Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About The Position
The Nsumbu Tanganyika Conservation Programme (NTCP) is seeking a Data and GIS Coordinator (DGC) to lead data management, analysis, and GIS mapping efforts. This role will ensure accurate, high-quality data collection and validation, oversee NTCP’s data inventory, and manage diverse data types. The DGC will play a key role in developing and maintaining ESRI Protected Area Solutions (hub site and analysis and reporting dashboards) for Nsumbu National Park, while also ensuring the Environmental and Social Management System remains up to date with proper record-keeping. Following the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), the DGC will be responsible for data quality assurance, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and integrity across NTCP’s datasets. The position is based in Nsumbu National Park, Northern Province, Zambia

Your Tasks
• Data Management & Security: Maintain NTCP’s data inventory, ensure FAIR principles, oversee storage, validation, and access controls.
• GIS & Mapping: Generate high-quality GIS maps, conduct spatial analyses, and manage geospatial datasets using ArcGIS and QGIS.
• Survey & Monitoring Support: Assist in survey design, digitization, and integration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework.
• Data Visualization & Analysis: Support the development of ESRI hub site and dashboards as well as other data analysis to support conservation decision-making.
• Collaboration & Reporting: Work with teams, present findings, and produce analytical reports to drive adaptive management.

Your Profile
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s in GIS, geoinformatics, geography, analytics, environmental science, or a related field, with at least three years of GIS/data management experience, preferably in conservation.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in ArcGIS, QGIS, EarthRanger, SMART, and Microsoft 365 (including advanced Excel and cloud storage).
• Data & Security Expertise: Experience in survey design, data collection tools, metadata management, and adherence to data privacy standards.
• Analysis & Visualization: Strong understanding of spatial analysis, cartographic principles, MEL frameworks, and reporting tools.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities, with fluency in English and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

We Offer
• Contract: 1-year contract with a probation period.
• Salary: Competitive and based on experience and qualifications.
• Opportunities: ESRI Protected Area Solutions capacity development from ESRI

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Please send a cover letter including your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date and a chronological CV in PDF format. Applications close on the 31st of March 2025.
• About Us
• Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) is an internationally operating conservation organisation based in Germany that has been supporting conservation projects in Africa, South America, South East Asia and Europe for many decades. Following our mission to conserve wildlife and ecosystems we are focusing on protected areas and outstanding wild places.
• To apply for this job please visit zoologisch.jobs.personio.de.

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