GIS Analyst, Conservation

Overview

The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. We work throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. Audubon’s state, regional, national, and international programs, nature centers, and chapters have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. As a sentinel species, we recognize that the fate of birds is inextricably tied to the fate of us all.

Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the United States and seven countries in 17 state and regional offices, 41 nature centers, and 23 wildlife sanctuaries. Together as one Audubon, we aspire to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss, leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends in biodiversity loss.

Audubon is committed to a culture of workplace excellence, where our talented and diverse staff are deeply engaged, with a strong sense of belonging. The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways. By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon will bring new creativity, effectiveness, and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Conservation Science Senior Manager, the GIS Analyst, Conservation will provide mapping and spatial analyses for Audubon Great Lakes. This position will contribute to a variety of projects from field conservation, scientific analyses, fundraising needs, membership outreach and support for grassroots partners and chapters. This position will be a GIS resource for Audubon Great Lakes and work in collaboration with the science team at the National Audubon Society.

Compensation:

$50,000 / year

Essential Functions

• Conduct advanced spatial analysis and/or modeling for conservation planning in priority landscapes.
• Develop cartographic materials for science, policy and litigation, network and grassroots engagement, community outreach, development, marketing and communications.
• Organize and maintain geospatial data on habitats, wildlife populations, and natural resources in Great Lakes priority regions.
• Develop static and interactive communications materials based on core GIS products (e.g. interactive web-maps).
• Create new tools to display and/or interact with GIS data and conservation priorities and provide technical support and training to other staff.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Systems, landscape ecology, natural resource management, or related discipline and 3-5 years of applied GIS and science experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
• Expertise with ArcGIS (desktop and Online) including Spatial Analyst, Data Management, and Model Builder. Experience managing, processing, analyzing and editing large volumes of geospatial data (both vector and raster), and sharing it via ArcGIS Server (or similar).
• Familiarity with web-based map production and GIS skills, along with relevant programing languages such as Javascript, HTML, KML, CSS/Carto-CSS, and familiarity with using Google Maps API, Mapbox, CartoDB, and/or others.
• Fluency with geometry-based analyses (joins, intersections, unions, spatial selection), attribute-based analyses (queries, field calculator, managing multiple selections).
• Academic or experiential background with climate change science and application, bird conservation and planning, biodiversity conservation issues, which includes familiarity with federal and Midwest state environmental policies.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and the ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of remote sensing and land cover change methods, technologies and data.
• Interest in pursuing and developing new conservation ideas, tools, and programmatic direction.
• Adaptability and flexibility with organizational structures.
• Experience and interest in project management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and other web-based products.
• Occasional travel in/out of state for projects and Audubon trainings required.

EEO Statement

The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.

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