The Digital (GIS &Innovation) Officerย is responsible for maintaining, designing, developing, enhancing, debugging, and implementing geospatial applications (web-based, standalone, and mobile apps), to integrate models and model data into a Geoportal, or deliver data to NRC Sudan program teams, troubleshooting production problems related to GIS applications and providing technical support and training to the application users.ย
The Digital (GIS &Innovation) Officer will support the design of data collection tools to ensure spatial data is captured to a sufficient level of data quality, draft maps (both static maps and interactive web maps). Additionally, support and contribute to implementing other digital initiatives such as digital vouchers.
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Generic Responsibilitiesย ย
Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, guidelines, and procedures. ย Implement delegated Digital project portfolio according to digital workplan. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management. Support programme team to ensure projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and asses new and better ways to assist. Promote and share ideas for technical improvement and support innovation initiatives, delivering pilots to programme teams. Develop and roll out GIS capacity building training for other team members. Ensure that key learnings are extracted from the use of GISย and timely transmitted to the CC programs staffย for further developmentย and analysis programmatically. ย Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities, stakeholders and donors and represent NRC in relevant forums/cluster/working groups on behalf of the Country Management Group (CMG) as designated.ยSpecific Responsibilities
Professional Competenciesย
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย
Bachelorโs Degree in GIS or a related discipline (Information Systems, Environmental Engineeringโฆ) Applied knowledge or experience in GIS, Remote sensing and/or IT preferably in the humanitarian context. Programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java etc.ย Proficient in QGIS/ArcGIS. Minimum of three (3) yearsโ experience working as a Geospatial Technologies Developer.ย Experience with Content Management Systems such as Joomla, Word press and Drupal, QGIS, ArcGIS, Open Layers, GeoNode.ย Mobile development experience using IOS (Objective C), Android (Java) or Windows Mobile (C#) will be valuable. Skills and experience in data collection platforms i.e., Kobo and data visualization, i.e., Power BI, is an added advantage. Demonstratable experience in web and software programming as well as mobile apps programming.ย Strong communication skills and ability to work within teams or independently.ย Previous experience using digital technology/ICT to improve programme qualityย Experience in .NET and MSSQL, MySQL & PostgreSQL and spatial databasesBehavioral competencies
Planning and delivering results Empowering and building trust Communicating with impact and respectย
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.