The Digital (GIS &Innovation) Officer 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.
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.
Generic Responsibilities
Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, guidelines, and procedures. 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 GIS and timely transmitted to the CC programs staff for further development and analysis programmatically. 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.Specific Responsibilities
Support programme teams to use Geographic Positioning System (GPS) tools to capture the locations for NRC services across core competencies (Site Management, WASH, Shelter, Education, livelihoods etc). Design and develop geospatial software and applications, including GIS products, for data analysis, processing, and automation of routine tasks. Maintain, enhance, and implement web-based and standalone geospatial applications to integrate models and data into Geoportal and client delivery systems. Troubleshoot production issues related to GIS applications and provide technical support and training to users. Support the design of data collection tools to ensure high-quality spatial data capture. Create static and interactive web maps for visualization and analysis purposes. Contribute to the implementation of digital initiatives such as digital cash vouchers. Test and improve geospatial application software, ensuring compliance with global standards and data interoperability interfaces. Participate in technical reviews of Geo Information Systems and propose system improvements. Develop mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms, suitable for publication on app stores. Collaborate with program teams to use GPS tools for location data collection and support the integration of geospatial datasets into decision-making processes.Professional Competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Bachelor’s Degree in GIS or a related discipline (Information Systems, Environmental Engineering…) Applied knowledge or experience in GIS, Remote sensing and/or IT preferably in the humanitarian context. Programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java etc. Proficient in QGIS/ArcGIS. Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working as a Geospatial Technologies Developer. Experience with Content Management Systems such as Joomla, Word press and Drupal, QGIS, ArcGIS, Open Layers, GeoNode. 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. Strong communication skills and ability to work within teams or independently. Previous experience using digital technology/ICT to improve programme quality Experience in .NET and MSSQL, MySQL & PostgreSQL and spatial databasesBehavioral competencies
Planning and delivering results Empowering and building trust Communicating with impact and respectThe 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.