Position Summary:

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Expert will provide technical expertise for in-depth geospatial analyses of HIV epidemiologic and program data that can be directly applied to expedite the achievement of PEPFAR targets to attain and sustain control of the HIV epidemic. S/he will work with the Project Director and other technical leads to design and maintain geodatabases to conduct spatial analyses. S/he will provide support in this area to the donor, the Ministry of Health (MOH), and the ICAP project team.

The position is contingent upon availability of grant funding.

Major Accountabilities:

• Supports geo-visualization of HIV/AIDS trends, facility-level clustering, and production of high-quality static cartographic maps to support project decision-making.
• Leads online and desktop spatial query analysis to enable system users to compare disease trends, hotspot analyses, or extract facility data at different spatial units including state, LGA or ward.
• Supports spatial data sharing across multiple formats and outputs such as GeoJSON, TopoJSON, TIFF, PNG, SVG, and JPEG.
• Supports multiple overlays using satellite imagery base map such as Google Maps, Open Street Map and other spatial datasets of interest.
• Designs and maintains geodatabases using field-acquired data, as well as data from third-party sources, including national government, universities, open-access datasets, and commercial datasets.
• Conducts spatial analyses to identify hotpots and trends of new infections identified through the program.
• Works with the Data Analytics and Visualization Specialist and the Health Information Systems (HIS) Specialist to integrate spatial analyses into project dashboards.
• Supports GPS-enabled tablet-based collection of geospatial and ancillary data during project implementation.
• Provides support to the project team on GIS data acquisition and data management; trains teams on the use of GIS, GPS-enabled tablets, and geospatial data; troubleshoots data collection and management challenges.
• Collaborates with the GIS department of the Tanzania government national bureau of statistics to reconcile discrepancies between master census files and GIS files.
• Performs other related duties, as directed.

Education:

Advanced degree in Geography, Geographic Information Science or related field.

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications:

• 5 years of demonstrated experience providing training on GIS, GPS, geospatial data, and relational database management systems (RDBMS).
• Experience working with issues relating to HIV/AIDS in resource-limited environments in sub-Saharan Africa, experience in Tanzania preferred.
• Proficiency using ESRI ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS for Server.
• Proficiency using SAS, STATA or R statistical software preferred.
• Advanced proficiency using ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop.
• Demonstrated programming experience using Python and SQL.
• Proficiency in geospatial and statistical methods and analysis.
• Demonstrated knowledge regarding best practices for cartographic design, metadata documentation, and projected coordinate systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Excellent skills in critical thinking and analysis.
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills. Professional proficiency in English required.