Mapping Specialist – GIS & Shelter Mapping

1. GIS & Mapping Leadership

• Lead the design and implementation of all mapping activities using the ArcGIS platforms.
• Define mapping methodologies, tools, and workflows to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Ensure mapping activities are fully integrated with shelter operations and field planning.

2. Field, Remote & Over-the-Phone Mapping

• Lead and supervise:
  • Field-based mapping and verification visits
  • Over-the-phone (remote) mapping sweeps, including verification of population figures, shelter counts, and site status when physical access is constrained
• Combine remote and field approaches to ensure continuity of data collection.

3. Coordination with Shelter, Field & Donor Technical Teams

• Coordinate closely with the Shelter Specialist to align mapping with:
  • Shelter assessments and interventions
  • Site improvements and risk-reduction activities
• Act as HAND’s technical counterpart for mapping and GIS coordination with the donor’s technical team or focal point, including sharing updates, methodologies, and information products.

4. Data Quality, Analysis & Management

• Validate, clean, and consolidate datasets collected through ArcGIS Field Maps and ArcGIS Survey123.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with data-protection principles.
• Conduct spatial and descriptive analysis to identify trends, risks, and priority areas.

5. Information Products & Reporting

• Produce clear and decision-oriented outputs, including:
  • GIS maps
  • Dashboards
  • Analytical briefs and summaries
• Ensure information products are timely, accurate, and suitable for coordination, reporting, and external sharing.

6. Emergency & Rapid Mapping Support

• Support rapid mapping and verification during emergencies (storms, floods, fires, displacement).
• Adapt tools and workflows to support rapid needs assessments and emergency response.

7. Team Supervision & Capacity Building

• Supervise Mapping Officers and enumerators.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and quality control on GIS tools and data-collection practices.

8. Other Duties

Perform any other mapping-, GIS-, or information-management–related tasks as may be reasonably requested by management, in line with organizational needs.

• University degree in GIS, Geography, Urban Planning, Information Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in GIS and mapping, preferably in humanitarian or field-based contexts.
• Strong practical experience using ArcGIS platforms (Field Maps, Survey123, dashboards).
• Experience with both field-based and remote/phone-based data collection.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

• GIS and spatial analysis leadership
• Data quality assurance and validation
• Strong coordination and communication
• Analytical thinking and visualization
• Ability to perform under pressure and during emergencies