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Date Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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GIS Specialist
Level:3.II
Job description
• Updates and maintenance of CROM-DSS model and its inputs and outputs data,
• Collection, review, maintenance, and analysis of RWB spatial data,
• Process high resolution satellite data for water bodies, flood and landslide prone area, and erosion control mapping.
• Ground truthing of land use/land cover and geodetic benchmark,
• Updating and maintenance of the RWB geoportal data (webmaps, metadata),
• Archiving of spatial data especially water bodies, flood and landslide prone areas, erosion control, current and potential dams locations of hydrometric stations,
• Preparation of standard geodatabase (e.g : xml templates), mapping services (cloud based mapping) for all technical division to ease geodata collection and integration,
• Maintenance of RWB’s imageries and licenses of satellite and aerial photography data,
• Preparation and/or development of terrain model files (topography/elevation, bathymetry),
• Preparation and maintenance of thematic maps,
• Supporting topographic surveys in collaboration with technical divisions,
• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications
• Degree in Geography
5 Years of relevant experience
• Degree in Remote Sensing
5 Years of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Geography
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Remote Sensing
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Global Positioning System
5 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Land Surveying
5 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)
5 Years of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)
1 Year of relevant experience
• Degree in Land Surveying
1 Year of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Cartography
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Cartography
5 Years of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Resource management skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Fluency in Kinyaranda English and or French knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage
• Knowledge of spatial data infrastructure
• Knowledge in GIS data analysis and management, web applications and dynamic databases
• Knowledge of GIS hardware and software installation, configuration and use (Plotters, GPS devices, Digitizers,)
• Knowledge of GIS hardware (Plotters, GPS devices, Digitizers)
• GIS skills with two or more GIS packages and WEB GIS
• Knowledge in Geographical Information System (GIS) as applied in any organization Information System(s);
• Knowledge of Water and administrative management aspects
• Knowledge in mapping and geospatial data analysis
• Knowledge in geo-statistical analysis
• Knowledge in Hydro-processing
• Knowledge in geo-referencing
• Knowledge in image processing
• Knowledge in using an image classification tool such as ERDAS imagine or any programming language that can serve for image processing such as MATLAB, IDL, R, Python etc…
• Knowledge in working with large geographical dataset

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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