Description
Responsibilities
S/he will ensure that participants develop foundational understanding of QGIS tailored for epidemiological applications.
S/he ensure that participants gain skills in mapping and analyzing disease occurrences for effective surveillance.
S/he will support participant to acquire hands-on experience in importing, managing, and analyzing spatial health data in QGIS.
S/he will build the capacity of participants to manipulate and visualize health data for evidence-based decision-making.
S/he will ensure that participants can create informative health impact maps, integrating epidemiological data with environmental factors.
S/he will ensure that participants can identify and communicate spatial patterns of health disparities for targeted intervention planning.
S/he will ensure that participants can explore techniques for integrating diverse health datasets for comprehensive spatial analysis.
S/he will be required to train participants on creation of maps and graphs, using GIS software and data collection equipment.
S/he will support participants to enter map data using cartographic principles
S/he will train on analysis and model relationships between geographic data sets
Post training, consultancy will be required to support participants for 10 days creating maps and conducting geospatial analysis.
Support in facilitating use of GIS by staff within the period
S/he must provide evidence of relevant accreditation or its equivalence.
The assistants will support the lead consultant to achieve these tasks.
Address other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree Information Science, Computer Science, Geography Information System, Statistics, and any other related field
Years of Experience: At least 1 years of experience Facilitating GIS training
Language: If fluency in English Language is a must
Travel: Ability to Travel to within Nigeria as required