GIS Specialist - Head Office

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Division Agricultural Economics and Advisory Unit Agricultural Economics Job Type Classification Permanent Location - Town / City Woodmead Job Advert Summary The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africa’s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank’s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB To create, acquire, integrate, store, manage and provide geo-spatial intelligence to Land Bank and Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC). Facilitate information dissemination from the Land Bank Geo-databases to stakeholders ensuring data sets are continually updated. To liaise with relevant stakeholders both internally and externally to establish cooperation and coordination in support of effective GIS implementation. Key Performance Areas 1 . Coordinates and facilitates Geo-Spatial related Research - Analysis of user requirements to ensure appropriate research is conducted and appropriately reported. - Conduct research to observe existing GIS processes - Analysis of data flows and models - Providing support in Land Bank and stakeholder GIS projects including: - Prefeasibility data support - Industry intelligence geo-space 2. Development and coordination in terms of Geo-Spatial Intelligence for the Land Bank - Coordinate and facilitate information dissemination of from the Bank’s Geo-databases by internal stakeholders - Build crop profiles for each farm including: o Farm maps (summary land use capability of the farm) o Risk report tool o Place the farm in relation to where Land Bank has other application (comparability) o Ensure reports and compiled - Data dissemination - Map production (maps with different commodities, market, agricultural statistics)Spatial analysis 3. Provide Geo-database information dissemination and support to stakeholders - Ensure stakeholder attribute databases are streamlined to add value to their respective projects – guide control (title deeds/bonds registered). - Sources and catalogues geographical data to enable research on agricultural potential as a basis for productivity e.g. infrastructure data management. - Manages and coordinates GIS to ensure continuous availability. - Sources information at national, provincial, and local levels and incorporates into the GIS information pyramid. - Ensure publishing of accurate, relevant and up-to-date third-party datasets in support of online GIS services. - Perform regular reconciliation checks between the property and spatial data inventories - Execute spatial data analysis to support organisational decision-making 4. Ensure database quality management and integration - Ensure that the Bank’s Geo-databases are continually updated with the most recent data sets. - Perform spatial data cleaning and verification . - Ensure the integrity of spatial data. - Ensure database quality management and integration. Preferred Minimum Education and Experience - B Degree GIS related/B Degree in Geomatics and Geo informatics - Experience in a supervisory role within Information Management environment Critical Competencies - Microsoft Office - Business Acumen - Cataloguing Systems - Database Principles - Agricultural Industry - Research skills - Mapping Techniques - Data Analysis (in relation to GIS application) Additional Requirements - Extended hours as and when required. - Travel as and when required