Ref: KNBS/Cart/4/2023

• Monthly Remuneration:
• Basic Salary: Kshs. 80,400 – Kshs. 117,720
• House Allowance: Kshs. 20,000
• Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 12,000
• Terms of Employment: Permanent and Pensionable

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Cartographer the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Cartography Division.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing geospatial data collection instruments;
• Carrying out pre-testing and piloting of geo-spatial mapping instruments;
• Collecting, collating, and analyzing geospatial data;
• Identifying administrative boundaries for census mapping and sampling units;
• Delineating and updating Enumeration Areas (EAs) for censuses and surveys;
• Disseminating Information, Education, and Communication materials for census mapping;
• Geo referencing and digitizing boundaries and features;
• Symbolizing, generalizing, and simplifying features;
• Creating, joining, and populating attribute tables with statistical data;
• Updating the geo databases;
• Preparing and producing maps as per stakeholders’ request;
• Calculating area measurements for census units; and
• Generating geo-codes
• Any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following:- Geomatics; Geo-spatial Engineering; Geomatics Engineering; Technology in Geographic Information; Geospatial Information Science; or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.