KFCP GIS ASSISTANT Vacancy

Background

The Indonesia Australia Forest Carbon Partnership (IAFCP) Facility is funded by Australian Aid - managed by IDSS Pty. Ltd. and Euroconsult Mott MacDonald on behalf of AusAID. The IAFCP Facility seeks aqualified Indonesian national forthe position of KFCP GIS Assistantbased in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan.

The Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) is an activity under the IAFCP,which is a partnership between the Governments of Indonesia and Australia. The KFCP aims to demonstrate how reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from deforestation and forest degradation, including the degradation of peatlands, may be part of an equitable and effective international response to climate change, and to strengthen Indonesia’s capacity to address these sources of greenhouse gas emissions through participation in future international carbon markets.

The KFCP demonstration activity is situated within the Ex-Mega Rice Project area in Central Kalimantan. The provincial government and other local partner organizations will play a key role in the implementation of the activity. In order to support field activities and coordination with local partners, KFCP has established an office for the design team within the BAPPEDA complex in Palangka Raya. This office provides administrative and management support to the project and serve as a coordination point for the Design Team, consultants, and partners. The office is staffed by a Project Field Coordinator and administration staff.

Duties:

Due to the increase demand in GIS and mapping services, KFCP requires a technically qualified GIS Assistant who will form part of the GIS Unit, based in Palangka Raya. In general the candidate’s duties are to collect, process and analysis GIS datasets e.g. conversion, translation, transformation, cleanup, documentation and provided copies to the GIS Database Manager.

Under the supervision of and reporting to the GIS Database Manager, the GIS Assistant will work closely with other units in KFCP .

The duties associated with this position are as follows:

· capturing the location using Global Positioning System(GPS) tools in the field to include assisting with tanah adat and cadastral village mapping, and registration of boundaries;

· desk-based data capture (digitising) to convert paper maps to GIS datasets;

· Storage of geographical information;

· creating and maintaining the structures necessary for GIS data storage;

· developing the tools for loading/transferring GIS data between different systems.

· manipulation, analysis and presentation of geographical information: creating programs to convert GIS information from one format to another;

· using tools to join together different GIS datasets and create new information or investigate patterns;

· ensure the spatial database is maintained and updated for direct project purposes as well as for longer-term use by partners;

· support the planning and delivery of GIS awareness raising events and trainings for government staff in Kapuas/Central Kalimantan; and

· support the GIS Database Manager in other tasks that might be required.

Qualifications and Experience:

· University degree, preferably in Geographic Information Systems, computer science or other relevant field;

· Three to five years working experience;

· Good understanding and practical background in GIS and cartography, including knowledge of current GIS/Remote Sensing (RS) software;

· Knowledge of Remote Sensing and raster-vector integration techniques;

· Knowledge of related software and systems (database, word processing, desktop publishing);

· Practical experience in collecting data using Global Positioning System (GPS);

· Excellent inter-personal and general communication skills;

· Strong service orientation;

· Ability to work with minimum supervision in a multi-cultural environment;

If you think you might be up for the challenge, please send your application to us at:recruitment@iafcp.or.idno later than 2 October 2011. Please specify position name you are applying for in your e-mail, and include your salary history. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.