Map Maintenance Technician (Level 4)

Summary

To maintain the cadastral index thus improving information to support the daily operation of Land Titles, Estate Management and Land Valuation Divisions. 💰$1,711,060 - $2,301,185 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• Job Outputs:

  • • Digital cadastral index maintained
  • • Land Valuation Roll maintained
  • • Parcel Identification Numbers generated
  • • Enclosure Index maintained
  • • Land parcels identified
  • • Individual report developed

• Management/Administrative:

  • • Prepares reports on the progress of weekly work activities

• Technical/Professional:

  • • Assists with utilizing the Parcel Data Management System (PDMS) workflows or any other prescribed application to maintain and improve the digital cadastral index
  • • Assists in maintaining relationship between spatial and attribute data
  • • Utilizes prescribed application to generate Parcel Identifiers (PIDs) in support of new valuation and new titles (New CT, Applications and Systematic Registration) activities
  • • Assists in the Land Valuation Roll maintenance by addressing cases where new land valuation number, identification or verification of a land parcel is required
  • • Utilizes the Land Valuation System to assist in verifying and assigning new valuation numbers to land parcels to support property taxation
  • • Utilizes the PDMS or other prescribed application to assist in activating the status of parcels
  • • Assists in identifying land parcels and provides land information to support internal and external clients
  • • Assists with the provision of custom designed enclosure plans/maps to support Divisions in the Agency
  • • Assists in digitally maintaining the Enclosure Index map where necessary

• Other:

  • • Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Supervisor/Manager or Senior officer in unit

• Performance Indicators:

  • • Cadastral Index is updated accurately
  • • Land parcels are correctly identified
  • • Parcel Identifiers are generated within agreed timeframe
  • • Custom designed enclosure plans/maps are consistently of high quality
  • • Work policies and procedures are adhered to
  • • Reports are complete, accurate and submitted on time

Required Skills

• • Good interpersonal skills
• • Good judgment
• • Problem solving and decision making skills
• • Knowledge in Geographic Information System (GIS) and related software

Qualifications

• • Certificate in an Earth Related Science programme or Drafting Technology
OR
• • Minimum of five CSEC subjects inclusive of Mathematics, English, and Technical Drawing
• • Experience in the use of Auto-Cad and GIS applications will be an asset
• • Experience in Mapping related activities

Additional Information and Instructions

• Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

  • • Sedentary
  • • High level of concentration so as to prevent mistakes when using the cadindex, etc

A letter of application accompanied by a Résumé should be submitted no later than Friday, April 18, 2025 to ✉️ jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of: The Director, Human Resource Management & Development National Land Agency 8 Ardenne Road Kingston 10 🔑 Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. ⚠️ Note: We appreciate all responses but only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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