Job Title: GIS Analyst
Requisition Number: RESEA01445
Location: Nigeria
Job Category: Operations
Description
- We’re looking for a GIS Analyst for a research project
About the Project
- The project is to support the building of a knowledge base of community-based actors in the agriculture value chain and strategically defining and implementing an expansion plan that increases the volume of goods traded on the Cellulant Agrikore platform as well as creates work opportunities for at least 50,000 youth.
- Project actors are farmers, aggregators, transporters, and youth engaged in the agriculture sector across 6 states and 50 LGAs in Nigeria. The database of market actors will include at least 30,000 farmers, 2,500 agribusinesses, and 20,000 youth.
Primary Purpose
- The successful candidate will work under the guidance and supervision of TechnoServe’s MIS coordinator to provide overall data collection support to the project especially aggregation and showcasing of relevant data points and the production of the high-quality state and LGA-level maps that indicate areas of high production, existing aggregators, transport firms and micro-millers/processors in line with the guidelines and deliverables of TechnoServe and its partners.
- During the period of engagement, the consultant will interface with the TNS Abuja office.
- Due to COVID-19 the successful candidate will work mostly remotely but may be expected to make short trips to the field periodically. The tasks below are the key deliverables but they are not exhaustive.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Preparing technical specifications of the appropriate hardware and software required to create the required GIS database and data visualizations to meet Technoserve’s requirements and deliverables
- Coordinating with the project team to recommend a GIS system including the themes and layers to be used
Minimum Requirements
Master’s degree in GIS or a related discipline (Geography, Geomatics, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences)
4 years of experience in GIS / Database management
Experience in Esri software, QGIS, alternate open source GIS, image processing software packages and analyzing complex data with R or Python
Previous experience with mobile data collection for mapping purposes
Knowledge on Adobe Suite, particularly Illustrator and InDesign and remote sensing analysis
Experience in map production, complex spatial data collection, and management
Experience in GIS consulting, program development, and implementation with international field experience required
Experience in web cartography across multiple web mapping platforms, and experience with other non-spatial database systems;
Excellent coordination, communication and analytical skills and fluency in the English language
Ability to operate Microsoft Word and Excel and showcase previous work in the region
Experience of working remotely and guiding a team virtually.
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Deadline: October 10, 2020
Job Features
Job Category | Analyst/ Quality Control |
Deadline | Not Specified. |