UNECA Senior Geographic Information Assistant Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. UNECA Ethiopia looking for “Senior Geographic Information Assistant”. Applicants with a degree in High School may apply on or before 10th Aug 2022.
Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN’s five regional commissions, ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development. Made up of 54 member States, and playing a dual role as a regional arm of the UN and as a key component of the African institutional landscape, ECA is well positioned to make unique contributions to address the Continent’s development challenges.
UNECA Senior Geographic Information Assistant Jobs 2022
The UNECA has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th July 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Senior Geographic Information Assistant to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| Position | Senior Geographic Information Assistant |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | High School |
| Experience Required | Minimum Ten years |
| Application Deadline | 10th Aug 2022 |
UNECA Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities: With delegated authority, the Senior Geographic Information Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
- Independently provides full range of geospatial data analysis assistance at all phases of a geospatial data analysis initiative, typically, a large and highly complex component of the departmental geospatial data analysis initiatives, seeking guidance only in exceptional circumstances.
- Participate in the development of geographic information systems, databases and applications along with the necessary geospatial data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination.
- Assist in design, development and maintenance of online application systems and programs, typically using standard web-base APIs as well as UN established standards for information systems, technologies and tools.
- Serves as a focal point for coordination, monitoring and expedition of geospatial data analysis activity, involving extensive liaison with diverse parts of the organization to request geospatial data and to communicate geospatial data needs to other parts of the organization. Follows-up on requests made by other team members and coordinates activities.
- Maintains specific information products in their area and assists more senior staff in providing information products to others.
- Drafts correspondence and communications related to all aspects of geospatial data analysis, including information on available geospatial data sets, geospatial data catalogs and geospatial data analysis, revisions and other related issues, as well as preparing unit contributions for a variety of periodic reports.
- Prepares newsletters and other products related to geospatial data analysis activities; drafts inputs for a wide range of documents/reports, briefings/debriefings, correspondence, etc.
- Provides guidance and training to new/junior staff and to other users of geo information services in ECA and partners organizations.
- Supervises other general service staff in the function.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: Senior Geographic Information Assistant, G7
- Job Code Title: SENIOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ASSISTANT
- Department/Office: Economic Commission for Africa
- Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
- Posting Period: 12 July 2022 – 10 August 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Information Management Systems-ECA-186128-R-Addis Ababa (R)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Experience:
- Ten (10) years of experience in geospatial information, analysis, mapping data visualization, information management or related area is required.
- Experience with GIS software: ArcGIS Suite (including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS online and their respective extensions) and ERDAS Imagine is desirable.
- Experience with geographic information system design and development, geo-database design and management, software programming languages and with proven skills in web application development is desirable.
How to Apply UNECA Senior Geographic Information Assistant Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=186128
The Closing Date: 10th Aug 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.uneca.org |
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