Geospatial
Data Specialist
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to manage and perform activities associated with the development and maintenance of SERVIR Africa’s geospatial infrastructure data.
The activities are as follows:
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to manage and perform activities associated with the development and maintenance of SERVIR Africa’s geospatial infrastructure data.
The activities are as follows:
- Identify,
acquire, and evaluate spatial data and metadata from various sources.
- Support
the design and development of data automation, database development and
data migration projects implemented by SERVIR and its partners.
- Editing
of spatial data and metadata to address quality control issues.
- Loading
of data into geodatabases and the development and testing of scripts to
automate the workflows for datasets which must be updated frequently.
- Design
and produce quality cartographic products based on user requirements.
- Identify
copyright issues and support development of data sharing agreements.
- Support
communications, outreach, training and capacity building in areas relevant
to the position.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum
Bachelor’s degree in geography, GIS, cartography, computer science, or a
related field.
- Coursework
in automated cartography, computer science, programming, and spatial
analysis.
- Three
or more years experience using ESRI ArcGIS software (ArcGIS 9x/10x
Desktop, ArcSDE) and extensions for spatial data development and analysis.
- Experience
in obtaining, manipulating, and organizing data as well as defining,
planning, and implementing analysis and processes.
- Familiarity
with ISO standards for cataloguing geographic information (ISO 19115/19119),
and experience creating standard-compliant metadata.
- Building
geodatabase data models.
- MS
SQL Server and PostgreSQL RDBMS development, administration, and
performance tuning.
- Process
automation, including working knowledge of scripting languages and tools
such as: SQL, Python, .NET, ArcObjects, ArcGIS Model Builder, and other
spatial data processing tools.
- Strong
written and oral communication skills.
Successful candidates will be based at RCMRD, located in Kasarani, Nairobi.
The position is a two-year contract with possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send CV and cover letter explaining their interest in the position, their motivation and ability to undertake the job, names and addresses (including telephone and e-mail) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidates’ qualifications and experience to the Director General, RCMRD, P.O.