GIS Product Owner Custom Implementation Consultant
We are looking for passionate consultants ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.
Below, you will find the details and the qualifications we are looking for.
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Type of contract: full time consultancy contract.
Duration: 10 months, starting in mid-February and ending at the end of the year.
Location: EU-based
Deadline for applications: 11th January 2026
Context & mission
Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).
GIS service team aims to provide an intersectional operational support system, thanks to a framework of dedicated tools and services, that is reliable, agile, adapted to emergency contexts and needs, timely, and efficient.
The Product Owner (PO) leads the definition, roadmap, and continuous improvement of the GIS Centre’s GeoApps ecosystem, including the GeoMSF Platform, Custom GIS Applications, and the Power BI / Key Quality Metrics Product.
The PO Consultant ensures that each product delivers tangible measurable value.
(S)he works in close collaboration with the Head of GIS Services for strategic validation and alignment, and with the Project Manager (PM) for Investment Subjects to ensure that product evolution and technical investments are coherent with the GIS Centre’s priorities.
As a strategic driver and facilitator, the PO can fill gaps when end-users or key stakeholders are unavailable, maintaining product momentum, coherence, and user-centric direction through validated assumptions, mockups, and iterative feedback.
The PO also demonstrates the capacity to defend management’s strategic choices, ensuring decisions are well-understood, justified, and collectively supported across teams.
Tasks & Responsibilities
1. Product Vision & Strategy
* Translate GIS Centre strategic goals into actionable, value-driven product roadmaps for all GeoApps and Power BI products.
* Develop and communicate a clear product vision, ensuring alignment with MSF operational and analytical priorities.
* Create mockups and prototypes to illustrate the product intent and guide development teams.
* Promote interoperability and consistency across the GeoMSF toolset, ensuring data and UX coherence.
* Validate strategic orientations with the Head of GIS Services and the GC Management Team, articulating the value and measurable impact of each initiative.
* Be a force of proposition while demonstrating flexibility to integrate strategic decisions from leadership and align team efforts accordingly.
Expected Results:
* A validated and traceable roadmap connecting product features to strategic objectives.
* Each epic or feature includes quantifiable and testable value indicators (e.g., improved accuracy %, time saved, user adoption rate).
* The vision and roadmap are shared, understood, and endorsed by management and teams.
2. Stakeholder Management & Shared Vision
* Map, engage, and align all relevant stakeholders (end-users, sponsors, technical teams, GIS advisors, data analysts).
* Ensure a shared vision and mutual understanding across multidisciplinary teams.
* Communicate progress, decisions, and priorities through demos, reviews, and roadmap workshops.
* Capture and structure user feedback into actionable insights for backlog refinement.
* When end-users or stakeholders are unavailable, proactively bridge the gap through internal expertise, prototypes, and validated assumptions to maintain progress.
Expected Results:
* A well-mapped stakeholder ecosystem with clear communication loops.
* Documented feedback integration cycles improving product relevance and adoption.
* Continuity of delivery even in the absence of user input, with transparent validation processes.
3. Product Backlog Management & Agile Delivery
* Own and maintain a structured, transparent product backlog covering GeoApps and Power BI deliverables.
* Write clear, testable, and value-based epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
* Ensure backlog items are linked to measurable business outcomes and validated with stakeholders or strategic proxies.
* Apply prioritization frameworks (e.g., MoSCoW) to maximize value delivery.
* Collaborate closely with the Scrum Master to ensure efficient sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint review processes.
* Maintain clean business processes and ensure traceability of decisions.
Expected Results:
* A right-sized, value-driven backlog with measurable outcomes per story.
* Clear Agile requirements, product goals, epics, and deliverables.
* With detailed process definition & Mockups when necessary
* Predictable sprint cadence and on-time delivery of high-priority features.
* Measurable increase in product value (usage, performance, or efficiency) per release.
4. Product Backlog Management & Agile Delivery
* Define clear testing and validation criteria for all releases.
* Ensure deliverables meet both business needs and technical standards.
* Maintain detailed documentation (concept notes, Jira/Confluence artifacts, mockups, user manuals).
* Oversee publication, access management, and release notes for GeoMSF and Power BI platforms.
* Track and analyze performance metrics (incidents, adoption, feedback, usage).
Expected Results:
* All product releases are validated, stable, and testable against documented acceptance criteria.
* Zero critical regression in production environments.
* Comprehensive, accessible documentation enabling autonomy of users and support teams.
* Regular post-release performance reports ensuring continuous learning.
5. Power BI Product Leadership
* Lead the Power BI / Key Quality Metrics App, ensuring analytical visibility for GIS Centre and its partners.
* Define and monitor KPIs for adoption, data quality, performance, and dashboard usage to improve GIS Centre efficiency and product impact.
Expected Results:
* A unified analytical product providing consistent, validated, and actionable metrics.
* Increased data quality and usage adoption across teams.
* Enhanced GIS Centre decision-making supported by timely, visual analytics.
6. Agile & Continuous Improvement
* Actively contribute to Agile ceremonies and foster cross-team collaboration.
* Encourage open communication, iterative feedback, and shared ownership of outcomes.
* Analyze product and sprint KPIs to propose process or tool optimizations.
* Work with the Scrum Master to ensure delivery predictability and continuous value improvement.
Expected Results:
* Regular retrospectives translated into actionable improvements.
* Enhanced velocity and product predictability per sprint.
* Increased team cohesion and satisfaction through clear objectives and visible impacts.
Consultant profile
Education
* University degree in IT, Engineering, or related technical domain.
* Product Owner certification mandatory (Scrum Product Owner, CSPO, or equivalent)
Experience
* Minimum 5 years as Product Owner (Ideally in GIS & Data Analytics)
* Proven experience in Agile & Scrum framework
* Field experience or humanitarian exposure desirable.
Languages
* Fluent in English and French (oral and written) mandatory
Skills/ Technical competencies
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Coordination, and information management skills
* Excellent team working capacity
* Planning and organization
* Judgment and decision making
* Providing technical support and advice
Personal Abilities/Qualities
* Solution Oriented
* Well organized
* Good listening and analytical skills
* Pedagogue and good communicator
* Team player and proactive
* Ability to work with multidisciplinary & multicultural people
* Openness, curiosity, practical and pragmatic spirit
* Strategic mindset, ability to connect vision to measurable business impact.
* Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Capable of filling user feedback gaps with initiative and validated assumptions.
How to apply
The application deadline is 11th January 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.
All applications will be treated confidentially.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.
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