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GIS and Mapping Expert at
1 week ago
Reporting and Communication
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officers of the Planning Finance and Economy Section, within the Planning for Humanitarian Development Practices programme.
She/he will contribute to the implementation of Humanitarian and Development practice projects on EUTF Phase 3 and Go Blue Kenya.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe consultant will undertake the following tasks - Update GIS baseline data of assigned projects through regular monitoring and assessments, gathered by partners; - Undertake satellite imagery analysis if areas are inaccessible during operations to re-take the city; - Prepare and draw GIS work needed for additional projects; - Prepare spatial analysis and thematic mapping of individual districts within GIS environment; - Share the projects spatial data and mappings with staff, when required; - Carry out any GIS relevant needs within the projects; - Carry out required data entry process and initiating the templates needed within the GIS environment; and - Produce a compiled report on the GIS data collected and analyzed.
Qualifications/special skillsEducation Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Cartography, Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and/or related field of studies is required.
Work Experience:
A minimum of four years professional experience in geographic information system integration including IPB (Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield), geographic/terrain analysis, image processing, mapping, GPS, geospatial related information technology, ArcGIS (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView and its extensions), ERDAS Imagine (preferred) is a required.
Knowledge of geographic information system design and development, geodatabase design and management, software programming languages and web technology is desirable.
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