Job ID
37597
Job Title
Geologist
To work for
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat
Country
Syria
City
Hamah
Field of Work
Environment / Geology
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
• Facilitate technical assistance in database planning, and in creating and improving digital GIS data, drawings, and graphic illustrations.
• Attend introduction meeting with village decision makers.
• Assist Social Mobilization (SM) in performing community mapping exercise and completing DMBS.
• Take photos of critical facilities / infrastructures. Obtain location (GPS points / tracks) and attribute data of critical facilities / infrastructures.
• Facilitate to obtain location (GPS points / tracks) and attribute data of village boundary, land use etc.
• Facilitate to enter baseline data and to perform interim data entry and GPS downloading.
• Facilitate to obtain location (GPS points / tracks) of households, review of all data of the villages and complete all activities related to village GIS.
• Facilitate to create hazard maps such as identification of hazards on topographic maps, hazard severity, intensity, and probability maps.
• Provide regular reporting to Supervisor GIS on project details, including progress, risks and opportunities in a timely manner.
• Ensure all changes to land, work scope and drawings are cards.
• Generate output data in a variety of formats.
• Verify the completeness and consistency of captured data.
• Prepare for and conduct surveys using a variety of common and proprietary equipment.
• Travel for field survey.
• Work to ensure completeness, quality, accuracy, and integrity of work products
Undertake any other duties and assignments, as may be assigned.
• Attend introduction meeting with village decision makers.
• Assist Social Mobilization (SM) in performing community mapping exercise and completing DMBS.
• Take photos of critical facilities / infrastructures. Obtain location (GPS points / tracks) and attribute data of critical facilities / infrastructures.
• Facilitate to obtain location (GPS points / tracks) and attribute data of village boundary, land use etc.
• Facilitate to enter baseline data and to perform interim data entry and GPS downloading.
• Facilitate to obtain location (GPS points / tracks) of households, review of all data of the villages and complete all activities related to village GIS.
• Facilitate to create hazard maps such as identification of hazards on topographic maps, hazard severity, intensity, and probability maps.
• Provide regular reporting to Supervisor GIS on project details, including progress, risks and opportunities in a timely manner.
• Ensure all changes to land, work scope and drawings are cards.
• Generate output data in a variety of formats.
• Verify the completeness and consistency of captured data.
• Prepare for and conduct surveys using a variety of common and proprietary equipment.
• Travel for field survey.
• Work to ensure completeness, quality, accuracy, and integrity of work products
Undertake any other duties and assignments, as may be assigned.
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Cartography, Planning, Natural Resources, Engineering, or GIS related field or any other relevant field in a related area and may require additional certification.
• Basic knowledge of land development processes and understanding of planning, zoning, and land development code standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
• A minimum of 2 year of experience working on different domains in the related area as an individual contributor. Experience with collecting and processing GPS data with Trimble hardware and associated software.
• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Cartography, Planning, Natural Resources, Engineering, or GIS related field or any other relevant field in a related area and may require additional certification.
• Basic knowledge of land development processes and understanding of planning, zoning, and land development code standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
• A minimum of 2 year of experience working on different domains in the related area as an individual contributor. Experience with collecting and processing GPS data with Trimble hardware and associated software.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
• Quick learner.
• problem solving skills planning.
• negotiating, interpersonal communication.
• written and verbal communication in English.
• knowledge of local languages, analytical skills.
• problem solving skills planning.
• negotiating, interpersonal communication.
• written and verbal communication in English.
• knowledge of local languages, analytical skills.
Salary and Benefits
as per AKAH salary scales
About us
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Syria (AKAH) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which is a group of development agencies with mandates that include the environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, and the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalization of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their programmers without regard to faith, origin, or gender.
A new agency, the Aga Khan Agency for the Habitat (AKAH), works to ensure that people live in physical settings that are as safe as possible from the effects of natural disasters and that residents who do live in such high-risk areas can cope with disasters in terms of preparedness and response, and that these settings provide access to social and financial services that lead to more significant opportunities and a better quality of life. The new agency merges the activities of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services with its prize-winning water and sanitation programs and low-cost habitat products, such as smoke-free stoves; the humanitarian arm of AKDN, FOCUS, which promotes disaster mitigation and resiliency and intervenes after disasters; the AKDN’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative, which focuses on disaster preparedness in remote areas; and the environment- and habitat-related activities of the Aga Khan Foundation, including the Prince Sadruddin Fund for the Environment and the Foundation’s highly regarded rural support programs.
A new agency, the Aga Khan Agency for the Habitat (AKAH), works to ensure that people live in physical settings that are as safe as possible from the effects of natural disasters and that residents who do live in such high-risk areas can cope with disasters in terms of preparedness and response, and that these settings provide access to social and financial services that lead to more significant opportunities and a better quality of life. The new agency merges the activities of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services with its prize-winning water and sanitation programs and low-cost habitat products, such as smoke-free stoves; the humanitarian arm of AKDN, FOCUS, which promotes disaster mitigation and resiliency and intervenes after disasters; the AKDN’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative, which focuses on disaster preparedness in remote areas; and the environment- and habitat-related activities of the Aga Khan Foundation, including the Prince Sadruddin Fund for the Environment and the Foundation’s highly regarded rural support programs.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Nov 23, 2023
Expiry Date
Dec 23, 2023
CV Language
English