The Database Management and Geographic Information Systems (DM/GIS) Specialist - PAHAL will work directly with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor to develop and implement the data and GIS architecture, implementation and strategies for the PAHAL program. S/he will be responsible for database development and management, geospatial analysis and map production, geospatial technical support, and programmatic M&E and information management. S/he will work in close coordination with PAHAL program management and officers, as well as the wider Mercy Corps Nepal M&E team. S/he will also be responsible for capacity building of staff on M&E and GIS work flows and data management and analysis. Additionally, the DM/GIS Specialist will assist in the development and execution of surveys, studies, internal reports, and support in emergencies.
DM & GIS Specialist
Full TimeSalary
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Job Overview
Openings
1
Category
NGO/INGO/Social/Develop.Projects
Job Level
Entry Level
Education
Bachelor degree in IT, Computer Science or Related field (Masters Preferred)
Experience
3 years
Job Description
Job Specification
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in GIS, IT, computer science, or related field.
- Masters degree preferred. At least 3 years technical experience.
- Competence in working with complex relational and spatial databases, with familiarity with open-source databases like Postgress. SQL literacy strongly preffered.
- Competence in working with Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop Suite or open-source mapping platforms like Quantum GIS.
- Excellent Excel skills required.
- Strong English skills required, both written and spoken. Desired Skills and Abilities.
- Experience with data analysis using R Statistics, SPSS, Stata, Sphinx, or Epi Info; and/ or business intelligence software such as Tableau, Trifacta, or QlikView.
- Experience with digital data collection using iFormBuilder, Open Data Kit, FormHub or other online or offline digital data collection solutions.
- Hands-on experience in SQL servers.
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people to build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps was established in 1979, and has headquarters in the USA and UK. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has worked in over 100 countries. Mercy Corps currently works in 41 countries around the world and improving the lives of 19 million people. The agency focuses on countries in transition, where countries are in the midst of - or recovering from - conflict, economic collapse, or disaster; Mercy Corps sees these crisis situations as moments of opportunity to go beyond traditional boundaries of relief and catalyze lasting change. Globally, Mercy Corps implements programs in a range of sectors, including: agriculture & food security; market development; emergency response; disaster risk reduction; climate change; health; conflict management; youth engagement; and, community mobilization/ governance.
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