GIS Specialist, USAID MEASURE Project, Sarajevo, Bosnia

Company Profile:

MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm with a 30-year history of helping to deliver development results across the developing world. In 2008, we became the America’s operation of the international development arm of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we’ve greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with our sister offices in the UK and Australia. Together, we are always driving toward results. We care deeply about the global issues we tackle. Our projects drive governments and organizations toward better results, helping the people they serve to live better lives. Today, we are proud to work in partnership with USAID, the private sector, local organizations, universities and foundations to create solutions to global needs. We collaborate with our partners in some of the most challenging and economic climates in the world, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. We possess a core group of development experts in the fields of monitoring and evaluation, public sector reform, governance and anti-corruption who forge close relationships with our clients and partners to achieve the most effective development outcomes. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, our team includes more than 2,100 development professionals with more than 70 corporate and project offices worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Proposal Summary:

The MEASURE USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina M&E Support Project has two primary objectives. The first is to provide USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with technical, analytic, advisory, training, monitoring, evaluation and related support services to assist USAID/BiH in effectively monitoring, evaluating, and relaying information about interventions. The second objective is to develop local capacity to conduct high quality independent evaluations and other studies for USAID/BiH and other donors.

**Please note: Only Bosnian citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The GIS Specialist will work to identify where particular types of interventions were most effective, and why stabilization outcomes and impacts may vary across sub-district, district, provincial, and regional geographies. This will be full time, three year position based in Sarajevo.

Responsibilities:

· Design, implement and maintain a GIS system with various layers of maps for BiH.

· Produce GIS maps that reflect various aspects of USAID’s work in BiH.

· Ensure quality and completeness of program GIS information in compliance with USAID’s GIS/mapping standards.

· Perform spatial data management and acquisition, and train subcontractor staff in the collection and management of data and production of relevant maps as needed.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or higher in GIS, geography, statistics, computer science, or a related GIS-intensive discipline.

· One to two years experience in spatial analysis, spatial database management, GIS programming and visualization, preferably on development projects.

· Prior experience on donor funded projects in Bosnia preferred.

· Extensive knowledge of computers and other related GIS automated tools, systems, software and applications.

· Demonstrated accomplishments applying and/or developing GIS tools and techniques.

· The ability to work independently while effectively communicating with the non-GIS-experts making up the M&E team is essential.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com

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