Assistant Director Remote Sensing Analyst at Vihiga County Government

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of remote sensing and geospatial professionals in the design, development and implementation of imaging and GIS solutions that support local and global spatial decisions;
• Provide technical expertise in satellite imagery, GIS, statistics and programming to develop novel software imaging solutions that provide non-subjective, quantitative data to growers;
• Develop temporal solutions and models using satellite images for informed decision making;
• Perform data mining activities for the spatial and temporal datasets available on e-platforms;
• Lead collaborations with external stakeholders and organizations where remote sensing and Geospatial technology is a key stakeholder;
• Provide views on remote sensing competence in reviews of academia institutions and companies;
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in remote sensing technology and develop new methods to improve the accuracy and efficiency of image analysis;
• Lead research in remote sensing and GIS technologies by developing proposals for donor funding:
• Provide remote sensing techniques on crop suitability mapping, early warning models, weather pattern analysis and other services as required;
• Recommend needs and inform spatial and temporal mapping tools and other services as required;
• Recommend needs and inform spatial and temporal mapping tools and products. Work closely with DTM and Information Management (IM) departments to identify needs and produce the relevant products and maps; plan, develop and provide training and develop skills for IM and GIS activities;
• Participate in the development of data collection tools and training of field staff to facilitate the inclusion of GIS- related requirements and indicators in other departments;
• Update and produce online maps (with ArcGIS Server for data review and analysis) and printable maps (with ArcGIS and Adobe Illustrator/InDesign), as well as Dashboards, Graphs, Profiles,
• Shapefiles and KMZ files for reporting while ensuring accurate representation of spatial features with the most updated common operation datasets (CODs);
• Improve geo-referencing/Global Positioning System (GPS) cleaning and documentation of geo-coordinates;
• Coordinate creation of the county atlas and regularly update base maps in line with identified requirements.

Requirements for Appointment

• Master's degree related to Geo-information Science and Earth observation, RemoteSensing or Natural Resource Management from an accredited academic institution with tvo years of relevant professional experience; and
• Have a Bachelors degree or related qualifications in Cartography Photogrammetry and remote sensing, Geo-informatics, Natural Resource Management, Land Resources Planning and Geography or any other related field from a recognized institution of higher learning;.
• High analytical thinking to effectively analyze information database;
• Skilled in managing Geo-databases and Relational Database Management System;
• Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills;
• Profound GIS and remote sensing knowledge as a GIS/RS specialist expected to work with raster and vector GIS tools;
• Ability topay particular attention to details to work with databases, analyze information and prepare reports.