West Pokot County is one of the 14 Counties in the Rift Valley region. It is situated in the North Rift along Kenya’s Western boundary with Uganda border. It borders Turkana County to the North and North East, Trans Nzoia County to the South, Elgeyo Marakwet County and Baringo County to the South East and East respectively. The County lies within Longitudes 34° 47’and 35° 49’ East and Latitude 1° and 2° North and covers an area of approximately 9,169.4 km2. West Pokot County, whose Headquarters is Kapenguria, is mainly inhabited by Pokot community and minority community of Sengwer. We are religious people, and most of us are Christians, but we also have Muslims. Our culture is rich, and we embrace it.

Duties and Responsibilities

•  Coordinating GIS activities in the departments to promote and maximize on the use of GIS technology;
•  Providing progress reports to the department head;
•  Ensuring the dissemination of the GIS data to other departments, other government agencies and the public;
•  Directing and participating in the analysis and design of new and or revised GIS applications;
•  Monitoring and supervising implementation of the systems by staff working under him/her;
•  Developing and implementing short and long term strategic goals and objectives for the GIS division;
•  Developing and implementing appropriate policies, procedures, standards, and work program for the GIS division;
•  Participating in regional Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) development and sharing effort;
•  Coordinating preparation of Work plans, Performance Contract and Progress Reports for the GIS Division;
•  Coordinating implementation of the division’s strategic plan and realization of its objectives;
•  Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity;
•  Developing, training, supervising and appraising staff in the GIS division.

Requirements for appointment:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Cartography, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics or any other related field from a recognized institution;
•  Master’s degree from a relevant field, from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
•  Demonstrated ability to use GIS technology for mapping to generate geospatial products;
•  Expertise in geospatial technology applications, specifically in the areas of remote sensing, GIS, cartography and other related spatial information related field;
•  Technical knowledge of industry-standard GIS software, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), and creation of geospatial data products in developing country environments;
•  Experience implementing geospatial meta-data standards, workflows, data-sharing protocols, and GIS best practices;
•  Ability to collect, manage and analyze remotely sensed and aerial data sets from disparate sources and in different formats;
•  Ability to establish geospatially-based management information systems (Geo-MIS);
•  Proficiency in Computer Applications;
•  Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
•  Fulfill the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution

Terms of Service:

•  3 years Contract renewable subject to performance.
•  Salary as prescribed by SRC.