Sydani Initiative for International Development is a management consulting firm based in Abuja, Nigeria. With our team of experienced management consultants, we design, deploy, monitor and evaluate impactful programs and interventions to improve the health and social sectors in Nigeria and globally.
Job Overview
- Sydani Group is seeking a highly skilled GIS Expert to support the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a GIS-enabled enumeration exercise. The role will involve providing technical guidance, developing geospatial tools, supervising field teams, ensuring data quality, and generating actionable insights for decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
GIS Coordination & Planning
- Provide strategic guidance on GIS activities for enumeration.
- Design and implement a GIS-enabled system with predefined grids.
- Develop spatially stratified sampling methods for representativeness.
- Support sampling design and periodic GIS data reviews.
Real-Time Monitoring & Supervision
- Establish and manage real-time monitoring dashboards.
- Restrict enumerators to designated grids using GPS-enabled tools.
- Supervise geo-referenced settlement data collection and validate accuracy.
- Troubleshoot GIS-related field issues.
GIS Data Collection & Analysis
- Oversee settlement, building, and household geotagging.
- Support enumerators with navigation tools and digital maps.
- Conduct quality checks on spatial datasets.
- Perform geospatial analysis for coverage, distribution, and density insights.
Reporting & Documentation
- Produce weekly reports on spatial data progress.
- Generate thematic maps and visualizations using MCTT tools.
- Maintain documentation of GIS processes, methods, and lessons learned.
Post-Enumeration & Scale-Up Support
- Conduct data validation and confirm spatial accuracy.
- Provide geospatial insights for scale-up planning.
- Recommend improvements for future large-scale exercises.
Deliverables
- Predefined enumeration grids and deployment plans.
- Real-time monitoring dashboards and issue logs.
- Weekly validation and deployment reports.
- Bi-weekly heat maps and facility-based GIS maps.
- Final thematic maps and post-enumeration evaluation report.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Geography, Geoinformatics, GIS, Remote Sensing, or related field.
- Proven experience in GIS coordination, spatial data collection, and analysis.
- Strong knowledge of GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS) and GPS-enabled tools.
- Experience supporting large-scale enumeration, surveys, or health campaigns.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and reporting skills.
- Ability to train and supervise field teams.
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