WHO GIS Specialist Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs.
WHO Kenya looking for “GIS Specialist”.
Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 17 May 2023.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
WHO GIS Specialist Jobs 2023
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 04 May 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of GIS Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Position | GIS Specialist |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least five years |
| Application Deadline | 17 May 2023 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2023
Description of Duties:
Under the supervision of the HIR Programme Area Manager and overall coordination of the Regional Emergency Director, the main focus of the work is to conduct GIS analysis and visualization of the different sources of data generated from the Emergency Preparedness and Response programme, to inform planning and decision-making process.
The incumbent is assigned all or part of the following responsibilities which are performed according to the needs and agenda:
- To contribute to the support of Member States to create, update and prepare geographic layers, as it relates to HSE, including cleaning, compiling, and collating from various sources, comparisons and cross checking.
- In line with the work plans and/or specific instructions manage existing GIS technology and related software packages, trouble-shoot and identify problems in deployed applications and resolve issues,
- To support and improve user requirements, define data needs, project requirements and human and financial outputs, to recommend and/or design and develop innovative solutions.
- To define the needs and improve user support, develop and up-date training materials for GIS training and education programs to build capacity of relevant WHO staff and Member States.
Qualification:
- First university degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, Space Sciences and/or an equivalent that involves GIS and Remote sensing programmes.
Experience:
- At least five years of experience in GIS, such as GIS system integration, geographic/terrain analysis, remote sensing, mapping, GPS, geo-spatial related information technology, etc. and its related works are required Proven experience in GIS training for capacity development and on-job training, and project management and evaluation of existing GIS projects.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply WHO GIS Specialist 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: 17 May 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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