GIS Specialist at KAYONZA IRRIGATION AND INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (KIIWP):Deadline: Jan 14, 2022

Job description

The GIS specialist will be part of the SPIU and will support the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) through the usage of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The primary
duties of the GIS specialist will include establishing procedures and standards to support the monitoring of project activities with GIS tools and measure the progress towards achieving
its deliverables that are specified in the project’s logical framework. He/She will analyse spatial data through mapping software and designing digital maps with geographic data and
various other data sets. The expert will work in close collaboration with the M&E Specialist and the Knowledge Management and Communication Officer. The specific tasks include the
following:
a) GIS data collection and usage manual
• The GIS expert will develop a manual specifying what GIS data is to be collected, how it is collected and how it is used for planning and reporting. The GIS manual should specify how the usage of GIS will support the project’s M&E system. It should cover:
• GIS software and hardware requirements of the project;
• Data layers to be collected;
• Data standards (rules by which data are described and recorded);
• Procedures specifying the steps how data is collected, quality checked, stored, analysed and used, as well as roles and responsibilities;
• Data management, analysis and visualization for project planning and reporting as well as external communication.

b) Implementation plan and budget
The expert will produce a detailed implementation plan for the application of GIS approaches in the M&E of the project including a budget for its implementation.

c) Support project M&E with GIS
The GIS Specialist will support M & E in collection of geospatial data relating to locations of agribusinesses, community-based organizations, catchment rehabilitation areas as well as infrastructure and areas being developed. The Specialist will also analyze the spatial data using mapping software to produce maps showing the spatial distribution of various kinds of data. He/She will create “shape files” to merge topographical data with external data by layering external data over topographical maps and also support M & E in discovering patterns and trends through the spatially mapped data.

d) Assemble GIS data from third parties.
The expert will supervise service providers engaged by the project to map project interventions, ensuring data quality checks on the collected GIS data.

e) Data management, analysis, visualization and reporting.
The expert will manage GIS data, and produce analytical reports on geographical data utilising data visualisations and maps to support the M&E unit and management to plan for and monitor the implementation of project activities. The expert will also provide IFAD with geospatial datasets in accordance with corporate GIS procedures that follow standard requirements with regards to naming convention, attribute structure and records, and metadata. He/She will also manage a digital library of geographic maps in various file types and will liaise with the knowledge management officer for dissemination or such maps and other reports.

• Experience with land cover change impacts on catchment scale hydrology and modeling tools desirable;
• Experience with geographic information systems (GIS) and the assembly of quantitative and geospatial baselines for land cover (vegetation structure, plant based biodiversity and functional types), land use, land quality (soils and topography), and hydrology (stream flow networks flows;
• Knowledge and experience with hydrological models and with the necessary data categories;
• Experience with local capacity enhancement in GIS and Database Management preferred;
• Fluency in spoken and written English;
• Excellent analytical presentation and communication skills;
• Experience in having worked with/ for an International or donor organization is an advantage;
• Familiarity with IFAD projects implementation procedures and guidelines advantageous;
• Good writing skills and proven competence in the use of computer software applications;