Deadline: 12 July, 2022
Location: Dakar, Senegal
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking to fill the role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Expert for ACAPS.
NRC provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a GIS resource library, as well as up-to-date documentation for reference purposes
- Be responsible for the harmonisation of templates, data sources, colour schemes, and all the necessary tools to produce on-brand maps
- Design a new standardised process for GIS data management and mapping
- Engage with ACAPS analysts and ensure existing workflows are understood and taken into account when designing new processes
- Provide internal mapping and information visualisation training
Requirements
- Relevant university degree or higher education, preferably in GIS, Cartography, Computer Science, Geography, Engineering, or a related field
- Two years, minimum, of experience using GIS, proprietary and ArcGIS, QGIS, etc
- Proficiency in English, both verbal and written
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or R (desirable)
- Experience from the humanitarian sector (desirable)
- Good understanding of GIS processes and workflows with experience in designing and implementing new processes
- Strong internal and external stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven high level of expertise in cartography, data visualisation and infographics and related tools
- Proficiency in developing designs, visualisations, and presentations from different types of data and a variety of sources
- Strong familiarity with Excel, Adobe Suite or other graphics editing tools
- Knowledge of remote sensing techniques, applications and software
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: NRC
