GIS and Renewable Energy Data Analyst

About the role

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is seeking a GIS and Renewable Energy Data Analyst on a short‑term consultancy basis. The analyst will support a project that improves mapping and monitoring of solar energy access across several ESCWA member states, providing data‑driven insights for climate policy and socio‑economic resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Review and assess existing geospatial datasets of detected solar PV systems in Djibouti, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, duplicates, and quality issues, and propose validation methodologies.
• Integrate additional socio‑economic GIS layers to enrich the solar PV datasets.
• Produce geospatial analytical products such as thematic maps, statistical summaries, dashboards, and spatial analyses.
• Document data processing workflows, assumptions, and statistical procedures.
• Prepare a comprehensive technical report and presentation summarising methodology, improvements, findings, limitations, and recommendations.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, GIS or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience in handling large geospatial datasets and conducting statistical analysis.
• Ability to work independently under the supervision of the Climate Change and Natural Resources Sustainability Cluster Leader.

Required skills

• GIS (geographic information systems) tools and workflows.
• Statistical analysis and data validation techniques.
• Spatial analysis and mapping.
• Dashboard development for visualising geospatial data.