Thursday 30 December 2021

Kenya Counties lead in hiring Geospatials in 2021

Kenya has made great strides in geospatial data Infrastructure in terms of geospatial data infrastructure, platforms and portals, standards and positioning infrastructure. The growth has been driven by the expansion of the user base aided by government initiatives in science and technology, ICT, awareness creation and capacity building. 

In terms of employment, there were approximately 198 advertised geospatial related job opportunities in 2021. The Kenya County government led in terms of numbers of advertisements of opportunities majorly in Land Survey, Physical Planning, Cartography, Photogrammetry and GIS. The national government and parastatals followed with same category of job opportunities. The jobs ranges from the lowest rank of government job groups to the highest, often Director level. 

In Humanitarian field, often their focus are GIS skills that can support effective humanitarian assistance programs. This ranges from needs/situation assessments, data management, analysis and link to other humanitarian actors during disasters or conflicts in war zones. 

Universities and TVET colleges departments offering geospatial degrees are required to hire technicians to support the teaching staff in practicals assignments. The Kenya institutional capacity is still low mainly because single geospatial discipline focused courses are still few. As more technical colleges - TVET and universities get government green light based on the new TVET education policy to teach geospatial courses, likely demand for technicians and tutors shall increase in coming years. 

Kenya is a host to many regional and international bodies like the United Nations-UN, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development - RCMRD, International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI among research institutions. While some geospatial jobs are reserved for the nationals, some are open for internationals. 

In figure 1 is a graph summary for Kenya geospatial opportunities advertised 2021 and table 1 for detailed information per advert.

Figure 1: Organizations per category that advertised in 2021

opportunity/events

Organization

Remarks

December 2021

Senior GIS manager

ACTED - REACH

Link – Deadline 6th Jan 2022 https://reliefweb.int/job/3803196/reach-senior-gis-managernairobi?fbclid=IwAR2gcSmIEvmILwc6AN71qA8wLMxCsOHa2xETRBDA0cAzQCkHs2JEKDZtmrU

1 Director of Surveys

1 Director - KISM

Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning

Public Service Commission

 

15 Licensed Surveyors added to list

Kenya Licensing Board

Link - https://lucychepkosgei-gis-remotesensing.blogspot.com/2021/12/kenyalicensedsurveyors_0984173072.html?fbclid=IwAR1iQFSKZCUgO4qf0i3dSHEN0mGgGMMKsYhE7yWo4Vrog1gINNaHAmsk8as

Senior Scientist - Remote Sensing and Drought Risk

ILRI

Link - https://www.ilri.org/jobs?jid=42160-senior-scientist-remote-sensing-and-drought-risk&fbclid=IwAR0ktCUgmHzGpFo_RU23lVVeLStX6BaGzO1uFm-b9xoNJ9dQrvm3ofAD4No

*ISK Annual Dinner

ISK

17th Dec 2021

Cartographer

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Deadline 21st December 2021

November 2021

*Africa GIS 2021 – Abidjan

EIS

22nd – 26th Nov 2021

2 Management Trainees

7 Assistant Surveyors

Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company

Deadline 10th Dec 2021

Managing Director

Head of Operations

Capacity Dev Lead

Lead Scientist Product Dev

Communication Lead

Programme Manager

Digital Earth Africa

 

October 2021

Customer Care Assistant/Receptionist

RCMRD/RCTI

Deadline 19th Nov 2021

Geospatials with Diploma

Geospatials with Degree

Ministry of Defense

As per Ministry of Defense dates

2 Mining Engineering Surveyors

Mining Company

Deadline 20th Oct 2021

*AfriGEO Symposium

RCMRD

17th - 19th Nov 2021

September 2021

Land Surveyor

Baringo Technical College - TVET

Deadline 1st Oct 2021

Kenya Land Law examination 2021

Lands Surveyors Board

Done 7th Dec 2021

Geospatial Technologies Developer

RCMRD

Deadline 8th Oct 2021

County GIS Analyst

Tana River County

Deadline 27th Sept 2021

*ISK Professional Exams

ISK

20th – 25th Sept 2021

August 2021

Geospatial Media article

RCMRD - How technology can help mitigate effects of drought

Link - https://www.pd.co.ke/news/how-technology-can-help-mitigate-effects-of-drought-89877/

By Anastacia Wahome 

Director Valuation and Taxation – Grade NLC 2 – 1 post

National Land Commission

Deadline 3rd Sept

GIS Adviser

Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF

Flexible stations, Nbi included

20 Interns

Nyeri County Government - Ministry of Lands and Housing

Government program

*RCMRD RIC 2021

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development

17th to 19th August

Link - RCMRD - RIC 2021

i) Draft National Land Surveying & Mapping Policy, 2021

ii) Draft Land Surveying and Mapping Bill, 2021

iii) Draft Land Surveyors Registration Bill, 2021

*National government – Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning

Public opinions by 3rd Sept 2021

GIS Expert

UNEP

Deadline 24th August

surveyors and levelers

Chinese Contractor – West Pokot

As received

Senior Mapping Officer

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Deadline 23rd August

2 GIS Assistants

Embu water & sanitation company Ltd

Deadline 13th August

Geospatial in the media

RCTI Student Mercy Muraga – Young Surveyors Corner

Community Land Rights and Community Land Act; The Spotlight

Institute of Surveyors of Kenya Journal https://isk.or.ke/magazinejune2021/#p=25

Tenders;

