Data Marketing Technician - Gs5 at Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

RCMRD wishes to fill the following vacant positions:

• Data Marketing Technician – GS5
• Reporting to the Geospatial Data Officer, the Data Marketing Technician will be responsible for data identification, marketing and selling.
• Duties and responsibilities
• Marketing the organisation’s products to new clients;
• Data identification and selling;
• Assisting in development of applications and value added products;
• Regularly assessing the availability of new data and products;
• Downloading data from different sources;
• Recording client requirements;
• Liaising with Finance Division in preparing quotations, pricing and payments;
• Handling clients and visitors seeking information on data types, need and application; and
• Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics, Remote Sensing, GIS, Geography, Environmental
• Science or a related field;
• Applicants should possess proven experience in marketing of geospatial data; and Three (3) years of experience in Geo-information applications.

Contract duration: Two (2) years renewable.

Remuneration

• Salary Scale: The salary for the above position is consolidated and is in the range of:
• GS5: Ksh. 713, 807 by Ksh. 35,315 to ksh 1, 031, 648 p.a.

Entry point for the position will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Benefits: These include, housing allowance, transport allowance, contributory provident fund with both parties contributing 7% of monthly basic salary towards the fund, 10% gratuity of annual basic salary based on successful completion of the contract and a staff contributory group medical scheme to a maximum of five (5) family members.