GIS Officer Vacancy in Afganistan

The international community will assist the Government of Afghanistan to improve the services to the communities at provincial and district level through Local Governance and Community Development Project (LGCD). LGCD will support the local government in implementation of small and medium scale projects in currently underserved provinces and districts. The project is currently providing support to the local governments in 16 provinces through 5 regional offices located in major Afghanistan cities.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose:

The GIS Officer will provide data collection, management and mapping expertise to LGCD staff which will support activities related to technical components of LGCD as well as security information management. She/he will also assist with data collection and verification, updating and standardization of existing available maps and integration of up-to-date security-related information.

Duties:

• Develop and maintain security-related spatial data and provide timely outputs as required by the security manager.
• Coordinate with the DAI Kabul to evaluate new options for reporting and mapping.
• Provide regular and timely map inputs into LGCD quarterly and annual reports.
• Develop maps and related graphics for LGCD presentations and publications.
• Assist the field engineers and M&E Staff in their work by providing geographical and spatial data on program activity locations;
• Collect, manage, integrate and analyze field data;
• Quality control on data collection and integration processes
• Basic map design and production for Infrastructure team;
• Work closely with IT and Database Officer;

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent in related field
• 4-5 years work experience for senior level, and 2-4 years experience for officer level, preferably with international donor-funded projects, UN agencies or INGO’s on relevant programs in Afghanistan.
• Proficiency with ESRI ArcView 3.x required;
• Understanding of GPS field data collection practices (GARMIN) and the ability to train non-technical staff in field data collection techniques;
• Ability to understand and integrate data into a GIS/Spatial environment with little supervision;
• Proficiency with data management in Microsoft Excel and Access;
• Basic cartographic (Map) design capability;
• Fluency in English and Pashto, Dari a plus
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Ability to follow standardized procedures and work individually as well as part of a greater team.

Submission Guideline

Please submit your applications including CV, cover-letter and three traceable references via email to:
HR Department
Local Governance & Community Development
Head Quarters (Main) Office
Lgcd.north@gmail.com
Please clearly specify in the email subject and cover letter which position you are applying for.
LGCD reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with LGCD at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience and education requirements.