United Nations Volunteers Cartograpgy - GIS Officer Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Volunteers Cartograpgy - GIS Officer Jobs in Kenya

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide.

Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer.

UNV contributes to peace
and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.

In most cultures volunteerism is deeply
embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.

In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct.

Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community.

This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

Living Conditions

The incumbent will find his/her own housing arrangements in Nairobi.

Nairobi is a modern metropolitan
city where most basic goods and services are available locally at reasonable cost.

The city is at a high
altitude, with sunny days and cooler nights.

There is a short rainy season before Christmas, and longer rains fall from March to May.

November to February is generally warm. No need for central heating, however warm clothes are necessary during the rainy season.

There are several transportation options in
Nairobi, including taxis, buses, mini-buses, and mobile applications for transport.

Public healthcare in Nairobi is generally subpar, but there are private healthcare options that are of better quality.

The city is widely connected through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport.

Organizational Context & Project Description

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is preparing for the implementation of 2019 KPHC in August 2019.

The overall goal of the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census is to provide the Government and other stakeholders with up-to-date data on the population, in terms of demographic, social and economic characteristics, as well as housing conditions and household amenities.

Accurate and up-to-date census
data will enable the government and other organizations make well informed policies, budgeting and development plans.

The census will be implemented under the 2020 round of censuses by the United Nations where
countries are encouraged to adopt use of mobile technology in data collection during cartographic
mapping and actual census enumeration.

In line with this, KNBS has adopted technology in cartographic mapping and is planning to use the same during the actual census enumeration in August, 2019.

Use of technology is expected to produce the results faster than ever before and also help in addressing some of the challenges that were faced during the last census such as inaccurate census maps and faint marks which were hard to be recognized by the scanners.

The Bureau is therefore seeking for an expert
to provide technical assistance in digital mapping.

The immediate technical assistance needed cuts across the census processes because it will help in finalizing the census project proposal.

The Technical Advisor (TA) will be expected to provide Technical Assistance to the Bureau on all aspects of the 2019 Census Cartographic /GIS operations.

The Bureau has decided on the methodology and
developed census cartographic/GIS mapping instruments that requires to be reviewed.

The advisor will, therefore, review the methodology and the instruments and provide technical advice on areas of improvements

Under the direct supervision of the Cartography/GIS section and census secretariat for the 2019 Census the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: