Vacancy title:
2 Assistant GIS Officers

Jobs at:
Rural Electrification Agency (REA)

Deadline of this Job:
04.00pm on 02nd. March, 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA)is the Secretariat of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) as established by Statutory instrument 2001 No. 75. The REB's main function is to oversee the management of the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) and facilitate the development and implementation of rural electrification projects under several sources of funding.

In order to strengthen its Human Resource Capacity to fulfill the above intention, REA is seeking to recruit Ugandan nationals suitably qualified to fill the following vacancies:
Position: 2 Assistant GIS Officers
Reports to: GIS Specialist.
Department: investment Planning and Promotion.
Purpose of the Position: To operate the REA’s Geographical information Systems.

Key result areas:
The Assistant Geographical Information Systems Officer key result areas are the following:

• Carry out preliminary Engineering design of power line routes
• Continuously update REA’s Geographical information Systems (GIS)database with; planned ,under implementation ,upgrades and commissioned power lines.
• Carryout verification of drawings submitted by surveyors, contractors and service providers for built power lines.
• Offer efficient technical support of GIS applications to REA staff and Service Territory operators.
• Collaborate with other sector players for ease of sharing data and experiences, as well as carrying out research to keep abreast with technological advancements.
• Provide technical support to the development and maintenance of web GIS applications and any other GIS scripts, programmes and functions used for analysis.
•  Maintain an updated electrification network asset register in the GIS database.
• Coordinate, maintain and supervise GIS data collection and update activities (spatial data development including modeling, analysis, management of databases, metadata, digital mapping, and GIS data standards and quality assurance procedures).

Qualifications and experience:

•  The Assistant GIS Officer MUST hold a Bachelor's Degree Natural Sciences, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Land Surveying/Geomatics or information and Communication Technology.
• ESRI certificates in; Tools and Functionality, and Work flows an Analysis or related modules are a requirement
•  At least five (5) years‘ experience in design, implementation and data conversions working with ESRI applications it electricity related industry.
• Expert proficiency in the use, design, and implementation of a Geographic information System including application; utilizing ArcGIS and ESRI extensions.
• Experience in building, and customization of GIS mobile application.
•  Experience in coordinate systems, online data collection and power line surveys in electricity distribution utility environments will be added advantage.

Key terms and conditions of service include:

• Six (6) months probationary period.
• Four(4) years contract renewable upon satisfactory performance
• Attractive remuneration package.

Job application procedure
A typed cover letter, together with a current CV, copies of academic transcripts and certificates plus names and addresses of 3 reputable referees should be directly submitted by 04.00pm on 02nd. March, 2018 to:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RURAL ELECT RIFICATION AGENCY
PLOT 10 WINDSOR LOOP K0lOlO
2ND FLOOR, HOUSE OF HOPE
P. O BOX 7317
KAMPALA