GIS & Remote Sensing Support Volunteer (SPI)
Support GIS and remote sensing activities for disaster resilience.
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Overview
Support GIS and remote sensing activities for disaster resilience.
You have:
- Educational Background (or currently studying): GIS, geography, remote sensing, urban planning, disaster management, or related field.
- Proficiency with ArcGIS, QGIS, or similar platforms; experience with remote sensing and spatial analysis.
- Ability to handle large geospatial datasets with accuracy and consistency.
- Strong ability to interpret geospatial data for disaster risk management.
- Capacity to explain GIS concepts to non-technical users.
- Ability to work with a diverse, international team.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Power tools (e.g. Power Automate) is an asset.
UNDP Armenia and Tech4R are developing an integrated disaster risk data platform. To ensure it supports effective emergency response, GIS and remote sensing are essential to map hazards, monitor impacts, and visualize risks. Volunteers will contribute to building layered maps, processing drone and satellite imagery, and integrating spatial data into decision-support tools.
TheGIS & Remote Sensing Support Volunteer will: • Collect, clean, and manage geospatial datasets (infrastructure, hazard maps, population data). • Process and analyze satellite imagery and drone data for disaster impact assessment. • Create layered maps to visualize affected areas and highlight hotspots. • Integrate GIS outputs with field-collected data and dashboards. • Support geospatial modeling to predict disaster risks and secondary hazards. • Provide technical guidance to national GIS officers and emergency teams.
• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management
• Educational Background (or currently studying): GIS, geography, remote sensing, urban planning, disaster management, or related field. • Technical Skills: Proficiency with ArcGIS, QGIS, or similar platforms; experience with remote sensing and spatial analysis. • Data Management: Ability to handle large geospatial datasets with accuracy and consistency. • Analytical Skills: Strong ability to interpret geospatial data for disaster risk management. • Training & Support: Capacity to explain GIS concepts to non-technical users. • Collaboration: Ability to work with a diverse, international team. • Knowledge of Miscrosoft power tools (e.g. power automate) is an asset
This is a volunteer assignment, not an employment. By sharing your time, energy, and talents, you can support communities in need and become part of something greater than yourself — a global movement for peace, development and humanitarian aid. Volunteering strengthens trust, solidarity, and reciprocity among citizens, and it can promote a sense of belonging and purpose.
This is an unpaid volunteer assignment.
UN Volunteer entitlement for this assignment: • Private insurance for the duration of the assignment: Health, dental, life and dismemberment (coverage by CIGNA)
Other benefits include:
- International collaboration and mentorship
- Skills development in real world, UN-driven projects
- Certificate of Service and exposure to international work
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Notes:
This UN Volunteer assignment will be supporting the Tech4R programme.
The Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-create open-source solutions that strengthen disaster resilience. This assignment focuses on building digital tools and dashboards that support real-time decision-making in disaster contexts.
UN Volunteers for this particular assignment are governed by the particular conditions set out in their offers and contracts.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with GIS platforms like ArcGIS or QGIS? | The interviewer wants to assess your technical skills with essential software for the role. | Highlight your proficiency with these platforms and any relevant projects. |
| How do you approach cleaning and managing large geospatial datasets? | Understanding your data management processes is crucial for this position. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell me about a time you analyzed satellite imagery to support a project. What was the outcome? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you employ to communicate complex GIS concepts to non-technical stakeholders? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure collaboration with an international team on projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Discuss your experience with data visualization in the context of disaster risk management. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you've supported decision-making with geospatial analysis? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What are some challenges you've faced while working with remote sensing data? How did you overcome them? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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