Geographic Information Officer (GIO) Job Careers – Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)
Job Title: Geographic Information Officer (GIO)
Organisation: Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager– Innovative Approaches in Response Preparedness
About US:
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is the leading national humanitarian organization in Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The ICRC is an International humanitarian institution which has a mandate to protect victims of international and armed conflicts i.e. the wounded, refugees, civilians, prisoners and other non-combatants.
Job Summary: The Geographic Information Officer (GIO) will be responsible for guaranteeing a reliable information and data management systems that ensures an efficient delivery of the Focused Based Financing (FbF) and Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) technical data. He/she provides FbF & CTP program teams with user-friendly access to complete and accurate data sets and will assist to promote a new vision of data management, Information management & knowledge management. Across the Response Preparedness (RP)Program. His/her facilitates compliance with Government of Uganda’s (GoUʼs) requirements for geosciences data, and represents the URCS in the national consortium. This is headquarter-based position, which dedicates 100% person-time to the Innovative RP program, with extensive field activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Geographic Information Officer (GIO) should have solid experience with ( Geographic Information System ( GIS), be self-motivated and capable of carrying out tasks from start to finish, collect requirements from those not familiar with GIS, lead data quality initiatives and manage geodatabases
- Capturing the location of disaster risk, hazards and vulnerabilities, as well as beneficiary sites and so on using Geographic Positioning System (GPS) tools in the within target communities and mapping to facilitate effective beneficiary targeting, Disaster Risk identification and Management.
- Conduct desk-based data capture (digitizing) to convert paper risk maps to GIS dataset
Strategy/Policy: Primary duties include project management, leading GIS initiatives, troubleshooting, ArcGIS Server configuration, Oracle Database support, data quality evaluation, data development, and requirements gathering
Project and Technical support:
- Support in the design, development and setup of the national Society DRM and Health GIS unit and integrate the IARP project in the GIS unit;
- Support IARP project in data collection, mapping, and preparation of digital maps for the project activities at region, district, community scales using various GIS soft wares;
- Grow the detail and breadth of indicators collected, create and maintain the data structures necessary for IARP project GIS data storage;
- Endeavour to improve and enhance the database and information sharing infrastructure as and when it is appropriate through the development of essential tools for loading/transferring GIS data between platform systems;
- Use tools to join together different GIS datasets related to FbF & CTP, and create new information or investigate patterns, e.g. estimating the number of people potentially affected by flooding, or calculating the number of potential beneficiaries for the FbF & CTP, and predicting cash-utilization patterns based on socio-economic factors;
- Analyze and visualize available data to identify gaps/overlaps/needs in project activities communicate/disseminate such information and analysis products to all those to whom it may be relevant and that require them in a timely and useful format;
- Identify additional data/analysis/information needs to support decision-making and establish additional data collection/processing if required;
- Promote information management services across the staff and facilitate capacity building through training and coaching of project staff, volunteers and wider National Society team in GIS awareness and competencies;
- Assist in the preparation of situation reports and communications documents by providing maps, graphs and other visual representations of information;
- Review data for quality and accuracy and provide National Society with support and guidance to enable the NS to reasonably participate in information sharing exercises;
- Record and store all relevant information and documents to ensure accountability and institutional memory on work conducted through technical support to URCS HQ and branch for proper identification, documentation and sharing of field lessons, success stories;
- Upon request from IARP partners, provide or arrange support to the branch in order to better realize its mission in the region;
- To conduct regular monitoring visits and share the report with the Project Programme Manager;
- Other duties assigned by his/her supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) Geographic Information Officer (GIO) job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography or Computer Sciences, with specialization in programming and applications skills;
- Postgraduate qualification in in GIS, Geography or Computer Sciences, with specialization in programming and applications skills will be an added advantage;
- Training in programming, communication and project management will be an added advantage;
- Three years’ expertise in GIS data management;
- Knowledge of Spatial Data Standards for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment;
- Experience in working in consortia as well as in coordination and networking with various stakeholders is an advantage;
- Experience with implementation of projects with Climate Change and Climate Adaptation measurements components;
- Strong experience in large scale Project Management, including narrative and financial reporting, financial management, budget preparation control;
- Experience in participatory planning and review techniques.
- Core Competencies and knowledge
- High level of data and information integrity;
- Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as presentation skills;
- Motivation and a pro-active attitude;
- Ability to translate requirements into working solutions;
- Computer skills including the use of complex databases and spreadsheets, and specific software such as ArcGIS.
- The ideal candidate must be highly numerate and able to analyze data and statistics;
- Strong capacity building and facilitation skills;
- Ability to work well under pressure in a challenging environment with a minimum supervision and meeting deadlines without compromising qualities.
- Full computer literacy with proficiency in the application of all MS Office functions, especially Excel
- Excellent English communication skills including proven proficiency in drafting official letters and other documents;
- A proactive approach to work, the ability to handle multiple tasks and to maintain a high quality standard when working under time pressure;
- A mature personality of high integrity with great team working skills, a courteous attitude and a clear sense of confidentiality;
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement should send their filled application forms, download here and E-mail to: vacancies@redcrossug.org or mail via post to: The Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box 494, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 5th March 2018 by 5:00pm
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