Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is a corporate body established under the Statistics Act (2006). It is the principal Government agency responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication and dissemination of official statistical information and its custody.

Ref: KNBS/Cart/4/2023

• Monthly Remuneration:
• Basic Salary: Kshs. 80,400 – Kshs. 117,720
• House Allowance: Kshs. 20,000
• Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 12,000
• Terms of Employment: Permanent and Pensionable

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Cartographer the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Cartography Division.

Key responsibilities

• Designing geo-spatial data collection instruments;
• Carrying out pre-testing and piloting of geo-spatial mapping instruments;
• Collecting, collating and analyzing geospatial data;
• Identifying administrative boundaries for census mapping and sampling units;
• Delineating and updating Enumeration Areas (EAs) for censuses and surveys;
• Disseminating Information, Education and Communication materials for census mapping;
• Geo referencing and digitizing boundaries and features;
• Symbolizing, generalizing and simplifying features;
• Creating, joining and populating attribute tables with statistical data;
• Updating the geo databases;
• Preparing and producing maps as per stakeholders request;
• Calculating area measurements for census units; and
• Generating geo-codes
• Any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following:- Geomatics; Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Technology in Geographic Information; Geospatial Information Science; or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.