Transportologi

GIS Specialist

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  1. Expertise 

GIS Specialist on AI&Me Empowering Youth for Liveable Cities in Surakarta 

  1. Context 

Cities in Indonesia face a high number of youth fatalities and traffic risks due to road safety problems. In 2023, more than half of traffic crashes involved children and young people aged 0 and 39 (Menteri Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Kepala Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional, 2024). 

The situation is getting worse as Indonesia’s current road safety policies do not place importance on road safety for children and youth. Indonesia’s transport policies give priority to motorized vehicles over vulnerable users, including children and youth. Based on the situation, there is an urgency to improve road safety so children and youth can access the street safely. 

Transportologi has been advocating for road safety since 2017. In 2021 and 2022, Transportologi has advocated for the improvement of road safety in SMPN 1 Surakarta, which is impacted by the new construction of the Manahan flyover. This project has resulted in interim road safety improvements in the area around the school. 

This year, Transportologi, with the support of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), plans to scale up the project to the city level and to reach more schools that are prone to road safety risks under the project of AI&Me Empowering Youth for Liveable Cities. This project can serve as the bridge to empower the youth to participate and drive changes in road safety in Indonesia. To support the implementation of this project, a GIS Specialist is needed. 

  1. Scope of Work 

The GIS Specialist will assist the team leader in analyzing road safety data for Big Data Screening, developing thematic map, and providing recommendations based on Big Data Screening. 

Specifically, the GIS specialist will be responsible for the following tasks: 

  1. Establish and maintain a database of GIS and remote-sensing data. 
  • Establish and maintain a geospatial database containing GIS, remote-sensing and other spatial and non-spatial data for key landscapes. 
  • Identify, acquire and enrich the database with external spatial data relevant to the project. 
  • Provide training, technical assistance and mentorship to programmatic staff regarding all aspects of database development and management, including spatial data compilation, logging, analysis, and access. 
  • Provide advice on appropriate GIS, spatial analysis and database software, to ensure that the software used is of the appropriate standard. 
  1. Prepare maps and undertake spatial analyses 
  • Developing thematic maps to support the project. 
  • Support the analysis of remote-sensing data (e.g. satellite images) to assess land-use and land-use change. 
  • Provide technical inputs on GIS and remote sensing for project monitoring and evaluation. 
  • Develop high quality maps for reports, presentations and other communication materials. 
  1. Provide support to the team, by: 
  • Provide capacity building to field staff to ensure that spatial analysis becomes part of the program analysis in implementing activities. 
  • Present results to relevant stakeholders at national and site level as needed. 
  • Assist in the preparation of activity reports by providing datasets and data analysis required by donors and/or stakeholders, in Indonesian or English, written or verbal. 
  1. Requirements 

The requirements for the GIS Specialist are as follows: 

  • Minimum bachelor’s degree (S1) in Urban Planning, Geography or similar major. 
  • Excellent practical knowledge on spatial analysis skills, land cover/land use class interpretation, field mapping and GPS use, geo-referencing and registering of satellite imagery, with remote sensing and image processing skills an advantage. 
  • Able to competently operate GIS software (especially ESRI ArcGIS, ERDAS and freeware GIS) and have some experience with image processing software. 
  • Understand and able to use Global Positioning System and its software. 
  • Highly initiative and able to competently work with little supervision. 
  • Proficiency in English and Bahasa Indonesia, both written and verbal. 
  • Able to work well under pressure, quickly understand project parameters and capable of meeting deadlines on time. 
  • Have good communication

Send your application through: https://bit.ly/GISTranspo