Mombasa County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya. Its capital and the only city in the county is Mombasa. Initially it was one of the former Districts of Kenya but in 2013 it was reconstituted as a county, on the same boundaries. It is the smallest county in Kenya, covering an area of 229.7 km2 excluding 65 km2 of water mass. The county is situated in the South Eastern part of the former Coast Province. It borders Kilifi County to the North, Kwale County to the South West and the Indian Ocean to the East. Administratively, the county is divided into seven divisions, eighteen locations and thirty sub-locations.

Job Description/Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Be a holder of at least a Diploma in Geo informatics/ Cartography/ GIS;
• Have formal training in GIS and possess strong GIS skills with GIS software
• Be computer literate
• Have hands on experience with GIS of not less than 6 months

Duties & Responsibilities

• Will be involved in planning exercises to develop base maps, maps and land use plans
• Gather, analyze and integrate spatial data for planning purposes
• Compile geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field observation & picking, satellite imagery, aerial photography and existing maps
• Prepare digital maps through digitization of existing map records
• Operate and maintain GIS system hardware, software, plotter, printer and GPS
• Store and retrieve relevant maps
• Undertake other such duties as may be required