Drone Mapping Consultant at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) is a US-based NGO and global community of thousands of volunteers working together to use maps and open data for humanitarian response and the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Drone Mapping Consultant

  • Job TypeContract
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldConsultancy 

Deliverables:

The consultant will deliver the following within the contract period:

Work plan & compliance pack

  • Brief work plan and schedule;
  • Flight plan(s) and risk assessment;
  • Evidence of compliance (KCAA licensing as required, drone registration, and insurance).

DroneTM setup and use

  • DroneTM project(s) created/configured for the agreed areas;
  • Tasks/flight planning prepared in DroneTM (or compatible workflow agreed with HOT‑ESA);
  • All collected imagery organized and uploaded/shared through the agreed DroneTM workflow.

Imagery acquisition

  • Complete set of raw images covering the agreed areas;
  • Flight logs (and any other relevant mission metadata).

Quality checks and mapping-ready outputs

  • Basic QA/QC notes (coverage, overlap, blur, gaps, any re-flight needs);
  • Mapping-ready outputs in agreed format(s) (e.g., orthomosaic and metadata), if required and feasible within time.

Capacity development & handover

  • Supervised field-based demonstration(s) and practical coaching for SDI Kenya staff on:
    • safe drone operations and data capture;
    • imagery quality checks; and
    • DroneTM basics (project setup, tasking, imagery upload/management).
  • Coaching may include staff who are in the process of obtaining pilot certification; however, all flight operations must remain compliant with KCAA rule

Short completion report

  • 2–4 page report summarizing what was flown, what was delivered, challenges, and recommendations.

Key Tasks:

Before fieldwork — planning + set-up

  • Confirm the areas of interest (approx. 33 villages / ~2.7 km² total) and technical specifications with HOT‑ESA and SDI Kenya (e.g., target ground sample distance, overlap, altitude limits, output formats);

Prepare a concise flight plan and risk assessment, including:

  • KCAA compliance steps and required permissions/authorizations;
  • community engagement approach (who is informed, when, and how);
  • safety procedures, contingency plans, and no‑fly constraints;

Configure Drone Tasking Manager (DroneTM) for delivery:

  • create/configure the project(s) for the agreed AOIs;
  • set up user access/roles for HOT‑ESA and SDI Kenya;
  • agree naming conventions and data packaging structure (imagery, logs, metadata);
  • Prepare a light capacity development plan (what will be demonstrated/coached, to whom, and when), aligned to the “learning‑by‑doing” approach.

Consultant Profile:

A  minimum requirement for this role includes:

  • Demonstrated experience in drone mapping / UAV imagery capture and processing;
  • Valid Remote Pilot License (RPL) or equivalent recognized by KCAA;
  • Access to a KCAA-compliant, registered, and insured drone suitable for mapping;
  • Ability to work collaboratively with community and multi-stakeholder teams;
  • Fluency in English (Swahili strongly preferred).

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) on hotosm.bamboohr.com to apply

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