The Conservation Associate manages and maintains conservation databases and provides technical support in GIS or other relational database technologies to Conservancy staff. This is a two-year term part-time position averaging 20 hours/Week.
The Conservation Associate assists conservation staff in various aspects of project development and documentation by managing various conservation databases and utilizing spatial and/or relational data sets derived from cartographic and tabular source material. They perform data analysis and produce reports, provide hardware and software support, and train staff. They build, maintain, and populate data and records databases and manual files, produce maps and/or other graphic products and reports, and develop and maintain GIS library and/or database products library.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE
- Manage conservation databases necessary to document our conservation work.
- Support the development of projects through reporting and GIS programs.
- May help develop work plans and project budgets.
- Ensures integrity of both data collection and management relating to conservation projects and project statistics.
- Works under minimal supervision making independent decisions based on experience and judgment.
- May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.
- Experience managing, maintaining and populating databases and manual files.
- Experience with producing maps and/or other graphic products and reports and operating GIS software.
- Experience analyzing, building, populating and producing reports from databases.
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and web browsers.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experiences appreciated.
- 2-3 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Working knowledge of legal real estate documents.
- Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret data.
- Managing time and diverse activities under deadlines while delivering quality results.
- Managing and prioritizing tasks from multiple sources.
- Communicating clearly via written, spoken and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
- Training experience.