Cartographer at Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Monthly Remuneration:
Basic Salary: Kshs. 80,400 - Kshs. 117,720
House Allowance: Kshs. 20,000
Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 12,000
Terms of Employment: Permanent and Pensionable 

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Manager, Cartography, the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Cartography Division.

Key responsibilities

• Designing geo-spatial data collection instruments;
• Carrying out pre-testing and piloting of geo-spatial mapping instruments;
• Collecting, collating and analyzing geospatial data;
• Identifying administrative boundaries for census mapping and sampling units;
• Delineating and updating Enumeration Areas (EAs) for censuses and surveys;
• Disseminating Information, Education and Communication materials for census mapping;
• Geo referencing and digitizing boundaries and features;
• Symbolizing, generalizing and simplifying features;
• Creating, joining and populating attribute tables with statistical data;
• Updating the geo databases;
• Preparing and producing maps as per stakeholder’s request;
• Calculating area measurements for census units; and
• Generating geo-codes
• Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following:- Geomatics; Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering, Geospatial Information Science or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution
• Proficiency in computer applications.