Programme Officer, GIS and Mapping Expert at ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region. Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, the organization was founded in order to achieve collective self-sufficiency for its member states by creating a single large trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region. The organization operates officially in three co-equal languages French, English, and Portuguese.

We are currently recruiting for the position below:

Job Title: Programme Officer, GIS and Mapping Expert

Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/EWD-P/001/2013
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Directorate: Early Warning
Grade: P3
Supervisor: Principal Program Officer, System Management

Duties and Responsibilities
The PO GIS Mapping Analyst would be functionally attached to the PPO Systems Manager, Early Warning Centre and operationally attached to the PO Monitoring team. He/She will be posted to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja with subsequent travel possible as when due. He / She would have the responsibility to:

• Provide Geographic Information System (GIS) and Computer Aided Design (CAD) services to support Early Warning Centre operation of the ECOWAS Region’s Geographic Information System (GIS).
• Evaluate the need for services and data, and develops work plans, and work products to fulfill requests. The work may include routine to moderately complex geoprocessing and analysis, geodatabase development, data maintenance, map compilation, and development and maintenance of CAD drawings.
• Perform all functions seamlessly including problem solving and advanced scripting using AutoCAD and ArcGIS software.
• Utilize and imports outside client files into AutoCAD and ArcGIS software.
• Transfers data to and from AutoCAD and ArcGIS software.
• Perform advanced spatial analysis of data from all GPS units.
• Problem solving and trouble shooting of all in-house GPS and geospatial software technology.
• Interpret and explains spatial difficulties to project managers and outside clients.
• Analyzes, interprets, manipulates and inputs aerial photography data.
• Install geospatial software and patches, as well as analyzes and interprets geospatial data.
• Learn and utilize capabilities of new geographic software versions.
• Handle data creation and performs data change analysis.
• Analyze, interprets and evaluates new GIS technology and software.
• The Integration of all in-house geospatial software.
• Perform any other tasks assigned.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Geography/Geographic systems;
• Five (5) years professional experience;
• Possession of a higher degree would reduce the required experience to three (3) years;
• Knowledge of principles and practices of CAD and GIS and Remote Sensing theory, data collection, and mapping would be an advantage;
• Knowledge of aerial photography and geospatial data would be an advantage;
• Knowledge of GPS units and software would be an advantage;
• Ability to be detail oriented and organized;
• Ability to work effectively with various personalities and levels of authority.

Age
Candidates should not be more than fifty (50) years of age. Only citizens of ECOWAS Member States are qualified to apply.

Language
Excellent oral and written communication skill in English / French / Portuguese with a good working knowledge of the second official language.

Remuneration
Annual Salary: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469

Application Closing Date:
29th September, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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