IMPACT GIS Intern

FUNCTIONS

1. GIS activities

The IMPACT GIS Intern will support overall GIS activities in Ukraine. In close coordination with IMPACT GIS Officer, the incumbent will support the development of maps for IMPACT and its partners. Furthermore, he/she will support the assessment team in the collection and management of spatial datasets, verification, cleaning, and updating of the collected data. It might be necessary to assist technically during trainings within GIS capacity building program for NGOs or local authorities.

2. Area-based risk assessments

The IMPACT GIS Intern will support the activities on area-based risk assessment, including environmental data collection, cleaning and analysis, as well as report drafting.

3. Confidentiality and Data Protection

The IMPACT GIS Intern will maintain the strictest confidentiality of data and processes. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of information and data.

Qualifications

• Full working proficiency in English required;
• Bachelor degree or equivalent professional experience in GIS or Environmental Science;
• Essential minimum technical qualifications:
  1. Experience with ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Pro or QGIS;
  2. Understanding of basic cartography concepts and map design principles;
  3. Data processing and analysis experience using Excel / R / Tableau;
• Desirable technical qualifications:
  1. Experience with remote sensing data processing;
  2. Experience with environmental monitoring data collection and processing from both national Ukrainian monitoring services and global datasets. 
• Presence of any relevant portfolio (GitHub account, web based-dashboard, OSM mapper profile, published maps) is a strong asset;
• Flexibility and adaptability to ever-changing needs and responsibilities;
• Ability to learn new concepts/build technical skills quickly

Conditions 

• Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid 
• Location: Kyiv, Mariupol, Sloviansk, or Sevierodonestk, Ukraine 
• International team of strong professionals

Flexible working hours