Orbital Africa is the leading Geospatial consulting company in Kenya and Eastern Africa region at large.
We are looking for a passionate Cartographer who is ready to learn, work and acquire new skills in Geospatial industry.
Ref:2018/ORB/Cartographer-005
Roles for the Cartographer Jobs in Kenya
- Design and develop maps for various industries using ArcGIS and AutoCAD software.
- Assist in marketing our products e.g. maps, services and solutions to various clients.
- Design and Create all Kenya County Maps, thematic maps, tourist maps, geological maps etc.
- Prepare Geospatial training materials and demos for various clients and industries.
- Prepare presentations; attends workshops, conferences as well as seminars.
- Participate in fieldwork data collection using Smartphones, tablets, GPS and processing it in GIS.
Cartographer Job Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in GIS/Geoinformatics/Survey or Cartography from recognized institution.
- Advanced Skills in GIS, AutoCAD, and Remote Sensing applications etc.
- Must have at least 3 years of work experience in a busy map production environment.
- Skills in Mobile data collection using smartphone apps e.g. EpiCollect, GIS cloud, Kobo, ODK etc.
- Skills in Graphic Design (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw etc.) is a Plus!
- Excellent map design skills using Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (ArcGIS) and Open Source software e.g. QGIS, MapWindow GIS etc.
- Should be innovative, creative, assertive and good communicator.
- Possess basic GIS programming skills such as Javascript, HTML, CSS, SQL etc.
- Eager to learn Cloud Computing infrastructure and web applications development & deployment.
- Astute decision maker and ability to work overtime and under tight time schedules.
- Proficiency in MS office suite (especially PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Access).
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