WHO GIS Specialist Jobs 2024 – Nigeria NGO Jobs.
WHO Nigeria looking for “GIS Specialist”.
Applicants with a Diploma in Computer Science may apply on or before 24 May 2024.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 16 May 2024 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of GIS Specialist to be based in Katsina, Nigeria.
WHO Job Vacancy 2024
Specific Tasks:
- Provide technical support to the incident management team in developing effective tools and processes to collect, manage and combine spatial datasets.
- Conduct geospatial analysis on collected datasets; create maps, infographics, and other cartographic products on a regular and ad-hoc basis; in response to functional team leads’ technical needs.
- Standardize and clean geospatial datasets and associated attributes across incident management system specific datasets.
- Lead field data collection efforts as necessary using different data collection techniques such as mobile data collection devices and applications.
- Provide inputs in developing the tools for loading/transferring GIS data between different systems; design and maintain the structures necessary for GIS data storage.
Qualification:
- Diploma in Computer Science, Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, or data management related science field with additional data management training.
Experience:
- At least 3 years’ experience in health-related data management. Experience in data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of health information for program planning and management.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply WHO GIS Specialist Jobs 2024
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The Closing Date: 24 May 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.