GIS Technician at Kwale County Government

Job Responsibilities

• Will be involved in planning exercises to develop base maps, maps and land use plans
• Gather, analyse and integrate spatial data for planning purposes
• Compile geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field observation & picking, satellite imagery, aerial photography and existing maps
• Prepare digital maps through digitization of existing map records
• Operate and maintain GIS system hardware, software, plotter, printer and GPS
• Store and retrieve relevant maps
• Undertake other such duties as may be required

Qualifications

• Be a holder of at least a Diploma in Geo informatics/ Cartography/ GIS;
• Have formal training in GIS and possess strong GIS skills with GIS software
• Be computer literate
• Have hands on experience with GIS of not less than 6 months