Vihiga County whose headquarters is in Mbale is Located in the Western Region of Kenya. It boarders Nandi to the East, Kisumu County to the South, Siaya County to the West and KAKAMEGA County to the North. It is one of the four Counties in the former Western Province. Vihiga County has five Constituencies; Luanda, Emuhaya, Hamisi, Sabatia and Vihiga.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance for GIS and remote sensing activities in Vihiga County;
• Participate in planning and development of the geographic data management tools (shapefiles and processes of DTM specifically related to data collection done in natural and socio-economically modified landscapes and settlements), as well as in the maintenance of the County Government of Vihiga geo-database:
• Carry out thematic geo-statistical data analysis as required relating to natural hazards and climate related displacement in the Vihiga context;
• Provide GIS techniques throughout the design and implementation of DTM assessment and data initiatives related to durable solutions and anticipatory actions including artificial intelligence (AI), the Urban Planning, Analysis and Projections Framework, Spatial planning and other activities as required;
• Provide remote sensing techniques on crop suitability mapping, early warning models, weather pattern analysis and other services as required;
• Recommend needs and inform on GIS/mapping tools and products.
• Work closely with DTM and Information Management (IM) departments to identify needs and produce the relevant products and maps; plan, develop, and provide training and develop skills for IM and GIS activities;
• Participate in the development of data collection tools and training of field staff to facilitate the inclusion of GIS-related requirements and indicators in other departments;
• Update and produce online maps (with ArcGIS Server for data review and analysis) and printable maps (with ArcGIS, and Adobe Illustrator/InDesign), as well as Dashboards, Graphs, Profiles,
• Shapefiles and KMZ files for reporting while ensuring accurate representation of spatial features with the most updated common operation datasets (CODs);
• Improve geo-referencing/Global Positioning System (GPS)cleaning and documentation of geo-coordinates;
• Coordinate creation of the county atlas and regularly update base maps in line with identified requirements;
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements for Appointment

• Master’s degree related to Geo-information Science and Earth observation, Remote Sensing or Natural Resource Management from relevant an accredited academic institution with two years of professional experience; and
• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Geo-information Science and Earth observation, Remote Sensing, Natural Resource Management, Geo-informatics, Land Resources
• Planning and Geography or related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience;
• High analytical thinking to effectively analyze information database;
• Skilled in managing Geo-databases Management System; and Relational Database
• Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills;
• Profound GIS and remote sensing knowledge as a GIS/RS specialist expected to work with raster and vector GIS tools:
• Ability to pay particular attention to details to work with databases, analyze information and prepare reports.