Entry Date: 10 Feb 2024
Expiry Date: 18 Feb 2024
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare, and develop suitable land for human settlements. The agency also undertakes the programme and project management for development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial, and local government as well as with communities, developers, and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements.
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The HDA has the following Three year Fixed-term contract position:
GIS Technician
Location: Head Office, Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Manager: Spatial Information and Analysis
Reference:HDAGIST015
Main Purpose of Job: Provide advanced spatial information services to support operational and strategic decision making.
1. Data Management & Database Administration
• Support the line-manager by establishing data requirements of clients through running consultation forums, developing data definitions and confirming these with clients as required.
• Receive data in line with agreed partnership arrangements and/or agreements as required.
• Prepare data for uploading to required systems:
o Review and normalise each set of data received from different sources, verify the reliability, consistency and accuracy of the data
o Integrate data from different sources
o Resolve potential data conflicts or duplications
o Edit, create, convert, calculate, and merge data and attributes from different sources
• Use GIS software (i.e., ArcGIS, X-tools etc.) to integrate spatial and non-spatial data into the HDA’s spatial databases
• Design, develop and support databases required for the unit.
• Maintain and support various human settlements project databases.
• Maintain and enhance data sets according to evolving needs and resources.
Document metadata and develop reports.
2. Analyse, generate and interpret spatial and non-spatial information
• Create information and present in the form of maps, reports, tables, graphs, dashboards, applications, presentations, infographics, etc. to meet stakeholder requirements.
• Respond to GIS requests and queries from other departments/programmes in a courteous, timely and professional manner.
• Proactively develop a spatial analysis agenda to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Use research methodologies to conduct independent spatial analysis.
• Use GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS, PlanetGIS) and statistical (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau) software, as well as extensions to integrate spatial and non-spatial data to provide information products in the form of maps, presentations, dashboards, tables, charts, databases, web applications, etc.
• Use scripts (SQL, Python, Arcade), models and rule sets and tools available to automate manual procedures for efficient delivery.
• Design 3D models using GIS Software (ArcGIS Pro and City engine) to visualise and stimulate the real world.
• Analyse housing sector and related data to identify trends, hotspots, outliers and patterns.
• Develop scenarios based on various trends to predict and forecast future spatial trends/possibilities
• Interpret findings from the data analysis and develop conclusions and recommendations.
• Present findings of spatial analyses.
• Write reports to influence decision making to relevant stakeholders.
3. Information System Support
• Develop automated business processes and workflows to enhance manual process in the GIS unit .
• Develop and implement applications and automated processes to streamline operational process based on organisational needs and user requirements.
• Use the latest technologies to design and develop customised spatial decision support systems such as web-based GIS applications and dashboards based on user requirements.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the desktop and spatial applications.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and implement solutions.
• Provide system administration and user management of online and enterprise platforms.
• Ensure that the datasets, databases and supporting information are backed up
• Ensure that datasets, databases and supporting information adhere to the standards, procedures and protocols set by the GIS unit.
• Train users in untilising desktop and online spatial applications by providing training, developing manuals and providing on-going user support.
• Monitor the performance of the geospatial system through reviewing system utilization and make recommendations to manage effective system performance.
• Ensure that developed skills are shared amongst team members by contributing to the unit standard operating procedures and GIS strategy4. Project Funding Management.
4. Perform technical tasks with online and offline special tools
• Search, identify and label properties for mapping and presentation purposes.
• Edit, create and manipulate data from various sources.
• Draw polygons and calculate extent of properties.
• Create buffers and calculate distance between properties.
• Import and export various datasets such as shape files, tables, pictures etc.
• Create graphic displays and maps for various departments’ needs.
Qualifications & Experience
• Post graduate qualification in Geography, Geo-informatics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Information Science, Town Planning or related field from an accredited university.
• Five years of experience in using a GIS by supporting multi-users at various levels in business.
• Experience in assessing client needs and translating them into GIS products and services
• Advanced knowledge of the ESRI product and environment will be considered an advantage
• Project Management experience will be advantageous.
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Remuneration Scale: R394 200 - R492 750 per annum (all inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 18 February 2024.
To submit your application, please send an email HDARecruitCIO@thehda.co.za
When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:
1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.
2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.
3. The CV must be in PDF format.
4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.
5. Copies of identity document must be provided.
6. Two contactable references.
Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.
Conditions of service: ● The HDA is an equal opportunity employer ● Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy and priority given to people living with disabilities and females ● The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.
The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.
