Office of the Chief Secretary
Scarborough
Job Description
The incumbent is responsible for developing the inputs to the Tobago Spatial Data Infrastructure and the production of various mapped scenarios for development, to support spatial planning and land use decision-making. Duties entail the collection of data from various sources and organizing it in a structured way to facilitate spatial analysis; this includes applied data entry work in information systems.
Key and Critical Responsibilities
<div> Captures GIS data in different formats using GPS, electronic data recorders, digitizers, and other approaches.</div><div> Downloads, converts and uploads GIS data from internal and external sources and ensures quality standards are maintained.</div><div> Inputs, updates and maintains GIS databases, including making backups and also maintaining linkages to other databases.</div><div> Performs GIS data quality control, including reviewing data for completeness and accuracy as well as identifying and correcting errors or omissions.</div><div> Records and presents rejected information to relevant officers for verification.</div><div> Catalogues, maintains and inventory GIS data, including metadata creation.</div><div> Captures and processes geodetic and engineering survey data.</div><div> Performs GIS spatial analyses and produces high quality mapping presentations.</div><div><div> Reproduces and disseminates geospatial information in various formats inclusive of map layouts; views, and generates maps and reports.</div><div> Extracts relevant data from files or other sources for computer processing.</div><div> Performs other related duties as may be required.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> Knowledge of metadata standards, coordinate systems, map projections and data conversion techniques for GIS</div><div><br></div><div><div> Ability to effectively perform in a team setting.</div><div> Ability to sustain productive levels of output in a challenging work environment.</div><div> Ability to concentrate and persevere with work of a highly repetitive nature.</div></div><div><br></div></div>
Key Competency
<div> A Minimum of two (2) years related experience.</div><div> Experience in field mapping using total station and global positioning (GPS) receivers</div><div> Experience manipulating and editing spatial data in current or recent versions of the ArcGIS software package.</div><div> A recognized Certificate in GIS.</div>