Geospatial Data Assistant

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health surveillance, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. The Geoscience Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division provides advice, technical assistance, research and training support to Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). There are four (4) areas of scientific programming within this division: Oceans and Maritime Programme (OMP) – assists member countries with services that provide applied ocean science and knowledge for evidence-based policy-making and technical solutions for improved ocean and maritime governance, management and capacity development. Georesources and Energy Programme (GEP) – assists member countries by applying technical knowledge in the areas of geoscience and sustainable energy use. Disaster and Community Resilience Programme (DCRP) – assists member countries to demonstrate strengthened resilience through integrated action on disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, natural resource management and increased access to water and sanitation. Earth and Ocean Observation Services – Promoting spatial data and systems analysis and capacity to improve decision-making to improve resilience and sustainable resource management. The role – Geospatial Data Assistant will provide technical support across work programmes of relevance to SPC member countries and territories through geospatial data collection, analysis, surveying and mapping within Pacific Island Countries and Territories. The key responsibilities of the role include: Geospatial data collection, analysis, surveying and mapping support Collect the required geospatial data relevant to the national maritime boundaries. Use tools to carry out geospatial analysis for the definition and interpretation of data into appropriate format and structure. Complete maps and geospatial products for the national maritime boundaries. Support the implementation of the Bougainville Coastal Waters...