Trending Jobs: Orbital Africa Job Vacancy : Cartographer

Monday, 8 October 2018

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

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.

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).