Local Individual Contractor – Interpretation of Mining Activities in Bolivia (2 positions)

About the role

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime seeks two Local Individual Contractors to interpret mining activities in a Bolivian municipality using medium‑ and very‑high‑resolution satellite imagery. The consultancy combines remote‑sensing analysis, field validation missions, and quantitative reporting to support UNODC’s crime‑geography assessments.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret mining activities from Sentinel and Pleiades imagery, producing polygon shapefiles for the last five years.
• Conduct two on‑site field missions to validate and adjust the visual interpretation results.
• Cross‑reference interpreted data with UNODC variables on illegal mining, coca cultivation, and development projects.
• Prepare a relational database, statistical tables, maps, and a final methodological evaluation report.

Required profile

• High school diploma (required); university degree (desirable).
• Minimum 5 years of GIS management and satellite‑imagery experience.
• At least 1 year experience in mining area registration or oversight (desirable).
• Fluency in Spanish (required); English proficiency (desirable); knowledge of French or another UN language is an advantage.

Required skills

• Proficiency with QGIS or ArcGIS.
• Experience interpreting medium‑ and very‑high‑resolution satellite imagery.
• Ability to develop GIS databases and produce cartographic products.