Coordinator, GIS Developer at eHealth Systems Africa

Summary

• The Coordinator, GIS Developer provides dedicated support to the eHealth Africa’s (eHA) GIS application development projects.
• S/he develops eHA’s Web GIS environment and builds web and mobile apps to support targeted workflows, projects, and programs being supported by the GIS Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:

• To perform this job successfully, the Coordinator, GIS Developer will work under the supervision of the GIS Department Manager to perform the following responsibilities.
• Develop desktop, mobile, and web GIS applications to support internal and external projects at eHealth Africa Support the development of web services and data portals at eHealth Africa.
• Liaise with internal and external clients to perform proper requirement gathering.
• Collaborate with eHealth Africa’s Software development team to ensure adequate support for all GIS development needs.
• Contribute to the development of Open Source GIS applications, tools, and capabilities at eHealth Africa.
• Maintain a collegial, collaborative and accessible working style.
• Perform any other duties assigned by management.
• May frequently travel between company worksites
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• May frequently travel between company work-sites. Some international travel may be required.
• Present a professional demeanor at all times. Approaches others in a tactful manner. Reacts well to pressure.
• Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position. Accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Responds well to supervisor requests and feedback.
• Be consistently at work and on time.
• Participate in and promote a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
• Adhere to Policies and Procedures.
• Adhere to eHealth Africa Code of Conduct as well as ethical standards of the field.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures compliance with laws and regulations.
• May frequently travel between company work-sites. Some international travel may be required.
• Presents a professional demeanor at all times.  Approaches others in a tactful manner.  Reacts well under pressure. 
• Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.Accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Responds well to supervisor requests and feedback.
• Is consistently at work and on time.
• Participates in and promotes a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
• Attends and participates in annual strategic planning meetings, country management meetings,
• staff meetings, training classes and supervision.
• Adheres to Policies and Procedures.
• Adheres to eHealth Africa Code of Conduct as well as ethical standards of the field.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• The Coordinator, GIS Developer  carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organisation's policies and applicable laws. 
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Supervises assigned Department Staff.

Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.

Education/Skills/Experience:

• Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems, Surveying and Geoinformatics, Geography or other related field
• Minimum of 4 years GIS development/software engineering experience
• Significant and advanced GIS and Software development experience may substitute for the Master’s degree Experience in Javascript and JavaScript libraries - AngularJS, LeafletJS
• Experience in developing web and mobile GIS applications using open source GIS solutions e.g. PostgreSQL, Geoserver, MapServer, OpenLayers
• Working knowledge of developing restful web services and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Experience working in a team environment with GitHub (creating branches, merging branches, cherry-picking commits, reverting commits, stashing, squash merging, tagging, etc.)
• Familiarity with test driven development
• Familiarity with best practices in coding and design including enterprise patterns.
• Cultural sensitivity, sound judgment, and strong interest in working in a demanding and intellectually challenging environment, with the organizational ability to handle multiple tasks around ambitious deadlines
• International work experience is a plus
• Ability to identify and promote best practices
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, organizational skills and great attention to detail. Ability to work in collaboration with others on a project team and independently on tasks
• Must be able to work as a leader and member of a team and possess good problem-solving skills
• Good learning ability. Action-oriented and resilient in a fast-paced environment

Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of Open Source GIS stack (QGIS, PostGIS, and GeoServer), data transformation tools (FME Desktop and/or Kettle) and Commercial GIS stack (ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox), ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server
• Solid knowledge of Javascript and related javascript libraries and framework
• Strong programming skills using Python
• Working knowledge of carto visualization platform
• Ability to use Source Code Versioning Systems (Git is desired)
• Working knowledge of Agile development tools (JIRA)

Certifications and Licenses:

• GISP certification or RICS Chartered Geomatics certification desirable, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), AgilePgM or Certified Scrum Product Owner.

Computer Skills:

• Working knowledge of project management tools, e.g. Atlassian Jira, Redbooth, etc.
• Understanding of open Source GIS (QGIS, PostGIS and Geoserver), data transformation tools (FME Desktop, Kettle and python) and Commercial GIS (ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox), ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Language Ability
• English is the spoken and written language.
• Ability to read, analyse, proof and edit documents, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or government regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees and the general public.