Geospatial Data Engineer (Climate and Connectivity)

Overview

The Geospatial Data Engineer will support a pilot initiative to test and demonstrate how hazard and climate data can be integrated with DI’s school geolocation and connectivity datasets. The role will identify and pilot use cases in at least two emergencies for school-level risk and the impact on connectivity.

Tasks Summary

• Identification of relevant datasets including natural hazard, exposure, climate risk and forecasting datasets.
• Data processing and integration using Giga Spatial to process and integrate selected hazard datasets with other DI data.
• Country use case identification for hazard risk analysis.
• Piloting school-level hazard risk and connectivity analyses.
• Development of visualization products and knowledge management resources.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in geospatial data processing, hazard/risk modeling, and applied analytics for development, climate or disaster risk contexts.
• Proven expertise in processing raster and vector datasets and integrating them with socio-economic or infrastructure datasets.
• Proven experience in coding environments for geospatial analysis (Python, R, Google Earth Engine).
• Demonstrated experience in climate-related hazard and risk modeling.
• Experience producing decision-support products.
• Strong reporting and documentation skills.
• Experience in geolocated time series analysis, forecasting and/or computational modeling.

Qualification Requirements

• An Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in geospatial analysis, spatial data science or a related field is required.
• A first level University Degree (Bachelor`s degree of equivalent) in the related fields combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: • English Fluent

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 31 December 2026, with possibility of extension subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance, and continued business needs

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