Internal/External

Vacancy Announcement 

IR/INT/EXT/VN/066.21

December 23, 2021

Job Title: Web/Mobile Administrator  

Reports to: Project Manager                         

Duty Station: Somali Regional State, Hargelle

Salary: As per the organization Scale

Required: One

Duration: One year with possible extension based on performance  

Introduction

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity founded in 1984 with its headquarters in Birmingham, UK. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. The office officially started its operation in Ethiopia in 2004. Islamic Relief Ethiopia (IRE) is operational in the Somali Regional State with a base office in Hargelle, Elkere, Bare and Dekasuftu, Afar Regional State; Ewa and Gulina, Oromia Regional State; Chiro and Meayso and an additional operational office in Addis Ababa. For more information please visit our website: Background to the position

Islamic Relief Ethiopia has received funding from FCDO for a resilience building project to be implemented in Somali region. The project aim is to protect livestock and reduce mortality to strengthen the resilience of 3,000 pastoralist HH (19,800 individuals) to withstand drought shock through five pillars: livestock insurance, disease prevention, DRR technology, and water infrastructure and fodder production. The project will be implemented in Hargelle woreda targeting Cid-dhere, Dawacale, Dirinder, Hayir and Sogsog kebeles.

To successfully deliver on the target component of the project, IRE will require specialist in areas of Web/mobile administrator who has knowledge, expertise and experience in web administration, GiS/Remote sensing programming that will help the team delivering IRW’s FCDO supported Reduced Vulnerability and Strengthening the Capacity of Pastoralist Households to Withstand Drought Shock in Ethiopia project in Hargelle, Somali region.

KEY TASKS

Working directly with the Project Manager and alongside the, Livestock Insurance, MEAL and DRR Officers, the candidate is expected to undertake the following:

• Establish and manage an integrated GIS and early warning system that encompasses a livestock insurance system, project mobile information system, water utilization process, capture information on the satellite data shared by ILRI to trigger and ensure that standardized and simplified data is received by the project stakeholders for timely decision making
• Develop and manage the geospatial dashboard for project information sharing
• Develop framework and geo-spatial information support system
• Collect data on project and model the visualization application
• Web mapping and GIS server management and administration or the project
• Develop and design project maps, dashboards, which include grazing lands, water sources, corridors for migration and rainfall pattern shared with the project stakeholders
• Analyze and share remotely sensed data for forage coverage, both disturbed and overused and undisturbed and underutilized
• Using the mapping visualization, calculate the changes within project areas especially of water and vegetation and provide monthly maps of this change with all stakeholders such as government ministries and community members
• ·Using both raster and vector data, analyze and derive results on weather patterns and develop project plans for community drought and disaster mitigation
• Provide trainings on GIS and remote sensing to IR staff, project team and partners

Job Requirements

Qualification/mandatory requirements:

• BSc degree in RS/GIS, Geo-informatics, computer engineering
• 3 years of working experience using the ArcGIS server and other techniques
• Working experience in humanitarian disasters
• Expertise and qualification in GIS software such as ARCGIS desktop, ARCGIS server, ERDAS imaging and IDDRIS
• Skills and knowledge and ability to review both raster, vector data formats in ensuring data quality and integrity
• Practical knowledge in preparing map-based website that is accurate and printable for wider use
• Experience mapping and generating landcover/usage through mapping and web-based maps
• Practical knowledge on disaster mitigation through GIS and remote sensing applications
• Practical knowledge of Land cover classification system (LCCS) software
• Experienced and skills on NDVA mapping
• Excellent oral and written communications in English and Somali language are mandatory.

Additional consideration

The following areas/expertise will be added advantage for consideration

• Knowledge and application of defines image software
• Humanitarian/disaster management using the GIS in the context of east Africa hazards
• Skills ToT on GIS/RS, Web management, etc
• Previous experience working in remote disaster-prone areas

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity

Islamic Relief and Islamic Relief staff considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. And must adhere the principle of ‘do no harm and leave no one behind.’ It is critical we do not expose communities or staff we work with to the risk of harm through our interventions. With a zero tolerance approach Islamic Relief have a number of related policies which also describe standards in behavior expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. Islamic Relief is committed to responding swiftly, appropriately and constructively to any and all information children, young people and people at risk have disclosed.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and child abuse during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment before signing the contract agreement.

Islamic Relief believes everyone has the right to be safe, respected and valued regardless of who they are or their circumstances, and an equal employment opportunity to all candidates and qualified applicants, we do not discriminate on the base of age, sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability status and diversity.

How to Apply

Application Procedures

Interested candidates are required to submit a complete Job application form with all required supporting documents (copy of credentials and testimonials) through Ethiopia.HR@islamic-relief.org.et. You can access the Job Application Form with this from HERE

NB: Failure to follow the instructions will invalidate your application. Three referees (they should be able to comment on your work in the technical areas besides other general information) and one must be immediate/current employer. Due to the high volume of application, we regret that we will be able to contact only the shortlisted candidates. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Closing date for the application is January 06, 2022.

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