Volunteer GIS Volunteers | Africa Health Organisation (AHO)

Aho; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading international health organization as a Volunteer GIS Specialist. Help capture and analyze geographical data to map disease outbreaks and health indicators in Africa. This role offers valuable experience in GIS while contributing to meaningful health projects.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in database programming languages such as SQL, R, or Python.
• Experience with mapping tools such as QGIS and Carto.
• Ability to speak one of Africa's widely spoken languages is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Collect health data from various sources to populate geographical databases.
• Design digital maps with geographic data and other data sources.
• Produce maps showing the spatial distribution of health data.

Skills

GIS

Database Programming

Spatial Data Analysis

Python

Remote Sensing

Mapping Applications

Education

Degree in GIS

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Geography

Tools

QGIS

Carto

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Job description

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Could you help an international health organisation by capturing and analysing geographical data using GIS systems to help AHO map digital disease outbreaks, health indicators, and long-term health plans?

What difference will you make?

Your input will shape how we present ourselves to our service users, stakeholders, funders, and the general public. With your help, we can continue to understand health and socioeconomic indicators and geographical spreads in Africa and the Diaspora.

What are we looking for?

Education and Experience Requirements: Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Geomorphology, Oceanography, Biological sciences, Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence (A), Surveying, Land & Hydrographic Surveying, Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management, Geoarchaeology, Environmental Management, Riverine & Estuarine Processes, Environmental Politics, Spatial Planning, Environmental Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences, Ecology & Conservation, Geological Sciences, Satellite Data Sciences, Remote Sensing, Geoinformation Technology & Cartography, Geomatics and Management, Environmental Drone Remote Sensing, Geographic Data Science, Social Data Sciences, Health Data Sciences, Urban Spatial Sciences, AI & Geospatial Data Analysis, GIS & Climate Change, Digital Anthropology, Computational Archaeology, GIS Information Technology & Computer Science, Geotechnical Engineering, Geoenvironmental Engineering, Rural Spatial Sciences, Environmental Data Science & Analytics, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Management, Geophysical Hazards, Environmental Health Mapping, Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering, Geotechnical Geological Engineering, Geospatial and Mapping Sciences, Engineering or related field. Proficiency in database programming languages such as SQL, R, or Python. Proficiency in front-end design languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and various mapping languages. Experience with mapping tools such as QGIS and Carto. Experience with GPS measuring tools, Remote Sensing, Python, Urban and Rural Planning.

Languages requirements: The ability to speak one of Africa's widely spoken languages would be an added advantage e.g., Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Bemba, Berber, Chewa, Chinese, Dinka, English, French, Fula, Fulani, German, Greek, Hausa, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kongo, Korean, Lingala, Malagasy, Mandinka, Nambia, Ndebele, Nyanja, Oromo, Portuguese, Russian, Sango, Sesotho, Shona, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swati, Thai, Tigrinya, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu, etc. You are still welcome to apply if you don't speak any of the above languages.

What will you be doing?

GIS Specialist Role Description: The Africa Health Organisation (AHO) will celebrate its 25th anniversary on 14 August 2025. We seek Geographical Information Systems (GIS) volunteers to join us in celebrating our Silver Jubilee by capturing and analysing health and socioeconomic geographical data using GIS systems to help AHO make long-term plans. We are looking for multi-skilled candidates with a quantitative background for roles such as GIS Analysts, Programmers, Technicians, Cartographers, Surveyors, Remote Sensing Specialists, Planners, Developers, Environmental Scientists, Geospatial Analysts, GIS Civil Engineers, Geographers, Spatial Data Scientists, Geospatial Technicians, GIS Software Engineers, GIS Researchers, and Scientists. These specialists are responsible for discovering patterns and trends through spatial mapping and developing mapping applications.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work on health projects, scoping out the nature and purpose of the information required by AHO.
• Collect health data from various sources to populate geographical databases, including famine and hunger maps across Africa, disease, pandemic, epidemic, and humanitarian mapping.
• Collect, store, analyse, and present geographical and spatial health information.
• Analyse spatial data using mapping software.
• Discover patterns and trends through spatial mapping of data.
• Design digital maps with geographic data and other data sources.
• Produce maps showing the spatial distribution of health data, including health statistics and humanitarian locations.
• Develop mapping applications and tools.
• Convert physical maps into digital form for computer usage.
• Perform data munging and cleaning to convert data into desired formats.
• Produce reports on geographic data utilizing data visualizations.
• Manage a digital library of geographic maps in various file types.

Note: VOLUNTEERING IS NOT A PAID JOB. All our Volunteer Opportunities are unpaid. Do not apply if you seek paid employment or plan to negotiate compensation. Volunteering offers the chance to give back to society and gain experience for future paid roles.