams.
  • Ability to manage senior stakeholders to drive participation, engagement and support for initiatives. and excellent Project Management skills.
  • Great communication skills including presenting to large audiences in person and online.
  • Keeps up to date with current advances in tech and worldwide innovation.
  • Good Excel skills for budget and implementation tracking.

NOT A PERFECT FIT?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

WHO WE ARE

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We’re a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, whether that’s Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you’ll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognize and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, color, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
Together we can.

togetherwecan

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the global hackathon initiative, ensuring its continued success and expansion to all Vodafone markets.
  • Championing the ideas that come out of the global hackathon to ensure value is brought though implementation aiming for 5 from each iteration to become implemented.
  • Manage the business side of the Nova platform working closely with the platform lead aiming to solicit 50 ideas through the year.
  • Build a community of youth that contribute to the success of Nova.
  • Support the idea teams to develop a pipeline of compelling innovations that can lead to successful commercial products or improvements in the Vodafone internal operations.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Information Technology/IT

IT Software - Other

IT

Graduate

Proficient

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Newbury, United Kingdom