UN Habitat Data and GIS Consultant Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs.
UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Data and GIS Consultant”.
Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 25 October 2023.
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.
UN Habitat Data and GIS Consultant Jobs 2023
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 18 October 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Data and GIS Consultant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) |
| Position | Data and GIS Consultant |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least 2 years |
| Application Deadline | 25 October 2023 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2023
Duties and Responsibilities:
Within delegated authority and working in close collaboration with other thematic area Consultants, the Data/GIS Consultant will be responsible for the following duties:
- Lead the design, development and implementation of an information management and GIS (IM/GIS) strategy for HAPSO/ABSG on Aba city structure/spatial plan project.
- Provide guidance for acquisition of the most recent satellite imageries to establish base map for the Aba city, standardize and clean geospatial datasets.
- Coordinate the development of standard reporting and analytical products to support data- driven decision making in emergencies. More precisely: design, develop and implement data collection tools and reporting mechanisms to gather and share relevant information;
- Develop Enterprise GIS for the preparation of structure/spatial plan Aba city system using FOSS4g Stack and administer the online platform with PostgreSQL/PostGIS
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban planning, geography, regional planning, architecture, cartography, GIS, information management, engineering, geometrics, computer or earth sciences, or any other related field is required. Post graduate courses in geographic information systems (GIS) is desirable. A bachelor’s degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree.
- At least 2 years experience at the national & international levels in GIS management, urban planning, informal settlement upgrade & land management, using different GIS tool is required.
Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UN Habitat Data and GIS Consultant Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 25 October 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unhabitat.org |
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