GIS Specialist

Department: Global Analytics and Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Kenya

Description

What you would be expected to do:

• Design, build, and maintain Sun King’s internal geospatial data environment, consolidating electrification plans, socioeconomic datasets, grid maps, demographic layers, mobility data, and other spatial resources across markets.
• Develop and maintain geospatial databases with a strong focus on data quality, consistency, and ease of access.
• Integrate Sun King’s proprietary data (sales performance, agent networks, customer locations, asset positions, and operational activity) into GIS platforms.

• Streamline GIS workflows and develop custom scripts to improve processing speed and efficiency.
• Work closely with Data & BI teams to incorporate GIS outputs into company dashboards and planning tools (for example, Tableau or Power BI).
• Develop or coordinate interactive, web-based visualisation platforms and layered GIS maps that combine demographic, economic, and infrastructure data for use by internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with software development teams to integrate GIS data and market potential models into mobile applications used by field teams.

• Present complex spatial insights in clear, practical ways that enable action among non-technical teams.
• Enable internal teams to apply geospatial tools and outputs effectively in their work.
• Coordinate relationships with external GIS partners, research institutions, and data providers.

You might be a strong candidate if you have:

• 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 working with open-source and/or commercial GIS platforms (such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or equivalent enterprise systems) for modelling, data management, and spatial work.
• Experience automating workflows using scripting languages, preferably Python (for example, GeoPandas and related libraries).
• Familiarity with visualisation and reporting tools such as 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 that align with broader organisational workflows, including exposure to cloud-based data pipelines and APIs (such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• The 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.

What Sun King offers:

• The opportunity to contribute to initiatives that advance SDG 7 and influence how sales and distribution are approached in a global off-grid solar company.
• Professional growth within a dynamic, fast-growing, high-impact industry.
• A workplace culture that values openness, learning, and continuous improvement.
• A multicultural experience, working with colleagues from diverse geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured learning and development programmes through the Sun King Academy, designed to strengthen professional, people, and functional capabilities.