Internship - Geographic Information System (GIS), New York, United States,

• Organization: Action Against Hunger - ACF International
• Country: United States
• City: New York
• Office: Action Against Hunger New York
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Duration : 3 months
Start date : 01-May-2017
We are looking for talented interns, interested in pursuing a humanitarian career
Action Against Hunger USA's Technical Department supports country teams to implement quality, evidence-based interventions through strategic support to programming, ongoing research, and monitoring & evaluation (M&E). One of the priority initiatives for M&E in 2017 is to expand the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across its countries of operation. To support this objective, the Technical Department is recruiting an intern to carry out a variety of GIS tasks designed to strengthen program design, spatial information use, and learning.
Key activities

• Review current GIS activities across Action Against Hunger country programs;
• Help identify barriers for information collection, collation, analysis and sharing and develop appropriate supportive strategies.
• Support development of basic guidelines and standards for mapping and spatial data collection and management;
• Recommend basic methods of spatial analysis and data use for multi-sector programming and logistics;
• Support development of priority database(s) of spatial information, coordinating with Action Against Hunger network and country-level counterparts as needed to support and ensure accuracy of GIS maps;
• Support country programs to analyze their GIS data upon request;
• Support content development for trainings on GIS/QGIS.

Do you meet the profile required criteria ?

• Bachelor's (master's degree preferred) in any of the following areas: Geographic Information Systems, Geography, public health, development studies, humanitarian studies, or a related field;
• Experience with GIS, including spatial data collection and mapping;
• Experience with platforms such QGIS, ArcGIS, and/or Google Earth Pro;
• Experience with interactive and web-based platforms such as OpenStreetMap or CARTO preferred;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Self-driven and proven ability to plan and deliver work to agreed deadlines;
• Experience in developing countries highly desirable;
• Knowledge of French preferred.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees & qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. ACF-USA complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
This is an unpaid internship with a transit reimbursement and daily $ 10 lunch reimbursement.