General Information
Position Title
Technical Associate – Environmental (GIS and Coding) - Retainer
Job Category
Technical
Duty Station(s)
Home based
Seniority Level
Associate
ICS Level
ICS 06
Contract Type
ICA - LICA - Support - Retainer
Contract Level
LICA 6
Posting Start Date
17-Sep-2026
Posting End Date
30-Sep-2026
Duration
Six (6) months with possibility of extension, subject to good performance, availability of funds, organizational requirements and project duration
Job Highlight
Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Manager the duties and responsibilities include:
Assist with GIS data management and spatial analysis for the UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL), including processing, uploading, maintaining, and updating spatial datasets.
Provide coding support for scripts, GitHub repositories, the elsaR package, and related data-processing and implementation pipelines.
Support geospatial analysis for ELSA activities, including preparing data layers and spatial data stacks and assisting with country-specific ELSA tools.
Assist with stakeholder engagement and training activities, including sessions with governments, UN agencies, NGOs, academia, and other partners.
Provide technical and operational support to UNBL, including platform testing, user support, guidance materials, knowledge management, minor website updates, and related coordination.