GIS Assistant Expert

The General Directorate of Property Tax (GDPT) of Ministry of Finance, Palestine has been promoting the better public services through improvement of property tax system. To help improve the property tax system, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched the Project for Improvement of Local Finance System in Palestine (J-PVP) in March 2013. In this project, formulation, introduction and operationalization of the new property tax valuation standards are sought for in order to improve the financial situation of the local government units.

Job Descriptions :
-Provide international consultants and GIS Engineer with necessary technical supports for GIS in valuation activities based on valuation standards.
-Execute technical data entry and link the data to the automated geographic system.
-Assist international consultants and GIS Engineer in undertaking activities for initializing GIS for property valuation activities of GDPT.
-Assist international consultants and GIS Engineer  in preparing and conducting training in GIS for GDPT’s staff
-Assist international consultants and GIS Engineer in preparing GIS manual for GDPT
Assist international consultants and GIS Engineer in preparing necessary technical recommendations on GIS for GDPT

Required Qualifications :

-Bachelor degree/above or fresh graduate, in geography or engineering field such as civil engineering, architectural engineering, survey etc.

- Have reliable ability to collect, store and modify necessary materials required for GIS activity

-Have relevant technical idea on AutoCAD, Arc GIS and Adobe CS application.

- Have the ability to use applications for transferring database to Geodatabase in ArcGIS.

-Have excellent competence to communicate, translate and negotiate in both Arabic and English (for speaking, writing and reporting)

-Have excellent skills to draft and prepare various reports in both Arabic and English.

-Have ability to execute instructions from team superiors, sincerely and honestly, and work together with revealing good team spirit through establishing and maintaining good work relationship with other team members, GDPT staff, international experts and other relevant personnel.

-Have the ability to think out the issues at hand and communicate clearly with others.

-Have ability to set priorities, effectively manage time, and work under pressure.
Have basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
-Work locations:  The GIS Assistant Expert is requested to commute to the project office in GDPT in Al-Bireh everyday (from Sunday to Thursday) and frequent visits to the fields mainly to the Municipalities within Ramallah and Jerusalem Governorates are required.
-Employment duration:  Initially three-month probation period, with the prospects to renew contracts until the end of the project period (September 2016).

Those who are interested in these job opportunities are requested to send Curriculum Vitae in a Microsoft Word format with a photo of the applicant pasted on the format ONLY TO Email:  [email protected]

The applications must be sent no later than 10August, 2015.

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