Family Health International(FHI) Job Vacancy for GIS Officer

Since 1971, Family Health International (FHI) has been at the forefront of public health research and intervention programs in the developing countries. In collaboration with national governments, local communities and leading research institutions, FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-being of some of the world's most vulnerable populations. In Nigeria, FHI is engaged in providing public health services and implementing programs in HIV/AIDS, TB, reproductive health, malaria, and health systems strengthening in partnership with the Government of Nigeria.

To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

GIS Officer

Under the supervision of the Senior GIS Officer, the GIS Officer will be responsible for planning, maintaining, and developing FHI/GHAIN database and geographical information system.

Key Responsibility

• Design and create special products, including maps, digital data, reports and statistics.
  
• Prepare and maintain metadata documentation of GIS databases
  
• Participate in GHAIN GIS needs analysis.
  
• Customize desktop GIS software for GHAIN applications and teach desktop GIS software skills to users, while providing support for applications related questions and problems.
  
• Administer and maintain GHAIN's DBMS (DHIS and LAMIS).
  
• Recommend hardware upgrades to the database server as needed.
  
• Coordinate data management issues (e.g deletion of records, query management, internet reports) within the data user groups.
  
• Develop and enforce policies to ensure security and confidentiality of GHAIN;s identifiable health data.
  
• Monitor staff compliance with confidentiality policies to ensure that security standards are met.
  
• Design/create special maps and digitize the maps to GIS datasets.
  
• Assist project teams in preparing project results for presentation at regional or national conference, and in preparing articles for publication, with some supervision.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related decipline, with a minimum of 5 to 7 years relevant experience.
  
• Or Masters degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience with a minimum of 2 years experience of GIS in comparable environment.
  
• 1 to 3 years experience in HIV/AIDS programming and experience working with NGOs and CBOs.
  
• Experience in the production of maps and graphics using GIS systems - ArcGIS 9.x and Arc Explorer.
  
• Working knowledge of relational databases.
  
• Postgraduate degee in a related GIS discipline will be an advantage.

Application Deadline
2nd April, 2010

Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward their suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to:
MandEjobs@ghain.org for Medical Services Department vacancies.

Only applications sent electronically (i.e. by email) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please do NOT send more than one application. Failure to follow these instructions will lead to automatic disqualification.

DISCLAIMER: Family Health International (FHI) does not test/interview candidates for a tea and all our tests/interviews are conducted in. the country office Abuja or our zonal offices.