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Aug 21, 2017
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Internal / External Vacancy Announcement
Vacancy No: VA/FPA/SOM/08-01/2017
Post Title: GIS Assistant
4 Positions
Grade / Level: G-3
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Duty Station: Nairobi
Duration: 4 Months
Date of Issue: 18/8/2017
Closing Date: 25/8/2017
Organizational Unit: UNFPA Somalia Country Office
The United Nations Population Fund is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.
UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
Background: For a long time attempts have been made especially by the Somali authorities, UN agencies and other international organizations to obtain reliable estimates of the population for Somalia in general and especially the nomadic population.
The nomadic pastoral population in Somalia has undergone transformation and change of lifestyles over the years. In the early years, the pastoralists in Somalia were composed of lineage groups/clans having their own grazing lands.
During the drought they would move to areas owned by other clans to search for pasture and water and returned back during rains. This kind of movement took place on reciprocity terms. Despite the unity of pastoralists, conflicts arose from time to time over grazing land and watering points particularly among clans.
There were very few water points during the dry season mainly shallow wells.
In the recent years, boreholes have been introduced making incidences of critical water shortage less common.
Pastoralists have now formed villages around water points and settled. The nomadic lifestyle has changed due to numerous reasons that may include availability of alternative livelihood opportunities and the pre-war government policies that viewed nomadism as a primitive way of life that needed to be changed. A number of pastoralists have moved to towns, created villages and settled.
The nomadic communities have undergone significant changes; for instance they are now attached to a market where they buy and sell goods and some are settling in the villages.
Moreover, nomads move across international boundaries to as far as Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti to look for pastures and water during the dry season.
Job Purpose: The Population Estimation Survey (PESS) of 2014 provided credible demographic and socio-economic data.
The success and usefulness of PESS has been acknowledged by all relevant stakeholders, who are currently using the data for planning purposes.
However, there is an urgent need to fill in the remaining data gaps on health and demographic issues, for better planning, policy formulation and informed decision-making. In this regard, a health and demographic survey is scheduled to take place in 2017.
Prior to the survey, a complete and up-to-date sampling frame is required in order to draw up a representative sample.
For the purposes of the Somali Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS), a desk update of the frame will be carried out through the digitization of structures and Enumeration Areas (EAs) using high resolution satellite imagery.
The listing of the households will be undertaken within the primary sampling units (or EAs) that will be sampled for purposes of implementing SHDS.
The GIS Assistant will carry out the digitization of structures and enumeration areas for the update of the Somali sampling frame to be used in the Somali Health and Demographic Survey.
Specific Objectives
- To review the water-point approached used in estimating the population of nomads during the recently concluded population estimation survey, ecological zoning and geographical cluster sampling approaches
- To come up with an appropriate methodology for estimating the nomadic population of the Somali people
- To carry out pilot study to test the appropriateness of the methodology for estimating the nomadic population of the Somali people
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Digitize structures and EAs in rural areas in order to update the sampling frame.
- Conduct verification and data cleaning on EAs and digitized structures.
- Generate attribute data and metadata for digitized features.
- Cary out geo-processing techniques.
- Carry out data conversion of digitized files to other GIS supported formats.
- Support any training and supervision of the desk update of the sampling frame including geodatabase creation, geo-referencing, spatial and attribute data creation, GPS data collection and mapping, and satellite image interpretation.
- Construct and edit EA maps as requested
- Scan and geo-reference geospatial data
Work relations: The candidate will work under the overall guidance of the Population and Development Program Manager and direct supervision of the GIS Analyst.
The GIS Assistant will work within the Population and Development section and report to the GIS Analyst.
Internal contacts include the head of Population and Development Unit as well as other team members within Population and Development.
Required Competencies:
- Strategic vision, strong technical and analytical capabilities and demonstrated ability to work in a team
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment, tact, and negotiating skills, and the ability to cope with situations which may pose conflict
- Strong presentation skills
- Demonstrates openness and ability to integrate change
- Ability to handle effectively multiple tasks without compromising quality, team spirit and positive working relationships
i) Values: Exemplifying integrity; Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system; Embracing cultural diversity; Embracing change.
ii) Core Competencies: Achieving results; Being accountable; Developing and applying professional expertise / business acumen; Thinking analytically and strategically; Working in teams / managing ourselves and our relationships; Communicating for impact.
iii) Functional Competencies:
Advocacy / Advancing a policy-oriented agenda; leveraging the resources of national governments and partners / building strategic alliances and partnerships; delivering results-based programmes; internal and External Communication and advocacy for results mobilization
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Geospatial related discipline.
Knowledge and Required Experience:
- A minimum of one year working experience in the geospatial field. However, applicants with a combination of exemplary skills, knowledge and experience will be considered.
- Experience in utilization of high and medium resolution satellite imagery for the purposes of feature extraction and digitization is required.
- Working knowledge of ArcGIS, Quantum GIS and Remote Sensing software.
- Experience in field mapping and sampling frame techniques including creation of enumeration area maps will be an added advantage.
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
- Embracing cultural diversity
- Embracing change
Core Competencies:
- Achieving results
- Being accountable
- Developing and applying professional expertise/ business acumen
- Thinking analytically and strategically
- Working in teams/ managing ourselves and our relationships
- Communicating for impact
Languages:
- Fluency in oral and written English is a must.
- Communication in Somali is an asset
How to Apply
Please note that this vacancy is open to Kenya Nationals only.
Applications with an updated CV and a completed & signed UN Personal History Form (P-11) marked: “VA/FPA/SOM/08-01/2017: GIS Assistant, G-3: Nairobi” in the subject line of the e-mail should be forwarded to the following email address: somalia.recruit@unfpa.org
UNFPA will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.
UNFPA Work Environment: UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.
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