1. Consultancy on the Development of Regional Policy Guidelines for Sharing of Earth Observation Data and Geoinformation

2. RCMRD Tender for Feasibility Study of Kisamese Land

3. Terms of Reference for Consultant to Undertake Capacity Building for the Engineering Section

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development

Link - https://www.rcmrd.org/tenders

PhD Admission

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Institute of Geomatics, GIS & Remote Sensing (IGGReS)

Link - https://iggres.dkut.ac.ke/doctor-of-philosophy-in-geomatics-and-geospatial-information-science/?fbclid=IwAR3xAkJb754hoUrP3vHFLqZdHfF8aWTMmEhpIClEKVA4qqiA9TOpfIeFBBU

GIS Expert/Urban Development Specialist

UN-Habitat

Deadline – 17th August 2021

Space science related -

KU students behind Kenya’s budding space race

Kenyatta University Students

Link - https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/education/article/2001419909/meet-university-students-behind-kenyas-budding-space-race?fbclid=IwAR0wTVw2_wUhggTzB6JTi8Mmfq7ouTMpRYSCQPcDSw7DhXDi8Fv7RzYaSWE

Information Management Officer

FAO Kenya

Deadline 18th August

GIS Technician

Real IPM Company (K) Ltd Company - Thika

Deadline 6th August

*ITC new students reporting

ITC - Netherlands

Reporting and starting studies

July 2021

*RCMRD RIC 2021 – still on

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development

17th to 19th August

Link - RCMRD - RIC 2021

ISK AGM and Elections

Institute of Surveyors of Kenya

30th July 2021

Geospatial Engineering and GIS graduands graduates

Technical University of Kenya

30th July 2021

9th graduation,

29 graduands

Kenyans graduating in ITC

ITC - Netherlands

16th July 2021

GIS developers for LIS development

Orbital Africa

Deadline 26th July 2021

5 Kenya Surveyors, must be ISK Full members

Horn of Africa Development Programme

Deadline 24th July 2021

Disaster Services Manager

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Deadline 25th July 2021

Research Officer 1 - Geospatial Software Developer

Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture -CIAT

Deadline 21st July 2021

Printing Technology Trainer

Consolata Fathers Programmer

Skills - KISM Map Reproduction course

Deadline 30th July 2021

Manager GIS/Cartography, Grade 4

Snr Ass Cartographer, Grade 7

Re-advertisement

Done via Phowhad Solutions Ltd

Deadline 21st July 2021

Crop Modeller/Geo-spatial scientist with PhD

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development

Deadline 16th July 2021

M.Sc. GIS & Remote Sensing

JKUAT Admission

Deadline extended to July

Land surveyor for Djibouti

Right Resource Limited

Deadline 6th July 2021

Geospatial Article

Dr. Nashon Adero of Taita Taveta University - Voi

Tech mapping transforms mining, land management

June 2021

*RCMRD RIC 2021 – still on

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development

17th to 19th August

Link - RCMRD - RIC 2021

GIS Intern

Nyeri Water & Sanitation Company Limited

Deadline: 23rd June 2021

M.Sc. GIS & Remote Sensing

JKUAT Admission

Deadline: 30th June

GIS Officer

World Vision

Deadline: 27th June

M.Sc. GIS & Remote Sensing

DeKUT Admission

 

Disaster Services Manager

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Deadline: 27th June

Kenya Professional Exams

Institute of Surveyors of Kenya

Ongoing till November

Data Analyst

GIS Analyst

Kenya Red Cross

Deadline: 22nd June

GIS Assistant

Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services

Deadline: 2nd August

Universities/Colleges Admission

KUCCUPS

 

Senior Associate - Geospatial

UNOPS

Deadline: 20th June

Assistant Surveyors

KETRACO

Deadline: 18th June

May 2021

*RCMRD RIC 2021 – still on

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development

17th to 19th August

Link - RCMRD - RIC 2021

*GIS Symposium – still on

KEWI-Ministry of Water

 

June 24th and 25th

Link - GIS Symposium - KENYA WATER INSTITUTE (kewi.or.ke)

KUCCPS Admissions – Geospatial courses at Craft, Certificate, Diploma and Degree level

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Deadline 11th June

Link

RCMRD all year Trainings and Courses

 

