With the mission to enabling waste free farming, Vultus offers satellite based fertilizer prescriptions. This helps farmers save 40% of fertilizers, leading to an increase profits and reduction of pollution. Currently, we reach out to the equivalent of double Sweden’s growing area. In cooperation with the Saudi Arabian government, we now offer a unique position in a nation wide mapping project.

Team

Our team in Sweden consists of eleven employees from 9 different countries, with about half the team working with software and GIS, half the team working with business and management. The position offered to you is a part of our expansion team in Saudi Arabia. Consisting of five employees, the team comprises of GIS specialists dealing with various tasks such as data analysis, cartography and IT. The team of diverse specialties and backgrounds, fosters a culture of openness and transparency, as well as compassion for all co-workers.

The position and responsibilities

On site cooperating with another team of GIS specialists, the scope of the project at hand is to produce a nation wide mapp analysis through gis-data layers for the Saudi Arabian government. The working period is 9 month and starting September/October of this year. The location of project and your personal stay for the 9 month duration (excluding holidays) is in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Given the size of task and time pressure of its execution, high quality of work and being comfortable with the responsibilities outlined below is of essence.

• The GIS Specialist is responsible for obtaining, creating, organizing, and mapping GIS data
• Identifying efficient methods for, and implementing data analysis, and ensuring consistency, accuracy, and quality in all GIS work
• Keeps apprised of latest software updates and GIS analysis techniques. Supports all staff in preparing deliverables
• Assemble, integrate, analyze, and display spatial information in a digital format
• Research, collect, save/store, retrieve, evaluate, manipulate data, validate imagery processing /classification accuracy
• Knowledge of satellite imagery especially high-resolution imagery (e.g., SPOT)

Minimum experience or background requirements

• Master’s degree in a geography, GIS, or IT related field or seven (7) years of progressive experience in the design and development of geospatial information systems
• Exposure to database design, visualization technologies, and modeling and simulation
• Strong written and oral communication skills and a solid understanding of cartographic principles
• The ability to work effectively and efficiently for extended periods of time with little to no guidance or direct supervision

Personal attributes

• Given the nature of project and its overseas location, other, personal attributes that are valued highly include:
• Excellent teamwork skills, with multinational team
• Excellent communication skills
• Hardworkingness
• Previous far travel experiences
• Experience with foreign cultures and appropriate personal constrain