Geospatial Data Engineer (Climate and Connectivity)

UNICEF's Digital Impact Division, supported by UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services), is seeking a Geospatial Data Engineer for Climate and Connectivity based in Geneva, Switzerland. The engineer will support a pilot initiative to test and demonstrate how hazard and climate data can be integrated with school geolocation and connectivity datasets. Key responsibilities include identifying and reviewing natural hazard, exposure, climate risk and forecasting datasets that can be combined with school location and connectivity data, extending and applying Giga Spatial (an open-source geospatial Python library) to process and integrate selected hazard datasets, maintaining technical documentation for the Giga Spatial extension for GitHub, collaborating with UNICEF teams to pilot country-level analyses, identifying and piloting use cases in at least two emergencies for school-level risk and impact on connectivity, and developing visualization products and user guidance materials. Required qualifications: Master's degree (or equivalent) in geospatial analysis or related field, minimum 5 years professional experience in geospatial data processing, expertise in raster and vector dataset processing, proficiency in Python, R, or Google Earth Engine, strong reporting and documentation skills, fluent English. Desired: familiarity with education sector infrastructure, disaster risk reduction experience in low- and middle-income countries, UN agency experience. Contract through December 31, 2026 with possible extension.