Chief Natural Resource Scientist (Data Analyst) at Mandera County Government

REF MCPSB /MOL/2023/10/07
 Terms of service –Permanent and Pensionable
 Duties and Responsibilities

•  Collect and collate data and information to support the development of GIS lab for lands, physical and Urban planning.
•  Prepare relevant project reports and data sets to facilitate process of structural development of the GIS lab, urban planning transformation.
•  Fostering multi-disciplinary use of Geographical Information systems (GIS) as a planning tool at County levels
•  Developing remote sensing techniques and analysis of satellite imagery;
•  Identify and adopt innovative tools for capacity building and leadership on land
• management and land use planning
•  Ensure development and mainstreaming of transformative agenda for special interest groups such as gender, youth and social inclusion, on matters land use and physical planning.
•  Coordinate and implement field data collection, develop innovation field drone approach for model calibration and validation;
•  Analyze the datasets, and contribute to the writing of reports, research papers and other communication material
•  Ensure timely delivery of processed geospatial datasets and products;
•  Collect, store and curate data generated from the analytics; ensure the generation of quality field datasets;
•  Ensure the timely completion of high-quality research deliverables;
•  Communicate research results and new ideas in a broad array of outlets, including peerreviewed journals, mass media, policy fora as well as national and international scientific conferences;
•  Any other tasks as assigned by Supervisor.

 Requirements for appointment

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Geospatial Science, Land Economics, Economics, Economics and Statistics, Statistics or any other related field.
•  Have relevant knowledge, experience and a distinguished career of not less than four (4) years from public or Private Sector relevant to the position
•  Demonstrated thorough understanding of National Land use and planning
•  Knowledge of application of remote sensing techniques and shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
•  Be conversant with the provisions of the Cities and Urban Act;
•  Sound capabilities in acquiring, processing, and analyzing a range of remotely sensed datasets, including multispectral, hyperspectral and synthetic aperture radar imagery, satellite and airborne imagery;
•  Proven knowledge of field data collection (including protocol development);
•  Fulfill the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution.