Reference : RGIS/SSUD/SA
Department: Program
Contract: Fixed term
Country: South Sudan
Duration 6 months
City: Jonglei
Starting date: ASAP
Background on ACTED
ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan
and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict
neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.
ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by
the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 34
countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 3000 national staff. ACTED
has a 110 million € budget for over 350 projects spanning 8 sectors of
intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion,
economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance
& institutional support, and cultural promotion.
For more information, please visit our website at
www.acted.org
Country profile
Capital Office : Juba
National Staff : 136
International Staff : 28
Areas : 10
On-going programmes : 8
Budget : 2.9 M €
In 2012, ACTED has undertaken an expansion of activities in
South Sudan. A Juba level coordination office was opened in 2011, and in 2012
the capital office has expanded to provide additional support to our field
offices that opened in Bentiu, Unity State, and Malakal, Upper Nile State. The
rapidly changing situation in South Sudan over the past months has led ACTED to
up-scale its emergency response capacities, while also continuing to provide
basic services in the traditional areas of intervention.
Since January 2012, ACTED has been providing refugee and IDP
assistance in Unity and Upper Nile states. In Maban County, this assistance has
focused on the life-saving assistance to refugees from Blue Nile State, Sudan.
ACTED as camp manager for Jamam refugee camp has strived to provide the basic
needs for the population including shelter, waste management, livelihoods, and
construction of community infrastructures.
Additionally, ACTED has responded to the new refugee influx
in May with the provision of shelter and emergency latrines at transit sites
while providing transportation assistance to refugees relocating to permanent
settlements. In Unity state, ACTED has focused on the provision of livelihoods
assistance to refugees in Nyeel and Pariang refugee camps.
ACTED also continues to build on its traditional areas of
intervention, focusing on food security and livelihoods in Western Bahr el
Ghazal and Warrap, and water, sanitation and hygiene in both states as well.
Tonj North in Warrap was also a new area for ACTED where a Community Led Total
Sanitation (CLTS) project is being implemented in the underserved area. All of
these interventions continue to provide both basic and live-saving assistance
to vulnerable populations throughout South Sudan.
Position profile
REACH is an online global portal that provides geographical
and other information on countries that are in crisis or at-risk of crisis, for
the benefit of international and national aid actors. REACH facilitates
information-management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a)
need- and situation-assessments facilitated by REACH field teams; (b)
situation-analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related
Geo-Database and web-mapping facilities.
ASSIGNMENT
Under the supervision of the ACTED Country Director and
IMPACT HQ in Geneva, the REACH GIS/DB Officer is responsible for the processes
and outputs related to database and mapping in country. He/she will be
responsible for supporting the development and maintenance of a country/region
database for the consolidation of all assessment-related and GIS data in
country/region. He/she will manage the rapid production of static maps on
targeted crisis and issues as well as providing required inputs for the
development of mapping solutions.
The GIS/DB Officer will also support project-level database
creation and information management mechanisms. He/she will also ensure regular
communication with the REACH Assessment Officer in country and with IMPACT HQ,
backstopping, technical support and interactions for reporting and data
management with key partners.
Functions
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will manage the DB and GIS teams,
including Data Entry Officers, in maintaining database(s), consolidating data
collected from all REACH/partner(s) activities within the country/region.
1. Database/Data Entry activities
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will manage the maintenance of
database(s) for the consolidation of all assessment-related and GIS data in
country. He/she will ensure the capitalization of tools and procedure related
to mapping and databases. Furthermore, he/she will support the assessment team
in the collection and management of spatial datasets, verification and update
of the collected data. He/she will monitor the accuracy of collected data.
2. Technical Support
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will contribute towards the
identification and implementation of effective and adaptated technical
solutions and partnerships. The REACH GIS/DB Officer will provide technical
backstopping of database to GIS/DB team and provide capacity-building to GIS/DB
team related to database maintenance and advanced GIS techniques. He/she will
also support the collection of spatial datasets and integration with REACH
activities.
3. GIS activities
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will streamline processing of raw
data to mapped end products. At the field level, he/she will participate to the
support of interactive mapping tool and other REACH program products regarding
GIS. By doing so, he/she will participate in continued development of
interactive based mapping tools at the field level and ensure the update
process from the field to interactive publishing is organized and well
documented.
4. External Relations
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will respond to information
requests from REACH and its partners. In order to support the development of
joint database tools and processes with REACH partners in country, the REACH
GIS/DB Officer will maintain regular interactions and reporting with key IM
partners including cluster lead agencies, UN agencies, NGOs and technical
partners. He/she will respond to information requests from REACH partners in
country related to MIS data and mapping as well as solicit information from partner
organizations to be incorporated into database. Furthermore, he/she will liaise
with these partners to ensure the data is shared with REACH MIS team when
required.
5. Internal Communication Processes
The REACH GIS/DB will liaise with IMPACT in Geneva to
guarantee a quality product that suits the needs of the field office. He/she
will respond to information requests from IMPACT Initiatives and keep Geneva
informed of the MIS activities in the field.
6. Confidentiality and Data Protection
The REACH GIS/DB Officer will maintain the strictest
confidentiality of data and processes. He/she will actively take measures to
prevent the unauthorized sharing of information and data.
Accountability to Communities and Beneficiaries
The staff member is responsible for ensuring that all
relations with the communities REACH and partners work are conducted in a
respectful and consultative manner. Due attention must be paid to ensuring that
communities are adequately consulted and informed about REACH programme
objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and methodologies. This
is the responsibility of every REACH staff member.
Qualifications
- Master degree or equivalent experience in Information
Systems, GIS or a relevant discipline;
- 2 years of experience in DB, GIS, preferably in
humanitarian context;
- Good experience in database & general computer
software (such as SQL Server, MySQL and Access);
- Previous experience with industry standard mapping tools,
especially ESRI products a must;
- Knowledge of analytical software (SPSS, Stata, Tableau,
etc) an asset;
- Good organizational, communication and interpersonal
skills;
- Ability to think creatively in terms of tool and process
development;
- Good team management skills;
- Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment
requiring flexibility;
- Flexibility and adaptability to ever-changing needs and
responsibilities;
- Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of
donor and governmental requirements an asset;
- Fluency in English required;
Conditions
- Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational
level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay
bonus
- Additional monthly living allowance
- Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s
guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of
assignment)
- Transportation costs covered, including additional return
ticket + luggage allowance
- Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance +
retirement package
Submission of applications
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three
references to jobs@acted.org
Ref : RGIS/SSUD/SA
ACTED
Att: Human Resources Department
33, rue Godot de Mauroy
75009 Paris
FRANCE
Fax. + 33 (0) 1 42 65 33 46
For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org
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