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Under the supervision of the REACH Assessment Officer and GIS Officer, the REACH GIS/DB Officer is responsible for the processes and outputs related to database and mapping in country. He/she will be responsible for supporting the development and maintenance of a country/region database for the consolidation of all assessment-related and GIS data in country/region. He/she will manage the rapid production of static maps on targeted crisis and issues as well as providing required inputs for the development of mapping solutions. He/she will conduct office work, but also conduct field trips
1. Database/Data Entry activities
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will manage the maintenance of database(s) for the consolidation of all assessment-related and GIS data in country. He/she will ensure the capitalization of tools and procedure related to mapping and databases. Furthermore, he/she will support the assessment team in the collection and management of spatial datasets, verification and update of the collected data. He/she will monitor the accuracy of collected data.
2. Technical Support
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will contribute towards the identification and implementation of effective and adaptated technical solutions and partnerships. The REACH GIS/DB Officer will provide technical backstopping of database to REACH team and support the collection of spatial datasets and integration with REACH activities.
3. GIS activities
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will streamline processing of raw data to mapped end products. At the field level, he/she will participate to the support of interactive mapping tool and other REACH program products regarding GIS. By doing so, he/she will participate in continued development of interactive based mapping tools at the field level and ensure the update process from the field to interactive publishing is organized and well documented.
4. External Relations
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will respond to information requests from REACH and its partners. In order to support the development of joint database tools and processes with REACH partners in country, the REACH GIS/DB Officer will maintain regular interactions and reporting with key IM partners including cluster lead agencies, UN agencies, NGOs and technical partners. He/she will respond to information requests from REACH partners in country related to data and mapping as well as solicit information from partner organizations to be incorporated into database. Furthermore, he/she will liaise with these partners to ensure the data is shared with REACH team when required.
5. Confidentiality and Data Protection
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality of data and processes. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of information and data
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2017-04-09 |
| Job Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Job Role: | Research and Development |
| Company Industry: | Other |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Entry Level |
