Roster: GIS Specialists Job from Geo Gecko in Uganda Kampala

Position title: Roster: GIS Specialists
About the Job: Geo Gecko is a GIS Consulting Firm based with offices in Kampala, Uganda and Dublin, Ireland. Our clients include UN, international corporations, government agencies, private companies and NGO's in East and the Horn of Africa.
 
Job ID: #622075
Career categories:
    Information/Communications
    Monitoring and Evaluation

Country:    Uganda
City:    Kampala
Organisation:    Geo Gecko
Job years of experience:    3-5 years
Job type:    Consultancy

We are seeking GIS Specialists to join our roster. We will recruit consultants from this pool on a project basis. Applicants must be based in East or the Horn of Africa.

We are looking for individuals who are highly skilled and excited about the possibilities of GIS and new technologies in Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary responsibility will be to support the application and continued expansion of the firm's GIS activities across our business sectors:

    Humanitarian and development
    Logistics
    Infrastructure
    Project management
    Hazard analysis

REQUIRED:

    Appropriate Masters Degree or a high level of relevant experience.
    High level proficiency in the ESRI ArcGIS or OS suites

DESIRED SKILLS:

    Associated tools and software, such as databases, Adobe Illustrator & Photo-shop
    Geo Stat analysis, Network analysis, spatial analysis, city mapping using public sources, micro-mapping and imagery analysis etc.
    GIS trainings
    Cartography
    An understanding of the practicalities of implementing GIS projects in the region.
    An understanding of the various data sources specific to the region.
    Web mapping (e.g. Arc GIS online, MapBox, Carto DB, Geo Commons)
    Business intelligence software, such as Tableau

How to apply for the Job:
To apply, please email a CV, cover letter and a sample of your work (if possible) to ugandan.data@gmail.com . Include a note on your current and future availability. State 'GIS Consultant' only in the subject line.
No phone calls accepted. Applications to alternate Geo Gecko addresses will not be considered.
Application Closing date: 31 Jan 2014