About MAIL/CPMO

Job Summary

GIS officer will be responsible to collect, store, analyze the geographical and spatial data and overlay all these types of data into one map, use GPS tool in order to capture the location of CPMO project’s structures. He/she should have Knowledge of GIS tools such as spatial referencing, data management, Vector and Raster Analyses, Hydrology tool etc...
He/she will also respond and report directly to CPMO Monitoring and Evaluation, Communication and Reporting Sr. Manager and will provide support to all projects under the CPMO.

Duties & Responsibilities

As a GIS officer, He/she will be involved in both the collection of geographical and spatial information and its storage, analysis and presentation. He / She will need to:

Use GPS tool in the field to capture the locations; such as command area, canal, irrigation structures etc… of projects under CPMO.

Manipulate, analyze and present geographical information by creating programs to convert GIS information from one format to another

Develop tools for loading/transferring GIS data between different systems

Prepare required maps under CPMO irrigation/agriculture projects

Cooperate with Engineering department in survey and digitization of maps

Train engineers of different projects under CPMO.

Be able to us Knowledge of GIS tools such as spatial referencing, data management, Vector and Raster Analyses, Hydrology tool etc...

Coordinate with the CPMO MIS and M&E Officers on data entry, collection and analysis

Do any other task or activities assigned by CPMO Program Director , Deputy Program Director and direct supervisor.

Job Requirements

1. At least Bachelor degree in Engineering, Computer, Irrigation or any other related field.
2. Minimum of 4 years of overall experience in GIS, mapping.
3. Minimum of 4 years of overall experience, at least 2 years of experience on similar position.
4. Good communication/presentation skills in English and in both Afghan languages Pashto/Dari
5. To be able to travel to ADB projects sites

Submission Guideline

The interested candidates should submit their resumes along with a cover letter to Human Resource Directorate of Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) as following Conditions

Subject line must be GIS Officer (MAIL-076-018) otherwise application will NOT be considered

No resume will be taken under consideration without having a cover letter, the position title vacancy number in the subject line of the email

Please note that application received after the closing date will not be considered

Note: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) is an equal opportunity employer which encourages male and female candidates to apply for vacant positions.
Only short-listed candidates whose applications respond to the above criteria will be contacted.

Functional Area

Agriculture

Countries

Submission Email

hrcontracts.hrd@gmail.com

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