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Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) / USAID/Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Adapting
(T-MELA) Proposal, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, TZ-TZ, Tanzania, United Republic of | International Development
Proposal Summary:
The
USAID/Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Adapting (T-MELA)
project will provide these services to the USAID/Tanzania Mission and
its implementing partners. The work will include strengthening Mission
staff’s ability to employ data to make strategic decisions, advancing
Mission learning on youth development challenges via evaluations and
assessments, developing the M&E and collaborating, learning and
adapting capacity of Mission, implementing partner and Government of
Tanzania staff and building the capacity of local M&E organizations.
**Please note: Only citizens of Tanzania are eligible for this position**
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Position Summary:
The
GIS specialist will support the T-MELA team by producing maps, data
visualizations, and other cartographic products. The GIS Specialist will
be responsible for managing spatial datasets and will be required to
work effectively with USAID and other parties to collect, update and
maintain geospatial datasets. This is a long-term assignment based in
Dar es Salaam.
Responsibilities:
- Create,
maintain, and improve data visualizations and cartographic products in
printed/electronic formats using technologies, such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or
similar. - Assist USAID in developing effective tools and processes to collect, manage and combine spatial datasets.
- Support
and/or lead capacity-building activities for implementing partners on
GIS tools, geocoding data and processes, data management strategies, and
other data-related activities. - Ensure that all TPM data collected under the project consists of spatial attributes.
- Provide help desk and DIS support to implementing partners.
- Build
and maintain relationships with USAID and third-party partners to
establish and maintain a library of geospatial data including
project-specific datasets and base data. - Standardize and clean geospatial datasets and associated attributes across project-specific datasets.
- Conduct basic geospatial analysis on collected datasets per the direction of USAID and T-MELA leadership.
- Perform GIS data quality control of field data and storage to ensure privacy rules are followed.
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Qualifications:
- Minimum three years of experience conducting geospatial analysis, managing geospatial data, and cartographic production.
- Expertise with proprietary and open source GIS software including ArcGIS and QGIS.
- Excellent
data management skills and experience working with datasets in multiple
formats including shapefile, geodatabase, and CSV. - Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to produce high-quality work under deadlines.
- Strong organizational, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
- Familiarity with international development projects. USAID experience preferred.
- English language fluency is required, and Swahili proficiency is preferred.
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Organization: 216 MSI
Requisition #21600000698