GIS Specialist

Job not on LinkedIn

🕒 June 5

🦁 Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🗺️ GIS

👻 Ghost score 25%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Greenlight Planet

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2009

⚡ Energy

🌍 Social Impact

👥 B2C

Energy • Social Impact • B2C

Greenlight Planet is a company that has transitioned to the brand Sun King. It specializes in designing, distributing, installing, and financing solar energy solutions, specifically for the 1. 8 billion people without reliable electricity access. The company provides a range of solar products, such as lanterns, home systems, and AC electricity systems, to meet diverse power needs across Africa and Asia. Sun King's solutions facilitate off-grid power access, offering reliable and sustainable energy alternatives to traditional power sources. The company operates on a global scale, including in regions such as East Africa, South Asia, and Oceania, and also provides pay-as-you-go financing options to make solar energy more accessible and affordable.

📋 Description

• Design, build, and maintain Sun King’s internal geospatial data environment across markets • Consolidate electrification plans, socioeconomic datasets, grid maps, demographic layers, mobility data, and other spatial resources • Develop and maintain geospatial databases focused on data quality, consistency, and accessibility • Integrate proprietary sales, agent network, customer location, asset position, and operational data into GIS platforms • Streamline GIS workflows and develop custom scripts to improve processing speed and efficiency • Collaborate with Data & BI teams to incorporate GIS outputs into Tableau or Power BI dashboards and planning tools • Develop or coordinate interactive web-based visualisation platforms and layered GIS maps • Partner with software development teams to integrate GIS data and market potential models into field-team mobile applications • Present complex spatial insights clearly to non-technical teams • Enable internal teams to apply geospatial tools and outputs effectively • Coordinate relationships with external GIS partners, research institutions, and data providers

🎯 Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, Data Science, Energy Planning, or a related field • Experience applying GIS within the energy sector, including electrification planning, grid expansion modelling, or off-grid market assessments • Experience with open-source and/or commercial GIS platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or equivalent enterprise systems • Experience automating workflows using scripting languages, preferably Python, including GeoPandas and related libraries • Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau for incorporating spatial insights into organisational dashboards • Familiarity with African electrification and development datasets, including grid maps, electrification models, census data, night-time lights, demographic surveys (DHS, LSMS), and national energy plans • Experience contributing to end-to-end GIS systems, including exposure to cloud-based data pipelines and APIs such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud • Ability to work across teams and translate spatial insights into clear, usable outputs • Strong communication and storytelling skills, with an ability to use maps to convey engaging narratives

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry • Open-minded, collaborative culture with enthusiastic colleagues driven by innovation and impact on people and the planet • Multicultural experience working with people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds • Structured, tailored learning and development programs through the Sun Center for Leadership • Diverse and inclusive work environment • Compensation and promotion based on experience, skills, effort, and results