UN Habitat Spatial Data Analyst Jobs 2023

UN Habitat Spatial Data Analyst Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Spatial Data Analyst”.

Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 25 April 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 Spatial Data Analyst Jobs 2023

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 15 April 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Spatial Data Analyst to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter	United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)
Position	Spatial Data Analyst
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Country	Kenya
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University degree
Experience Required	At least 2 years
Application Deadline	25 April 2023

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2023

Duties and Responsibilities:

The spatial data analysis junior assistant will work in the Knowledge and Innovation Branch, under the direct supervision of the task manager and the Chief of the Data and Analytics Unit. The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

Extraction of built-up areas and open spaces from satellite imagery.
Digitization of public transport stops from various open data sources.
Collection of data from various national statistical offices and other verified sources and assessing its correctness and authenticity before it is integrated into the urban indicators database.
Processing of urban boundaries for a sample of cities using the degree of urbanisation harmonized approach.
Processing of statistics based on spatial data for SDGs 11.2.1, 11.3.1 and 11.7.1.
Developing tools and executable programmes for spatial data analysis.

Qualification & Experience:

A first-level university degree in remote sensing, geographic information systems, urban planning, geography or any other closely related field is required
At least 2 years’ experience working on spatial data analysis, image interpretation, data extraction from satellite imagery and maps creation and digitization is required
High proficiency in Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing software (egs ArcGIS, ArcGIS online, QGIS, ErdasImagine, ENVI) is highly desired.
Experience working as a spatial data analyst is desirable. Knowledge of and experience working with the SDGs is highly desirable. Knowledge in GIS relevant programming skills, geostatistical workflows and GIS online systems will be an added advantage.

Languages:

For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is required. Although not a requirement, knowledge of any other UN language will be an advantage.

Other Details

Contract Type: Full Time
Selection Process: Interview
Salary: negotiable
Application Process: Online

How to Apply UN Habitat Spatial Data Analyst Jobs 2023

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The Closing Date: 25 April 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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Official Website	www.unhabitat.org
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