Job highlights

- Required Experience and Education. Education. Postgraduate degree in Environmental Sciences,Natural Sciences,Agriculture,Forestry,Geography,Geoinformatics,Remote Sensing,or a related discipline
- Additional qualifications or certification in GIS or remote sensing will be an advantage. . Work Experience.
- Required Competencies. ChildFunds Core Competencies

Job Summary

Assignment: Consultant - Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer Location: Reddiyarchattram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Assignment type: Consultancy

Reporting to: Senior Field Officer / Programme Manager

Duration: up to six months

Work setting: On-site

Role Overview

The GIS Officer will lead the project's geographic information systems (GIS), spatial data management, mapping, and remote-sensing activities for ChildFund India's climate resilience and agroforestry initiative in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu. The role will support the Project Manager, Agroforestry Expert, and project team by producing accurate spatial evidence for project planning, plot assessment, plantation monitoring, tree audits, land-use analysis, and carbon verification. The GIS Officer will maintain reliable and updated spatial databases, integrate GPS and field-survey data, and produce maps and analyses to inform programme decisions, reporting, and learning.

Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks; acquire and maintain the relevant knowledge and skills necessary to promote strong safeguarding practices; understand and adhere to ChildFund India's Safeguarding Policy and Procedures; and conduct yourself at all times in a manner consistent with ChildFund India's safeguarding principles and standards.

Required Experience and Education

Education

Postgraduate degree in Environmental Sciences, Natural Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Geography, Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing, or a related discipline. Additional qualifications or certification in GIS or remote sensing will be an advantage.

Work Experience

Relevant professional experience in GIS, spatial data management, remote sensing, or geographic analysis. Experience in agroforestry, agriculture, natural resource management, climate change, or conservation programmes is highly desirable.

Language Proficiency

Good written and spoken English; working knowledge of Tamil is essential for field-level coordination.

Skills and Abilities

- Strong analytical thinking, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Results orientation and effective problem-solving.
- Planning, organisation, and accountability.




- Effective communication and collaboration with field teams and technical stakeholders.
- Adaptability and willingness to learn.
- Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, child protection, and safeguarding.

Knowledge

- Demonstrated experience in GIS-based spatial data collection, mapping, and spatial database management.
- Practical knowledge of LULC mapping, NDVI, satellite imagery, image classification, change detection, and area estimation.
- Experience digitising and validating GPS-based farmer and plot boundaries and integrating field-survey data.
- Ability to conduct ground-truthing and interpret spatial data for land-use and plantation monitoring.
- Proficiency in relevant GIS and remote-sensing software and tools.
- Strong data management, analytical, documentation, and report-preparation skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel across project locations in Dindigul District.

Scope of Work

1. GIS Mapping and Spatial Data Management
- Develop, update, and maintain Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) maps and spatial databases for project intervention areas.
- Digitise, verify, and maintain farmer and plot boundaries, integrating GPS coordinates, survey information, and other spatial datasets.
- Organise, clean, document, and maintain GIS datasets, metadata, data dictionaries, and version control.
- Maintain an integrated spatial database of project locations, farmers, plots, plantations, and related geographic information.
- Ensure spatial data are accurate, secure, well documented, and available for project planning and reporting.

- Remote Sensing and Land-Use Analysis

- Use satellite imagery and GIS tools to calculate NDVI and other relevant vegetation indices and assess changes over time.
- Conduct supervised and unsupervised image classification, change detection and area estimation to assess land-use and agroforestry changes.
- Analyse changes in vegetation cover and land use across project locations and prepare clear findings for programme teams.
- Prepare spatial analysis outputs to support plot feasibility assessments and identify suitable areas for agroforestry interventions.

- Field Verification and Plantation Monitoring





- Conduct ground-truthing and field verification to validate mapped boundaries, land-use classifications, and spatial datasets.
- Support plot feasibility assessments, plantation monitoring, tree audits, sapling survival verification, and carbon verification through GIS and remote- sensing analysis.
- Coordinate with field teams and the Agroforestry Expert to collect and verify GPS coordinates and plot-level information.
- Undertake regular field visits across project locations in Dindigul District, as required.

- Mapping, Visualisation and Reporting

- Produce accurate, publication-quality maps, spatial visualisations, and thematic maps for project reports, presentations, and donor reporting.
- Prepare spatial summaries, maps, and analytical outputs to track project coverage, plantation progress, and land-use changes.
- Present GIS findings in a clear and accessible manner to support project reviews, audits, and third-party verification.

- Coordination and Technical Support

- Work closely with the Project Manager, Sr. Field Officer, Agroforestry Expert, field teams, and technical agencies on GIS-related activities.
- Provide guidance to project staff and field teams on GPS data collection, plot mapping, and basic spatial data management.
- Develop and maintain simple GIS procedures, documentation, and data collection protocols.
- Perform other relevant responsibilities assigned by the Line Manager.

Required Competencies

ChildFund's Core Competencies

- Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others;values and respects individual differences.
- Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate.
- Results orientation: gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
- Decision making: uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
- Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
- Digital literacy: adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends and embraces technological solutions to business

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📌 Consultant - Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer (Dindigul)
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