Chief Field Assistant

Key Outputs:

• Measurements facilitated and recorded 
• Maintenance of Survey equipment supervised 
• Casual labourers effectively supervised 
• Planting of Survey marks supervised 

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Facilitates and records survey measurements 
• Undertakes general care, storage and maintenance of survey equipment, while on field assignment 
• Organizes and supervises the clearing of survey lines by casual labourers
• Assists in setting of temporary and permanent survey marks 
• Provides general support to the survey team in the execution of field surveys

Other Responsibilities 

• Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Supervisor Performance Indicators 
• Survey marks are checked to ensure that they are accurately embedded to facilitate the taking of survey measurements and to guide future surveys
• Equipment and instruments are checked for operational efficiency
• Casual labourers perform tasks to specification
• Checks done to ensure accuracy in measurement done by Field Assistant

Required Competencies:

The post-holder should be able to demonstrate: 

• Good interpersonal and communication skills 
• Knowledge of survey instruments and rudiments of survey 

Minimum Required Education and Experience

• School Leaving Certificate 
• At least three (3) years working experience in a survey environment

Special Conditions Associated with the Job

• Working in difficult terrain 
• Long hours in the field 
• Carrying of survey instruments/equipment 
• Exposure to adverse weather conditions and difficult and hazardous environmental conditions [insects and vegetation] 

Resources Managed

• Survey instruments/equipment 

Authority

• N/A 

We appreciate all responses, but only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.