Title:
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Geographic
Information System (GIS) Assistant
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Reports
to:
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Regional Technical Director of SEA Project Office in Maluku
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Supervised
by:
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GIS Specialist
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Location:
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Ambon, Indonesia
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I. Overview
The Indonesia Sustainable
Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project is a five-year contract that supports the
Government of Indonesia to conserve biological diversity and improve the
governance of marine resources at local, district, provincial and national levels.
By using an ecosystem-based approach to management and engaging key
stakeholders, the SEA Project will 1) enhance conservation and sustainable
use of marine resources by reforming fisheries management and promoting
marine protected areas to enhance fisheries productivity, food and
nutrition security, and sustainable livelihoods within the target area;
and 2) strengthen the leadership role and capacity of the Ministry of Marine
Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and local governments to promote conservation and sustainable
fishing. The SEA Project is implemented by Tetra Tech and a consortium of
partners that includes Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Coral Triangle
Center (CTC) and WWF-Indonesia (WWF). The SEA Project will run from March 2016
through March 2021.
The SEA Project is predicated
on an ecosystem approach to fisheries and marine resources management, which
implies that it will integrate across sectors and assist in the development of
plans and implementation actions that address biophysical, governance and
socio-economic concerns. The SEA Project will implement activities in three
provinces —West Papua, North Maluku, and Maluku Provinces—that lie within
Indonesia’s Fishery Management Area (FMA) 715. This zone was chosen to be the
site of the SEA Project because of the area’s high marine biodiversity, status
as a national priority area for fisheries, the presence of small island
provinces/districts, high rates of extreme poverty and high vulnerability to
climate change. The project will also operate at a national scale to support
specific activities of the Ministry of Marine Affaires and Fisheries.
II. Background
In order to achieve its primary objectives, to enhance fisheries
productivity, food and nutrition security, and sustainable livelihoods within
the target area, SEA
Project will support the stakeholders to:
1.
Improve and enhance the practice of ecosystem approach for
fisheries management (EAFM),
2.
Improve the management of marine protected areas (MPA) and expand
MPA coverage
3.
Strengthen marine spatial planning (MSP) techniques and outcomes,
and
4.
Emphasize law enforcement (LE) to strengthen species and ecosystem
conservation as a foundation for sustainable fisheries.
One of strategy that will be undertaken by SEA Project in Fiscal Year 2017 is supporting Government of Maluku Province to
develop compreherensive document of marine spatial planning or Rencana Zonasi Wilayah Pesisir dan
Pulau-Pulau Kecil (RZWP3K). The RZWP3K will be a legal basis for spatial
allocation, as well as for permit (location and management permit) issuance in
coastal area up to 12 nautical
miles offshore.
In addition to the functions
explained above, RZWP3K is aimed to minimize the
conflicts among different coastal
water uses as well as their negative effects
by allocating space and applying zoning for different uses. For this purpose, Geographic
Information System (GIS) will be
applied in several ways in the process. GIS tools will be used for
delineation the
state of features (bio-geophysical, socio-economical and governance) in a
marine/coastal area. GIS
will be used as an efficient
tool for identifying, locating and visualizing the cover and spatial
distribution of resources and uses in the form of maps.
In order to ensure accuracy of
spatial allocation, MMAF has issued the Minister Regulation of MMAF No. 23/2016 on Coastal and Small Island Management
Planning. The regulation has set minimum requirement of data and maps that need
to be collected, analyzed and developed in the RZWP3K process. The requirement
has been set in term of quality and quantity to ensure accuracy of scale,
spatial determination and attribute.
Considering the significance of accurate
RZWP3K for the sustainable use of marine resources in Maluku, USAID SEA Project will engage a GIS Assistant and
specialist to support Province of Maluku in developing the good RZWP3K as
required by the MMAF No. 23/2016.
III.
