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Position Title: GIS Specialists
Organisation: Geo Gecko
Career categories: Monitoring and Evaluation
Country: Uganda
City: Kampala
Background Information:
Geo Gecko is a GIS Consulting Firm based with offices in Kampala, Uganda
and Dublin, Ireland. Our clients include UN, international corporations,
government agencies, private companies and NGO's in East and the Horn of
Africa.
We are seeking GIS Specialists to join our roster. We will recruit
consultants from this pool on a project basis. Applicants must be based in East
or the Horn of Africa.
We are looking for individuals who are highly skilled and excited about the
possibilities of GIS and new technologies in Africa.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary responsibility will be to support the application and continued
expansion of the firm's GIS activities across our business sectors:
·
Humanitarian and development
·
Logistics
·
Infrastructure
·
Project management
·
Hazard analysis
REQUIRED:
Appropriate Masters Degree or a
high level of relevant experience.
High level proficiency in the
ESRI ArcGIS or OS suites
DESIRED SKILLS:
·
Associated tools and software,
such as databases, Adobe Illustrator & Photo-shop
·
Geo Stat analysis, Network
analysis, spatial analysis, city mapping using public sources, micro-mapping
and imagery analysis etc.
·
GIS trainings
·
Cartography
·
An understanding of the
practicalities of implementing GIS projects in the region.
·
An understanding of the various
data sources specific to the region.
·
Web mapping (e.g. Arc GIS online,
MapBox, Carto DB, Geo Commons)
·
Business intelligence software,
such as Tableau
Job years of experience: 3-5 years
Closing date: 31 Jan 2014
How to apply:
To apply, please email a CV, cover letter and a sample of your work (if
possible) to ugandan.data@gmail.com . Include a note on your current and future
availability. State 'GIS Consultant' only in the subject line.
No phone calls accepted. Applications to alternate Geo Gecko addresses will
not be considered.
Job ID: #622075
