Intern – Gis Intern At International Center For Tropical Agriculture (Ciat)

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people.

The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

Position Summary: The Tropical Forages program is seeking to recruit a GIS Intern with good spatial data management skills to assemble and organize vast array of geospatial data that exists for Africa. Duties and
Responsibilities
Collection and analysis of geospatial data from openly available resources
Perform digital data conversions (e.g. excel, access to spatial data )
Create and add new map layers to existing geospatial databases
Provide support in the maintenance of existing geospatial databases
Perform any other GIS-related tasks as assigned.

Qualification and personal attributes
Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Environmental science or other closely related discipline is desirable (Final year students or less than one year after degree completion are encouraged to apply)
Proven competence in using open source GIS application software e.g. QGIS, R and Python
Automation of spatial processes using R and Python is an added advantage
Good analytical and spatial database skills
Excellent interpersonal, writing, communication and planning skills
Self-driven and attention to detail
Eagerness to learn new skillsets.

Terms of Employment:
This is a nationally recruited Internship position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The initial contract will be for period of three (3) months, and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. The Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment and we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence.
Applicants are invited to visit http://ciat.cgiar.org/ciat-jobs to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications must include reference number: LN-2624- GIS Intern as the position applied for. Application letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s lastname, firstname for ease of sorting.