Database and Information Management Expert

Database and Information Management Expert
STRIVING FOR A WORLD FREE OF HUNGER
Location: Kenya - Nairobi

Duties and responsibilities
The expert will be supported by the project database, geo-spatial information management and, IT officers and will be working under the general guidance of the FAO Officer-in-Charge for Somalia, the direction of the Chief Technical Advisor and the direct supervision of the Information Management and Capacity Building Coordinator, and will be responsible for developing a structured database management system and managing all SWALIM information management and dissemination processes. He/she will specifically undertake the following:

•Design and implement a data system application to efficiently link and manage SWALIM thematic databases (HYDATA, HYDROMET, SWIMS, IIMS, soils, land cover and land use and land suitability), geo-spatial datasets and data catalogues (AGRIS and Geo-Network). The application shall provide functionality for storing, updating, processing and accessing the data.