GIS Specialist (Geographical Information System)

Description Of Duties

The specific functions of the incumbent are:1. Provide technical support to the incident management team in developing effective tools and processes to collect, manage and combine spatial datasets.2. Conduct geospatial analysis on collected datasets; create maps, infographics, and other cartographic products on a regular and ad-hoc basis; in response to functional team leads’ technical needs.3. Standardize and clean geospatial datasets and associated attributes across incident management system specific datasets.4. Lead field data collection efforts as necessary using different data collection techniques such as mobile data collection devices and applications.5. Provide inputs in developing the tools for loading/transferring GIS data between different systems; design and maintain the structures necessary for GIS data storage.6. Manipulate presentation of geographical information by creating programs to convert GIS information from one format to another.7. Adapt tools to join together different GIS datasets and create new information or investigate patterns, e.g. estimating the number of people affected by the incident, etc.Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor

Required QualificationsEducation

Essential: Bachelor degree in geography, cartography, GIS, information management, engineering, geometrics, computer or earth sciences from an accredited/recognized institute.

Desirable: Post graduate courses in GIS.

ExperienceEssential: At two years’ relevant experience, combined at the national and international levels in GIS management, using different GIS tools such as QGIS, other open sources, GIS software and/or ArcGIS Online. Experience in supporting field data collection in emergency or humanitarian context.

Desirable: Experience in emergency disaster and health outbreak response, particularly in developing countries. Prior humanitarian working experience at field level, with WHO/UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization.

SkillsThorough knowledge of data management/ICT skill; Strong analytical skill

WHO CompetenciesTeamworkRespecting and promoting individual and cultural differencesCommunicationMoving forward in a changing environmentPromoting innovation and organizational learningUse of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

DesirableREMUNERATIONRemuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at NGN 22,071,635 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

Additional Information

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