CIFOR-ICRAF

GIS Technician

CIFOR-ICRAF  •  Colombo, LK (Onsite)  •  16 days ago
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Job Description


Science
Production


Undertake
spatial data acquisition, processing, management, and analysis using GIS and
remote sensing techniques to support SLM, ecosystem restoration, land
degradation assessment, and environmental monitoring activities. Produce
thematic maps, spatial models, geodatabases, dashboards, and technical
visualizations for project planning, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and
decision-support applications. Support integration of field-collected data into
centralized GIS systems and contribute to technical documentation, analytical
outputs, and research products under the GCF Knuckles Project.


Human
Capital


Provide
technical support and capacity strengthening to students, interns, field teams,
government counterparts, and community stakeholders on GIS applications,
GPS/mobile-based data collection, spatial data management, and digital mapping
workflows. Support the facilitation of training, participatory mapping
exercises, technical workshops, and stakeholder consultations while promoting
knowledge sharing and effective utilization of geospatial tools and datasets
across project activities.


Game-changing
Solutions


Contribute
to the development of innovative geospatial tools, visualizations, and
platforms that strengthen project impact and support evidence-based
decision-making among stakeholders and contribute to applied research outputs
and knowledge products that demonstrate GIS applications in climate resilience
and sustainable land management. Represent the organization in engaging with
public, private, and smallholder farmers in various events – as a resource
person, participant, and other relevant capacities, particularly on SLM and
GIS.


Structural
Capital


  • Support
    implementation of GIS and SLM activities through coordination, documentation,
    and operational assistance in line with project workplans.

  • Coordinate
    stakeholder engagement processes, including planning and scheduling meetings
    with government agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations.

  • Provide
    logistical and administrative support for workshops, training, consultations,
    and field-based engagement activities.

  • Maintain
    stakeholder engagement records, including contact databases, attendance lists,
    agendas, minutes, and supporting documentation.

  • Track
    follow-up actions from meetings and monitor the status of agreed decisions to
    ensure timely closure.

  • Contribute
    to adaptive management processes through participation in periodic review
    meetings and documentation of implementation feedback.

  • Prepare monthly progress summaries on stakeholder
    engagements, including activity types, outcomes, and action status.
CIFOR-ICRAF

About CIFOR-ICRAF

CIFOR-ICRAF brings more than 75 years of experience in harnessing the power of trees, forests, and agroforestry landscapes to address the most pressing global challenges of our time – biodiversity loss, climate change, food security, livelihoods and inequity. It has partnerships in 64 countries, 159 funding partners and 192 active projects, alongside more than 2,200 completed projects across 92 nations. The organisation has an annual budget of USD 100 million, and a combined legacy investment of USD 2 billion in research and technology, policy and development. On average, CIFOR-ICRAF research is cited nearly 137 times a day and appears in global media more than 3,000 times per year. CIFOR and ICRAF merged in 2019 and are both international organizations and CGIAR Research Centres. Learn more at cifor-icraf.org.

Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Nairobi, KE
Year Founded
Unknown
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