Geospatial Production and Training Consultant SME

Summary

Join a team as a GIS Subject Matter Expert to provide leadership and technical advice for geospatial production tasks in support of NATO operations. The successful candidate will have expertise in geospatial science, geographic information systems (GIS), or other relevant scientific, engineering, or geospatial-related fields.

Requirements

• University degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in Geospatial Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or other relevant scientific, engineering or geospatial related field supplemented by relevant GIS postgraduate qualifications
• Solid understanding of geographic matters: coordinate systems, projections and datum's together with the relevant NATO STANAGs related with Geospatial Production
• Deep knowledge of NATO Geo concepts and terminology as well as CoreGIS CONOPS and SOPs
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in the production of NATO compliant map series, including extensive experience in the area of quality control in the cartographic domain
• Minimum 3 years working experience with Designated Geospatial Information (DesGI) and Supplementary Geographic Information (SGI) used in support of NATO operations
• Minimum 3 years of experience in GIS projects performing interpretation and feature extraction with classification upon geospatial source data
• Minimum 10 years of experience in working with ArcGIS, which includes raster and complex vector data manipulation, Geo data management and inventorying
• At least 7 years of experience in working with ArcGIS Production Mapping
• At least 7 years of experience in working with ArcGIS Defense Mapping features
• Expert understanding of all individual elements of full map production cycle
• Expert level in grid and graticule creation
• Minimum one-year experience in the development customised GIS training packages in order to fulfil identified NATO training needs
• Minimum one-year experience in geo-related training design and development, specifically, creating Course Control documents (CCDs), in support of NATO certified training GIS packages
• Proved experience on the delivery of GIS Certified training packages
• Fluent business English Professional

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice for the execution of geospatial data processing/optimization activities for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C4ISR)/NATO Core Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consumption
• Process seamless, multi-resolution Geospatial Information (GI) as a key enabler for supporting NATO's situational awareness and information superiority over multiple Joint Operating Areas (JOAs)
• Process data from various sources, such as the Multinational Geospatial Co-production Programme (MGCP), commercial, and open sources
• Data processing in support of the Allied Response Forces (NRF) cycle for the C4ISR systems
• Production/processing and maintenance of geospatial information
• Geospatial Information (GI) Quality Assessment – format, coordinate system, coverage, missing files, overlaps, metadata
• Required data processing so the data can be used by the NATO C4ISR systems as well as distributed to the nations
• Quality control of GIS products and NATO Mapping series to agreed standards
• Identify future training needs that result from the implementation of new Software (SW) Baselines, changes in the operational environment or technology landscape ensuring this way that the NATO is prepared to meet these challenges
• Develop customised GIS training packages in order to fulfil identified GeoMetOc training needs
• Creation of Course Control Documents (CCDs), which are essential for standardizing the delivery of NATO-certified GeoMetOc education and individual training (E&IT) solutions
• Delivery of NATO Certified GeoMetOc training packages