Job Summary
The GIS Assistant/Specialist
will be responsible for supporting the development of RZWP3K in Maluku Province, especially to collect & compile spatial data, to standardize the spatial data, create metadata, assist in
spatial analysis and to produce marine spatial maps for decision support and
decision making. In addition, the GIS Assistant/Specialist will support the Core SEA Team in
developing a marine spatial
database and to maintain the
database. During the assignment the GIS Assistant/Specialist will work together
with the Provincial
Government Team and transfer the GIS knowledge and skill in RZWP3K development
to the government staff.
IV.
Tasks
The GIS Assistant/Specialist
will support Core SEA Project Team and MSP Working Group of Maluku Province to:
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Develop marine spatial thematic maps as required for RZWP3K;
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Collect and compile spatial data sets from
a variety of sources, including census data, Global Positioning System (GPS)
data, field observations, satellite images, and environmental monitoring data
as available through existing sources;
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Verify survey data and map
information for specific data sets;
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Encode and analyze spatial
and non-spatial data, including standardizing, cleaning and manipulating
data as required;
- Do spatial analysis of raster or vector-based data;
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Produce marine spatial-based map
following standards set in the One-Map Policy of Badan Informasi
Geospatial (BIG) and in the provision of Minister Regulation of MMAF No.
23/2016 on Coastal and Small Island Management Planning;
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Provide “on-the-job”
technical training to government staff or team of Maluku Province who is
responsible to develop and maintain Geographic Information System for the
development of the Provincial RZWP3K;
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Support the development of a marine geospatial database and manage the database;
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Provide other
technical support as needed related to map develoment and GIS work in the USAID-SEA project areas.
V. Deliverables
The GIS Assistant/Specialist shall submit the following deliverables:
1. Marine spatial maps following
standards in the One-Map Policy of Badan Informasi Geospatial
(BIG) and in the provision of Minister Regulation of MMAF No. 23/2016 on
Coastal and Small Island Management Planning;
2. Spatial and non-spatial data for RZWP3K development;
3. A
functional MSP database that can be maintained, updated and utilized by the
Provincial government staff responsible for RZWP3K in Maluku Province.
VI. Reporting
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Brief
weekly updates, in a format prescribed by SEA Project;
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Inputs
to SEA Quarter reports;
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Updates
in provincial technical meetings as required;
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Timesheet
as proof of time worked.
The GIS Assistant/Specialist will provide all reports in both Microsoft
Word and ready-to-print PDF format, using a template provided by SEA Project in
English.
VI.
Qualifications
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Education and
Work Experience
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Degree in Geography,
Cartography or
Geospatial Engineering or related field,
with at least 2 years-experience
working in the development of spatial map, preferably in marine spatial map
or RZWP3K
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Required Skills
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- Comprehend GIS concepts in the development of spatial plans (terrestrial or marine)
- Able to use computer programs and
software packages to prepare graphic reports, maps, and other data
visualizations to develop marine spatial thematic maps
- Able to use GIS computer software
(e.g. ArcGIS, Quantum GIS) to manage geographical information
- Able to use GPS and other
surveying tools for field data collection
- Able to create, develop, and
maintain GIS and other databases
Good
communication skills - verbal and written – English and
Indonesian |
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General
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Able
to work under pressure and tight deadlines
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Be a
team player who upholds confidentiality and has a high level of
integrity and is able to work with minimum supervision
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High
degree of adaptability to varied working environments and good interpersonal
and teamwork
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Available to be stationed in Ambon City.
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VII.
Supervision
For this assignment the GIS Assistant/Specialist will be supervised by the SEA GIS Specialist and report to the Regional Technical Director of SEA Project Office in Maluku.
VIII. Post of Assignment
The assignment will be conducted in
Indonesia, based in the SEA Project Regional office
in Ambon. This assignment may require occasional
travel to field locations in Maluku.
IX.
Time Frame and Level of Effort
The period of this assignment will begin on
or about February 1, 2017 for an
initial one-year contract.
When you are interested on the above position and consider that you
possess the necessary qualification, please submit your job application
consisting of updated curriculum vitae, this work and/or this organization to
Please fill the ‘subject’ column of the e-mail in this format “GIS Assistant”
_(name of candidate).
Deadline
January 6, 2017
No correspondence, only short-listed candidates will be notified
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