GIS Contractor at Trees for the Future

Requirements

In this role, you will…

• Trees for the Future is seeking a highly skilled and experienced GIS consultant to support our Kenya Program in meeting the project design document, validation, verification, and reporting requirements of the VERRA’s Verified Carbon Units (VCU) and CCB (Community Climate Biodiversity) Standards. 

The consultant will be responsible for:

• Conduct a thorough needs assessment and develop a comprehensive plan to design, implement and manage GIS data collection processes. 
• Rollout survey 123 within mobile workers to take polygons on farmer land and training staff on its use to ensure the accuracy and adequate land size
• Establish a GIS lab and provide technical support to identify GIS needs and requirements for TREES
• Support Trees to pilot ArcGis and survey 123 in the western region in liaison with ESRI East Africa team, document the process flow, identify gaps, train technicians, and prepare a roll-out plan for GIS mapping of FGs
• between July and December, set up all necessary infrastructure and coordinate all activities necessary for the acquisition and recording of polygons in Forest Gardens for 13,500 ha of land and synchronize with farmer records in Salesforce.
• Manager (Do we need to specify this? Can we negotiate for 100 now that we are getting additional technicians? staff in the collection of polygons to ensure accuracy 
• Capture electronic copies of farmer Carbon contracts and match them with the polygons. This information needs to be integrated with the farmer Forest Garden database in salesforce polygons and must be matched with farmer carbon contracts.
• Work with the ME&L team to ensure a smooth flow of information Document other land use land cover changes within the project and land over time Develop a geo-database of GIS information for TREES Develop a geodatabase and Manage ArcGIS online for data analysis and QA/QC to ensure completeness of the data collected
• generate regular reports on GIS data, write documentation for institutional knowledge sharing, and collaborate with program staff to support monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program activities.
• collaborate with other project design document contractors for the community and biodiversity components to overlay different GIS maps.

You’ll be a great fit if you have…

• Work with validation contractor to ensure all GIS data is made available
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in GIS, geography, environmental science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in GIS data collection, management, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of GIS software and tools, including ArcGIS, and Google Earth Engine.
• Experience in designing and implementing and providing quality assurance and quality control for GIS field data collection processes.
• Knowledge of programming necessary for GIS manipulation and analysis 
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and analyze complex data sets and ensure that data collection meets contract KPIs.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.