Cartographer at Orbital Africa

We are looking for a passionate Cartographer who is ready to learn, work and acquire new skills in Geospatial industry.

Ref: 2018/ORB/Cartographer-005

Roles and Tasks:

• Design and develop maps for various industries using ArcGIS and AutoCAD software.
• Assist in marketing our products e.g. maps, services and solutions to various clients.
• Design and Create all Kenya County Maps, thematic maps, tourist maps, geological maps etc.
• Prepare Geospatial training materials and demos for various clients and industries.
• Prepare presentations; attends workshops, conferences as well as seminars.
• Participate in fieldwork data collection using Smartphones, tablets, GPS and processing it in GIS.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree or Diploma in GIS/Geoinformatics/Survey or Cartography from recognized institution.
• Advanced Skills in GIS, AutoCAD, and Remote Sensing applications etc.
• Must have at least 3 years of work experience in a busy map production environment.
• Skills in Mobile data collection using smartphone apps e.g. EpiCollect, GIS cloud, Kobo, ODK etc.
• Skills in Graphic Design (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw etc.) is a Plus!
• Excellent map design skills using Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (ArcGIS) and Open Source software e.g. QGIS, MapWindow GIS etc.
• Should be innovative, creative, assertive and good communicator.
• Possess basic GIS programming skills such as Javascript, HTML, CSS, SQL etc.
• Eager to learn Cloud Computing infrastructure and web applications development & deployment.
• Astute decision maker and ability to work overtime and under tight time schedules.
• Proficiency in MS office suite (especially PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Access).