Intern on GIS and remote sensing
Support to Responsible Agricultural Investments II (S2RAI-II)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development policy objectives. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes.
In Ethiopia, GIZ has been working for more than 40 years in bilateral cooperation on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and on the commission of the Ethiopian Government and other international donors.
GIZ Ethiopia is recruiting an GIS intern for the Support to Responsible Agricultural Investments (S2RAI-II) Project as specified below.
Position: Intern on GIS and remote sensing
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Application deadline: December 21, 2019
Responsibilities
The GIS intern will report to the GIZ-S2RAI-II Project Manager. The intern is responsible to:-
- Assist on the implementation of Commercial Agriculture Management Information System (CAMIS), monitoring of Large Scale Agriculture Investment (LSAI) using remote sensing and other project activities.
Tasks
Implementation of Commercial Agriculture Management Information System (CAMIS)
- Assist partner organization in the implementation of CAMIS
- Assist to encode investor data in to CAMIS data base
- Assist rolling out of CAMIS in other regions
- Assist staff training on the utilization of CAMIS and NRLAIS at federal and regional levels
- Assist testing of CAMIS and NRLAIS integration in Bambasi Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region.
- Assist in compiling best practices and lessons learnt
Monitoring of Large Scale Agriculture Investment (LSAI)
- Assist Benishangul Gumuz region in field data collection for LSAI monitoring
- Assist Benishangul Gumuz region in the analysis of remote sensing imagery and report preparation
Other duties/additional tasks
- Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
Job Requirements
Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications
- First degree on GIS, remote sensing and geoinformatics;
Professional experience
- 0 years of work experience
Other knowledge, additional competences
- Good level of knowledge in using GIS and remote sensing technologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-directed and able to work without supervision
- Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
- Good interpersonal skills and team spirit.
How to Apply
Application procedure:
Applicants should send a cover letter expressing their interest in Internship. Please be informed that you are only allowed to apply for this internship if you are graduated not longer than six months ago. Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Email: [email protected]
Note: –
Please make sure you mention the Vacancy Number ‘GIS intern #196’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers. Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.
Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.
We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.
Applications from qualified women are encouraged.
More Information
- Job City Addis Ababa

