Major duties and Responsibilities
Communication
Communicate with Senior GIS Officer to discuss mapping plans and issues
Coordinate and communicate data collection with other mapping agencies
Communicate with UNHCR field offices on the creation of maps and other products from the IAMP data set
Assist other Medair teams to use the Mapping data to support their work
Communicate problems or issues to the GIS Senior Officer
Coordinate and conduct trainings on mapping processes for other humanitarian agencies
As required, representing Medair in IM meetings in Zahle or Beirut
Data Management
Assist with the implementation of daily data management procedures
Assist with the monitoring of data collected by Medair and other partners
Assist with ensuring proper archiving of project data
Data Analytics
Review all project data sets to provide recommendations for analytics
Discovery and highlighting of changes in sweeps, nationally, governorate, and district
Develop products from the analytics that can be shared externally to donors and other NGO’s to promote coordination and advocacy for Informal Settlements
Reporting
Creation of maps for partners, donors, and other Medair teams
Assist with the development of Medair Cartography Standards
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and final reports as requested
Person Specification and Competencies
Strong working Knowledge of Arc GIS
Technical Aptitude to pick up digital data collection methods
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft packages
Strong working knowledge of spoken and written Arabic and spoken and written english
Knowlegde of other GIS software ( Web App builder, Scripting, MapSource, ERDAS imagine, Global Mapper, QGIS, Google Earth, API maps etc)
Familariy with programming languages ( VBScript, Python,HTML 5, SQL,etc)
PAssionate about serving the poor
Self-motivated
Enthusiasm
Aptitude for community mobilisation and engagement
Team-player with good interpersonal skills
Willing to support others and share workloads
Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels
Creative , open minded, fkexible, self-learner
Ability to adapt communication
Strategies for difeerent situtations
Strong communication, particularly verbal
Ability to translate between spoken Arabic and English
Data management expertise.
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Application Submission Guidelines
Please send CV and covering letter and submit a portfolio of GIS/graphic work with your CV, by email to jobs-leb@medair.org . Please make sure to state the job title in full in the email subject " GIS OFFICER"or your application may not be correctly received. Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
Academic studies in a relevant field. Social work, development or similar field.
Arabic
Very Good
English
Very Good
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No