Quality Assurance Analyst - Jakarta
Background
DKI
Jakarta is the 4th largest city in the world with over 10 million
residents and millions more commuting to Jakarta for work each day. Due
to Jakarta's low topography and proximity to major rivers, this area is
very prone to flooding. Mitigating and preparing for flood related
disasters is one of DKI Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) main
tasks. In order to understand the potential impact to communities, the
BPBD DKI Jakarta needed to know where people live, the structures they
use and potential evacuation areas and routes.
In
March 2012, the Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD DKI Jakarta)
with support and technical assistance from the Indonesian Disaster
Management Agency (BNPB), Australian Government, University of
Indonesia, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (UNOCHA), the World Bank and the Humanitarian
OpenStreetMap Team worked together to map critical infrastructure and
sub-village boundaries (RW) in the Province of Jakarta through
OpenStreetMap. This data provided extremely valuable in the 2013 and
2014 flood seasons in Jakarta.
After
two seasons of use of the RW boundaries, BPBD DKI Jakarta would like to
be able to display map data at an even more granular level using RT
boundaries. A provincial level data of this nature does not currently
exist though, so the data needs to be collected. Additionally there are
tools missing for flood reporting that would assist BPBD DKI Jakarta to
better record flood information. These tools and training can later be
expanded to assist in wider use of InaSAFE and OSM for BPBDs in other
urban areas prone
to flooding.
Profile
This position will be responsible for checking the quality of the data collected and input during the RT mapping process.
- Review data input by 6 mappers on the team
- Create reports on quality of data being collected
- Develop procedures for checking data quality under the direction of the mapping supervisor
Eligibility Criteria
- 2 years professional GIS and mapping experience
- Undergraduate degree with a focus in GIS or Geography
- Previous experience performing data quality checks
- Fluent in Indonesian/working ability in English desired
- 10 years experience using GIS sofware. Experience using QGIS, OpenStreetMap and InaSAFE are highly desired
- Experience in disaster management, open data or open source strongly desired
Practicalities
This
position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia with the primary place of work
being at BPBD DKI Jakarta’s office. Currently the position is budgeted
and approved for 6 months until the end of 2014.
To Apply
Send cover letter and CV to apply@hotosm.org. Please apply by June 21st.
