Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- Project
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Temporary employment
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will manage international remote sensing and GIS projects, coordinate technical assistance in Africa, and oversee the implementation of tasks related to land use and forest mapping.
Your role in the team
- Project management of Technical Assistance and Knowledge Transfer projects in developing countries with a special focus on Africa; this requires management and oversight of all GAF activities as well as consortium partner tasks.
- Coordination of other GAF projects / project tasks implementation in the Earth Observation applications for forest, agriculture and land use mapping domain in close cooperation with international partner companies and the customer(s).
- Technical and organizational interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams and production units.
- Regular reporting of project results internally for planning internal resources and financial performance and towards the customer by means of progress reports and technical deliverables.
- Presentation of technical results to clients, counterparts in developing countries, and managing expectations from clients and end users.
- Support the Business Development and Sales team in new acquisitions of upcoming Earth Observation for forest/land use assessment opportunities.
- Customer care and opportunity development.
- Ready to travel, including to international destinations (20%).
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Educational background: Minimum M.Sc. in geography, agriculture, ecology, forestry, or similar.
Qualifications
- Understanding of network architectures, hardware procurement and installation requirements as well as management of local logistics.
- Knowledge of programming tools and algorithm development to oversee and coordinate developers work.
- Familiar with standard Overseas Development Aid projects approaches and their Monitoring and Evaluation: Logical Framework, Theory of Change, impact assessment.
- Good reporting and communication skills.
- Autonomous and self-responsible working as well as team working skills.
- Excellent command of English and French (both C1-C2 according to CEFR).
Experience
- Background in remote sensing/GIS, image processing / agriculture/forest and land cover classification technical experience.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience (including at least 5-8 years of Project Management experience with high-budget, multi-stakeholder projects).
- Demonstrated experience and achievements in supporting the technical production of Machine Learning-based workflows for Climate Smart Agriculture, large-area land use and forest mapping, as well as the derivation of spatial statistics at national and sub-national levels. This includes experience in EO-based product validation, thematic accuracy assessment, and geo-statistics.
- Experience working on site and from conducted field work is preferred.
- Report writing experience and skills (English, French) required.
- Capacity to work in a multi-disciplinary team, and have experience with communicating and co-ordinating activities with developing country partners.
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What we offer
- Varied and responsible work in an international and interdisciplinary environment at one of Europe's leading geoinformation companies.
- Umfassende Unterstützung bei der Einarbeitung in Ihre berufliche Rolle.
- Training and development - because your experience and knowledge count.
- A respectful, friendly, and modern project working environment in a multi-national team of committed colleagues and a leadership style based on trust.
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home within the framework of our regulations.
- Workation: temporary work from abroad depending on individual and legal requirements.
- An attractive location with perfect public transport connections and great options for outdoor and recreational activities in the direct vicinity.
- A range of additional benefits, e.g., public transport contribution (job ticket), company pension scheme (optional), travel health insurance (worldwide), occupational health management and more.
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GAF AG
Our end-to-end service portfolio provides you with earth observation data, geoproducts, and the integration of satellite communication, earth observation, and positioning into real applications. With our software and systems, as well as technology consulting, you will always be up-to-date with the latest technical developments - to the benefit of you and your company.
Description
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
Project Manager Remote Sensing/GIS
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
