GIS Officer-IM

Job Description

Title: GIS Officer-IM

Company Name: ACTED

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar

Salary: Tk. 60000 - 68000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ 2 to 3 years

Published: 3 Oct 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s Degree in Urban and Rural Planning-URP, GIS, Geography and Environment

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Fluency in written and spoken English.
∎ 02/03 years working experience in NGO/INGOS/UN specially in the field of GIS, Information Management at humanitarian context
∎ Strong organizational skills
∎ Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with field teams, local authorities, and local communities
∎ Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and organize work independently.
∎ Positive attitude and a willingness to learn
∎ Comfortable working in refugee camp settings and spending majority of time in the field
∎ Comfortable working in a cross-cultural environment
∎ Fluency in written and spoken English.
∎ 02/03 years working experience in NGO/INGOS/UN specially in the field of GIS, Information Management at humanitarian context
∎ Strong organizational skills
∎ Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with field teams, local authorities, and local communities
∎ Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and organize work independently.
∎ Positive attitude and a willingness to learn
∎ Comfortable working in refugee camp settings and spending majority of time in the field
∎ Comfortable working in a cross-cultural environment

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ All staff is required to abide by and observe:
∎ NGO Child protection policy
∎ NGO Code of conduct
∎ NGO Anti-terrorism & Anti-Fraud policy
∎ NGO Data Protection Policy
∎ Non-discrimination policy
∎ Transparency, integrity, and accountability
∎ Goodwill and positive attitude in the accomplishment of his/her tasks
∎ Cooperative attitude in interactions with NGO staff and the camp population
∎ Promotion of and adherence to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation,Abuse and harrasement principles and guidelines
∎ Confidentiality
∎ Develop data collection tools for Geo-spatial data collection from the field
∎ Collect spatial and non-spatial data from different primary and secondary data sources. Where necessary, plan primary data collection through appropriate methods (e.g. remote sensing, collection of GPS points as part of field assessments, etc.)
∎ Conduct process monitoring in the field during assessments
∎ Conduct data cleaning, data validation, thematic/statistical and spatial analysis and geoprocessing tasks
∎ Generate maps as per the request and needs of projects
∎ Liaise with relevant authorities, United Nations (UN) agencies, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders at the national/hub/district level on issues related to GIS.
∎ Maintain all regular standard GIS products and activities under minimal supervision
∎ Design, develop and manage database along with dashboard & track progress of the project through IPTT (Indicator Performance Tracking Table). Consolidate operational information on a regular schedule to support analysis.
∎ Produce and update information products such as reports, charts, and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline.
∎ Generate project’s knowledge documents which include lesson learnt, most significant changes/success stories, case studies
∎ Join the IM team in terms of technical and field support during assessment
∎ Track and document IT materials of IM Department and troubleshoot IT related problems
∎ Facilitate sessions/ training for capacity building of the field staffs especially on Data Collection Softwares
∎ Provide training on map installation, navigation, point identification and digitization
∎ GIS-Geographic Information System (ArcGIS/QGIS/SAGA, Google Earth Engines, Field map)
∎ Mobile Data Collection- (mWater/ODK/KOBO/ONA, Google Form)
∎ Data Analysis (SPSS, Excel, Google Sheet)
∎ Data Visualization (Power BI/Tableau)
∎ RDBMS (relational database management system)-MySQL/SQL
∎ Programming Language: R/Python/C, C++
∎ Code Of Conduct
∎ All staff is required to abide by and observe:
∎ NGO Child protection policy
∎ NGO Code of conduct
∎ NGO Anti-terrorism & Anti-Fraud policy
∎ NGO Data Protection Policy
∎ Non-discrimination policy
∎ Transparency, integrity, and accountability
∎ Goodwill and positive attitude in the accomplishment of his/her tasks
∎ Cooperative attitude in interactions with NGO staff and the camp population
∎ Promotion of and adherence to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation,Abuse and harrasement principles and guidelines
∎ Confidentiality
∎ Key roles and responsibilities
∎ Data Collection, analysis, and Mapping:
∎ Develop data collection tools for Geo-spatial data collection from the field
∎ Collect spatial and non-spatial data from different primary and secondary data sources. Where necessary, plan primary data collection through appropriate methods (e.g. remote sensing, collection of GPS points as part of field assessments, etc.)
∎ Conduct process monitoring in the field during assessments
∎ Conduct data cleaning, data validation, thematic/statistical and spatial analysis and geoprocessing tasks
∎ Generate maps as per the request and needs of projects
∎ Liaise with relevant authorities, United Nations (UN) agencies, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders at the national/hub/district level on issues related to GIS.
∎ Maintain all regular standard GIS products and activities under minimal supervision
∎ Information Management:
∎ Design, develop and manage database along with dashboard & track progress of the project through IPTT (Indicator Performance Tracking Table). Consolidate operational information on a regular schedule to support analysis.
∎ Produce and update information products such as reports, charts, and infographics by turning data into graphical products to convey messages and a storyline.
∎ Generate project’s knowledge documents which include lesson learnt, most significant changes/success stories, case studies
∎ Join the IM team in terms of technical and field support during assessment
∎ Track and document IT materials of IM Department and troubleshoot IT related problems
∎ Capacity building/Training:
∎ Facilitate sessions/ training for capacity building of the field staffs especially on Data Collection Softwares
∎ Provide training on map installation, navigation, point identification and digitization
∎ Key Skills:
∎ GIS-Geographic Information System (ArcGIS/QGIS/SAGA, Google Earth Engines, Field map)
∎ Mobile Data Collection- (mWater/ODK/KOBO/ONA, Google Form)
∎ Data Analysis (SPSS, Excel, Google Sheet)
∎ Data Visualization (Power BI/Tableau)
∎ RDBMS (relational database management system)-MySQL/SQL
∎ Programming Language: R/Python/C, C++
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Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

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Company Information:
∎ ACTED
∎ Impulse Ocean View, Block: A, 7th Floor Plot: 69, Seahaven Road, Kolatoli R/A, Cox's Bazar-4700, Bangladesh

Address::
∎ Impulse Ocean View, Block: A, 7th Floor Plot: 69, Seahaven Road, Kolatoli R/A, Cox's Bazar-4700, Bangladesh

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Application Deadline: 12 Oct 2024

Category: NGO/Development