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development

All year admissions and continuous trainings

Geospatial Engineering and GIS graduands graduates

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology - IGGReS

10th graduation,

33 graduands

Remote Sensing and GIS Lecturer

South Eastern Kenya University

Deadline 7th June, 2021

Interview: Prof Aduol, Surveyor & VC - TUK

Kenya Engineers Team

Link

Women in Geospatial+ Speakers Database

Women in Geospatial

Link

Senior GIS Specialist

UN Habitat

Deadline – 6th June

Sales Assistant Intern

Geoid Technologies Ltd

Deadline - 21st May

GIS Assistant

Danish Refugee Council

Deadline – 4th June

ISK Professional Exams preparations

Institute of Surveyors of Kenya

Ongoing preparations

1 Senior Assistant Director of Land Surveys

3 Land Survey Assistant III

Narok County Government

Deadline- 20th May

1 Director Lands and Survey

1 Director Physical Planning and Urban Development

1 Principal Physical Planner

1 Chief Valuer

1 Chief GIS Officer

2 GIS Assistants

2 Physical Planners

2 Physical Planning Assistants

2 Surveyors

2 Survey Assistants

County Government of West Post

Deadline – 27th May

April 2021

*RCMRD RIC 2021

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development

17th to 19th August

Link - RCMRD - RIC 2021

*ArdhiSasa Launch

Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning

27th April 2021

Link - Ardhisasa (lands.go.ke)

*GIS Symposium

KEWI-Ministry of Water

 

June 24th and 25th

Link - GIS Symposium - KENYA WATER INSTITUTE (kewi.or.ke)

·       Assistant Roads Surveyor

·       Leveler

Kenya Rural Roads Authority – Meru Region

Deadline 11th May

GIS Analyst

CIAT

 

Deadline 30th April

*Graduation – Geomatic Engineering

JKUAT

9th April 2021

34 new graduands

·       Chief Physical Planner

·       Chief Land Valuer

·       Land Valuer

·       Physical Planner

·       2 Land Survey Assistants

The Taita Taveta County Government

Deadline gone

Professional body

Geospatial Society of Kenya

Link - Geospatial Society of Kenya | (geosk.or.ke)

Senior GIS Developer

UN-Habitat

Deadline gone

March 2021

Geography Technician

Lecturer - Geography

Tutorial Fellow - Geography

Meru University of Science and Technology

Deadline gone

   Principal Survey Assistant.

   Principal Land Administration Assistant.

   Survey Instrument Technician.

Regional Centre for Mapping for Development - RCMRD

Deadline gone

   Intern - GIS and Spatial Data Analysis Support

UN-Habitat

Deadline gone

   GIS/Studio Laboratory Technician

Maseno University

Deadline gone

*Happy Surveyors Day

Geospatial Practitioners

Celebrated 21st March

Physical Planner

Geospatial Data Management Officer III

Cartography Assistant III

   Land Valuer

Migori County

Deadline gone

   GIS Data and Analytics Manager

ICRC

Deadline gone

   Director of Spatial Planning - Job Group R

   2 Land Surveyors - Job Group K

   2 GIS officers - Job Group K

Marsabit County

Deadline gone

   Research Assistant with GIS skills

Save the Elephants

Deadline gone

   GIS officer, Job group L

Siaya County

Deadline gone

   Geospatial Information Assistant

UN Volunteers - Nairobi

Deadline gone

January - February 2021

2 Land Surveyors

TVET, Ekaribo Gletai TTI

Deadline gone

Data Analyst & Management Officer

Green Revolution in Africa

Deadline gone

3 Land Surveyors II,

2 Cartographers III,

5 Physical Planners

Public Service Commission

Deadline gone

GIS/IM Officer

Kenya Red Cross

Deadline gone

Data and Applied Analyst

PULA

Deadline gone

IS/survey technician III

6 Geomatician II

KenGen

Deadline gone

Data Analytical Officer

UN Volunteer programme

 

3 Msc Research students

RCMRD/JKUAT-GIS

Deadline gone

Student Internships

Geothermal Development Company

Deadline gone

Senior Data Officer (GIS oriented)

Mercy Cops

Deadline gone

Junior Land Resources Assistant (SC4)

FAO

Deadline gone

Surveyor – Job group K

Marsabit County

Deadline gone

GIS-Earth Observation-Geomatics

Locate it Comapny

Deadline gone

7 Surveyors

Primeline Surveyors

Deadline gone

Software Developer – GIS oriented

Geomaps Africa

Deadline gone

GIS Assistant

Gusii Water & Sanitation Company

Limited (GWASCO)

Deadline gone

Development of Designs, Profiles, GIS Maps and BOQs For Last Mile Water Pipeline Extensions in

Nyalenda B Informal Settlement, Kisumu City

GIS Consultancy in Kisumu

Deadline gone

GIS Officer

Othaya Mukurweni Water Services

Deadline gone

GIS Specialist

Green Belt movement

Deadline gone

Information Management Officer – GIS oriented

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Deadline gone

Research Officer I - GIS

ILRI

Deadline gone

GIS Manager

Cartographer

KEBS

Deadline gone

Geomaticians

Geospatial Engineers

Cartographers

Photogrammetrists

GIS Assistants

Ministry of Defense, recently shortlisted

Shortlisted reported March 2021

Earth Observation/Remote Sensing

Regional position; Nile Basin Initiative

Deadline gone



*an event

 Compiled by Lucy Chepkochei ‘Chep-GIS’, 2021 summary