Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Reporting to the Manager, Geospatial Data & Technologies, the Geo Spatial Data Officer will be responsible for the acquisition, documentation, dissemination, and preservation of geospatial
data for internal and external users.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide the necessary Geoscience data management analysis and support: data loading, quality control, transfer, manipulating, archiving, restoring etc.
• Manipulate and manage a variety of geospatial datasets, ensure its completeness and correctness and use spatial database models to facilitate Geo-Information Management;
• Operate the Data Dissemination System;
• Clean, catalogue and archive data received through Data Dissemination System;
• Manage geonetcast and data dissemination system receiving stations;
• Manage and maintain (reference) exploration databases;
• Update and maintain the data portals of the Centre;
• Perform data quality check and standard of data;
• Implement and follow organization standards, best practices and workflows to ensure quality, confidentiality, security and integrity of data.
• Data catalogue and preparation;
• Data dissemination to internal and external users; and
• Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Academic qualification:
• Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics, Remote Sensing, GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Data Science, Geoinformatics or a related field;
• Three (3) years of work experience in Geo Information Applications
Professional qualification:
• Qualifications relevant to Geo Information
Salary Scale:
• The salary for the above position is consolidated and is in the range of: GS5: Ksh. 713,807 by Ksh. 35,315 to ksh 1,031,648 p.a.
Entry point for the position will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:
Director General,
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development,
P.O Box 632, 00618,
NAIROBI.
Via e-mail: jobs@rcmrd.org  so as to be received not later than 8th July, 2022



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