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 is required. 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 cartography,
GIS,
remote sensing, geospatial analysis or related fields is required.
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Professional experience of digital cartography in a GIS
environment is required.
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Professional
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 knowledge of ArcGIS Desktop (v10), ERDAS Imagine,
relational databases (MS SQL Server) is required.
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Good written and verbal communication skills is required.
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Professional experience in statistical analysis using enterprise
office software (e.g. MS Excel, MS Access) is required.
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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.