Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician at Emalahleni Municipality

Remuneration: TASK GRADE 10 of Category 2 Municipality R301 404,04 R391 243, 86 per annum (Excluding Council’s Benefits)

JOB PURPOSE

Provision of municipal spatial/geographical data to ensure availability of spatial data for various departments within the Local Authority and updating of town zoning cadastral using recent rezoning applications as sources.

REPORTING DIRECTLY TO TOWN PLANNER

Requirements:

Grade 12
National Diploma in GIS or Relevant NQF Level 6 Qualification.
Computer Literacy
GIS and Database management skills
Two (02) years relevant experience
Knowledge of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Ability to work under pressure.
Communication skills

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Coordinate the development of the municipal spatial/geographical data to ensure availability of spatial data for various departments within the Municipality.
Control the effective and efficient data capture and collection both in office and field, storage and Management of the Municipality geographical data in a centralized database.
Ensure control of GIS section’s machinery/hardware and software including software licence agreements.
Convert hard copies (as built, schemas, layout plans ect.) into digital format by scanning and using various methods of data capturing.
Customize GIS Software to suit the organizational needs and strategies Coordinate and Implementation field data collection exercises e.g household survey.
Perform administrative tasks and other logistical activities as may be assigned by immediate supervisor.
Maintenance and updating of town zoning cadastral using recent rezoning applications as sources.
Maintenance and updating the metadata for ali spatial data within the GIS database. _Note: “ali” is spelled that way in the original_
Embark on Land use audit for registered land parcels and
Conducting on-site inspections and annotating new findings.

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