Purpose of consultancy:

In line with UN/UNFPA polices and guidelines, and in full harmonization with internationally established standards and recommendations for census undertaking, a Census Cartography, Mapping and GIS Specialist will be hired to assist the Angola INE in the review of plan and budget of the component of the project document related to Cartography.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

Education:

Advanced University Degree in Cartography/Mapping or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) computer sciences or related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Seven (7) years professional experience in the field of digital census cartography/mapping, particularly in designing and costing and implementing census cartography strategies in developing countries.
• Strong experience in the use of information management software such as ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcIMS (Arc Server), ArcPad.
• Good knowledge of existing technology and modern equipment in the census cartography, and of the challenging situations of developing countries in relation to population dynamics such as internal migration, urbanization and lack of clear borderlines between geographic areas, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of automated cartography, census mapping using GPS, mobile mapping systems and geo-database modelling.
• Proven experience in planning and implementation of field mapping logistics, and technical capacity building/training in developing countries.
• Proven experience in teamwork, especially in the field of population data collection and census mapping.
• Experience in leading teams in a complex multi-cultural environment is desirable.