Education:
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Ca...
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Cartography, Geography, Geospatial
Information Systems (GIS), or related fields. A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree) in combination with an additional two (2) years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
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At least 2 years of experience in GIS, remote sensing, imagery
analysis, geospatial analysis or related fields is required.
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Professional knowledge of ArcGIS Desktop (v10), ERDAS Imagine,
relational databases (MS SQL Server) is required.
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Professional experience as an imagery analyst, preferably in a
military or humanitarian context is required.
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Good written and verbal communication skills is required..
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Professional experience of digital cartography in a GIS
environment is required.
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Basic graphics software
skills (e.g Adobe Suite) to prepare final touches of the digital cartography
prepared in a GIS environment is required.
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Professional experience in statistical analysis using enterprise office
software (e.g. MS Excel, MS Access) is required.
- Python scripting, preferably in ArcGIS environment is desirable.
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Infographic and Graphics experience using enterprise graphics
software (e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop) is desirable.
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this job opening, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.