Geospatial Data Engineer (Climate and Connectivity)

UNOPS is recruiting a Geospatial Data Engineer to support UNICEF's Digital Impact (DI) Division, specifically the Giga initiative which maps school connectivity globally. The Geospatial Data Engineer will identify and process relevant hazard-related datasets and integrate them with DI's school geolocation and connectivity datasets, and will identify and pilot use cases in at least two emergencies for school-level risk and the impact on connectivity. Core responsibilities include identifying and assessing natural hazard, climate, and forecasting datasets compatible with school location and connectivity information; extending the Giga Spatial Python library to process and combine hazard datasets and maintaining GitHub documentation; pinpointing countries and priority scenarios for hazard analysis aligned with programmatic objectives; conducting school-level risk and connectivity analyses in at least two emergency contexts; integrating analysis outputs into UNICEF's visualization platforms; and establishing and maintaining knowledge repositories with quarterly progress reports. Contract runs through 31 December 2026. Requires a Master's degree in geospatial analysis, spatial data science, or related field (or Bachelor's with 2 additional years of experience). Minimum 5 years professional experience in geospatial data processing, hazard/risk modeling, and applied analytics. Expertise in Python, R, Google Earth Engine, processing raster and vector datasets, climate hazard and risk modeling. Contract level: IICA-2 (ICSC-10).