The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Geographic Info. Systems (GIS) Specialist manages and maintains conservation databases and provides technical support in GIS or other relational database technologies to Conservancy staff. This may include one or more of the following functions: • Develops and maintains Spatial Databases. • Processes spatial and/or relational data sets derived from cartographic and tabular source material • Performs data analysis and produces reports • Provides technical support in GIS technologies to staff at The Nature Conservancy. • Requires familiarity with related techniques for the conversion, analysis, management and graphical representation of spatial data sets derived from cartographic and tabular source material. • Builds, maintains, and populates data and records databases and manual files • Produces maps and/or other graphic products and reports
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BA/BS or Associates degree in related field and 2 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Experience managing, maintaining and populating databases and manual files. • Experience with producing maps and/or other graphic products and reports. • Experience in analyzing data and writing/producing data reports. • Experience building, populating and producing reports from databases. • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Web browsers and Internet Data Mining. • Experience with ArcGIS Desktop and Workstation, and associated Programming Languages.
ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION
This position is funded through a term contract with guaranteed funding for one year. However, assuming continued funding success, this position could be retained indefinitely.
BENEFITS
The Nature Conservancy offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, flexible work policies and a collaborative work environment. We also provide professional development opportunities and promote from within. As a result, you will find a culture that supports and inspires conservation achievement and personal development, both within the workplace and beyond.
