Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Assistant

Job Purpose

After more than a decade of conflict, conditions in emergency contexts remain volatile and marked by violence and socioeconomic deterioration. The scale, complexity, and severity of humanitarian needs in emergency contexts extends the necessity for up to date, timely, and accurate information. Evidence-based planning and programming remains paramount to ensure that the response adequately meets the needs of the most vulnerable people and is tailored to different realities across communities and over time. REACH has been conducting assessments on the humanitarian situation in the emergency contexts since 2013 and has since grown significantly as an actor in the response.

Broadly speaking, REACH facilitates a humanitarian evidence base via four key research streams:

• Monitoring of the humanitarian situation, including joint market monitoring to track prices of goods as per the survival minimum expenditure basket (SMEB);
• Displacement tracking, through tracking the movement of IDPs and returnees;
• Remote sensing activities, including market functionality, flood hazard assessments, etc;
• Technical support to clusters, including thematic assessments and capacity building.

REACH is looking for a technical profile to join its Camps and Displacement unit in its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing related research activities. Most importantly, the GIS Assistant will support in detection of shelters using satellite imagery, conducting spatial analysis and finally making of maps based on spatial datasets. The candidate should understand concepts of cartographic design and be able to present the results of spatial analysis using static and interactive mapping products.

Objectives

Under the line management of the Research Manager, the GIS Assistant is responsible of spatial analysis of a given datasets using GIS, drafting maps, and conducting simple remote sensing tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The GIS Assistant responsibilities include the following:

Remote sensing

• Conduct remote sensing tasks, focusing on detecting shelters using satellite imagery;
• Conducting other relevant remote sensing related tasks (e.g. night light analysis);

GIS

• Perform spatial analysis of given datasets;
• Prepare visual outputs, including printed maps or online storymaps;

Data management, cleaning and analysis

• Ensure that data and its spatial analysis are validated by IMPACT HQ before product drafting stage;
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of technical information provided as well as the confidentiality and protection of collected information.

Data Confidentiality and Protection

The GIS Assistant will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy and SOPs. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners, or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.

Skills

QUALIFICATIONS

• Soft skills: Team player, fast learner, critical thinker;
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;
• Academic: Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant field (civil engineering, computer science), containing courses on GIS, Remote Sensing, Data Science or Geography.
• Theoretical knowledge: Foundational knowledge of GIS and remote sensing;
• Software skills: Knowledge of GIS software (ArcPro, ArcGIS Online, QGIS; advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel); Experience in the CCCM sector (e.g. camp planning) and Experience using Google Earth Engine desirable;
• Language skills Fluency in written and spoken English is required;

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