Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is a corporate body established under the Statistics Act (2006). It is the principal Government agency responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication and dissemination of official statistical information and its custody.

Responsibilities or duties

Reporting to the Director, Population and Social Statistics, the jobholder will be responsible for planning and implementing activities in the Cartography and Geographic Information Division.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Requirements for Appointment

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the Grade of Assistant Director, Cartography/GIS or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Technology in Geographic Information; Geospatial Information Science and Remote Sensing; Technology in Geomatics; Geography; Environmental Studies and Urban Planning or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following: Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Geospatial Information Science; Geography; Environmental Studies; Urban Planning; Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in a Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

• Overseeing the preparation of proposals on Mapping activities;
• Initiating design and review of geospatial Mapping instruments; undertaking research on emerging technologies in geospatial data collection and analysis;
• Overseeing analyzing and processing geospatial data
• Coordinating training of trainers and training of Mapping Assistants on geospatial data collection and map production;
• Overseeing identification of administrative boundaries, delineation and updating of Enumeration Areas for censuses and surveys;
• Overseeing the preparation Mapping reports;
• Overseeing preparation of Census maps and atlas for dissemination;
• Mobilizing stakeholders for sensitization on mapping;
• Overseeing the development and management of a geospatial database;
• Overseeing and developing standards and techniques for mapping;
• Ensuring preparation and production of maps as per stakeholder’s requests;
• Ensuring editing of geospatial databases and geography file;
• Undertaking any other duties, lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

• Proficiency in relevant computer applications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Technology in Geographic Information; Geospatial Information Science and Remote Sensing; Technology in Geomatics; Geography; Environmental Studies and Urban Planning or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Master’s Degree in Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Geospatial Information Science; Geography; Environmental Studies; Urban Planning; Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Certificate in a Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution