REACH GIS Intern - Jordan

Department:REACH GIS

Position: REACH GIS intern - Jordan

Contract duration:6 months

Location: Jordan

Starting DateASAP

I. Background on ACTED

ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.

ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 30 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 4000 national staff. ACTED has a 100 million € budget for over 340 projects spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion, economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance & institutional support, and cultural promotion.

For more information, please visit our website at www.acted.org

II. Program Information

Capital Office : Amman

National Staff : 250 (July 2013)

International Staff : 36 (July 2013)

Areas : Amman, Mafraq, Za’atari, Azraq, Azraq Refugee Camp

On-going programmes: 9

Budget : estimated $25m (2013)

Today, the ACTED Amman is the Regional Coordination Office for MENA region. Through the Regional Office, it supports civil society development through a regional program across Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. In addition, the Regional Coordination Office provides support to the MENA region, including operations in Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, as well as those mentioned earlier. This provides the support for the Syrian refugee crisis being responded to across the region.

ACTED Jordan has expanded recently to support the Syrian refugees being hosted both in the communities and four refugee camps. In Za’atari camp where there are approximately 120,000 refugees, ACTED is providing water supply, solid waste management and hygiene promotion; in Azraq with a potential for 130,000 refugees, ACTED is providing water supply, solid and water waste management, hygiene promotion, and food distributions. Moreover, in the host communities ACTED is supporting individual vulnerable households as well as whole communities through WASH, Shelter, cash, NFI, and other interventions. ACTED is also a partner of REACH, that provides information management support to working groups and sectors nationally.

III. Position Profile

The GIS Intern will be responsible for:

• Supporting the development and maintenance of a global database for the consolidation of all project-related, assessment-related and GIS data at the country level
• Assisting in project-level mapping and planning participatory GIS activities
• Increasing the capacity of national staff in GIS and spatial data management

Supporting project-level database creation and information management mechanisms

A. Supporting the maintenance of a global database for the consolidation of all project-related, assessment-related and GIS data

Support the Database Officer(s) and GIS team in maintaining the global database, consolidating data collected from all ACTED /partner activities within country

Review database management guidelines and ensure capitalization of tools and procedures

Support the collection and management of spatial datasets, and verify and update collected data

Monitor the accuracy of collected data

Support the integration of existing information between ACTED units and maintain regular updating mechanism

• Propose and implement new technical solutions and partnerships
• Respond to information requests from ACTED Units
• Streamline process moving raw data to mapped end products
• Solicit information from partner organizations to be incorporated into database

B. Technical Support to the DB/GIS team

• Provide technical backstopping of database to GIS/DB team
• Provide capacity-building to GIS/DB team related to database maintenance and advanced GIS techniques

C. Regular interactions and reporting with key partners including cluster lead agencies, UNOSAT, UNOCHA and technical partners

• Support the development of joint database tools and processes with ACTED partners in country
• Respond to information requests from ACTED partners related to MIS data and mapping
• Liaise with partners to ensure that data is shared with ACTED MIS team when required
• Support the collection of spatial datasets and integration with REACH activities

D. Field level support of online mapping tool and other REACH program products

• Participate in continued development of web-based mapping tools at the field level
• Ensure the update process from field to web publishing is organized and well documented
• Liaise with IMPACT Geneva to guarantee a quality product that suits the needs of the field office

IV. Qualifications:

Master degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems, GIS, or a relevant discipline

Good experience in database and general computer software (such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Access)

Experience with industry standard mapping tools, especially ESRI products

Ability to think creatively in terms of tool and process development

Ability to travel to the field

Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Flexibility and adaptability to ever-changing needs and responsibilities

V. Conditions:

Field Intern benefits include:

• 300 USD per month living allowance
• Coverage of all accommodation, guesthouse, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg
• The provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.

How to apply:

VI. Submission of applications:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to stages@acted.org

Ref : GISI/JOR/RW