Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Assistant

About The Halo Trust

HALO is the world’s largest Mine Action organisation addressing the impact and drivers of conflict in 30 countries and territories, with over 12,000 staff. Most of our staff are local employees and include a growing number of women. Our primary duty is to serve people affected by conflict, clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war that threaten lives and livelihoods long after fighting has finished.

Project Summary - Women in GIS for Demining 

The HALO Trust through the Trimble Foundation is launching the “Women in GIS for Demining” project that creates the opportunity to hire and train female GIS officers in several countries. The aim of the project is to empower women from conflictaffected communities, build national capacity, and create operational efficiency using geospatial technologies. In many countries where HALO works, there were recent conflicts or natural disasters as well as addressing cultural and economic barriers where women have extremely limited opportunities – GIS is an area where women can make an impact on their community.

Role Summary

Under the direction of the IM Officer, the GIS Assistant will be playing an important role in information management by providing support and geospatial products to the teams in the field and programme management, ensuring that data is fit for the purpose, and improving the programme’s GIS capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist field operations with training, data, maps, and GIS tools
• Support field teams with the setup and use of ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS Field Maps, and Trimble GNSS receivers
• Conduct the QA & QC of spatial data coming from the field to ensure the data is fit for the purpose
• Assist in producing GIS mapping products for the programme management and reporting
• Assist in maintaining GIS web maps and feature services and make suggestions for improvements
• Assist in maintaining Survey123 and ArcGIS Field Maps offline maps for use in the field by operations teams
• Perform any other related GIS duties as required

Qualifications, Experience and Key attributes

• Degree in Geographical Information Science or a related field
• 1 year related experience
• Strong desire and motivation to learn GIS and technology and put it into good use
• Basic knowledge of GIS theory and use of ArcGIS or QGIS software
• Experience delivering training and good presentational skills
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
• Good communication skills
• Able to work with people of different backgrounds, cultures, and religions
• Resilient, with the ability to adapt in a complex, fast-paced, changing environment
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision

At no stage of the recruitment process does HALO charge a fee.