Conservation GIS Analyst

The Conservation GIS Analyst is a key member of Defenders of Wildlife's Landscape Conservation Department and provides mapping and spatial analysis services throughout the organization, contributing to a variety of projects — from policy analysis to field conservation projects, fundraising requests, and membership outreach. The incumbent serves as the lead GIS point person for the organization and provides leadership, coordination, and support for other GIS license holders. Key Responsibilities: Develop a system to manage and prioritize project requests from all departments, including policy programs, field conservation, government relations, litigation, development, communications, membership, and public outreach, and ensure projects are completed in a timely manner. Support annual and long-term internal strategic and program planning through spatial analysis and participate in interdisciplinary program teams to provide guidance and support on the strategic use of spatial information in achieving program goals. Work with IT staff and other staff with GIS duties to develop systems for obtaining and creating new data, updating existing data, ensuring data compatibility where possible, storing, organizing, sharing, and displaying data. Collaborate with communications staff on static and interactive web maps, story maps, and data visualizations for external audiences. The position is part of an emerging interdepartmental team of conservation data specialists and spends a portion of time developing new tools and ideas for strategically using data for advocating for improved biodiversity conservation policies and practices. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in GIS, geography, ecology, environmental science, or related field; 3+ years of professional GIS experience; proficiency with Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Python-based geoprocessing; strong spatial analysis and cartographic skills; excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work across interdisciplinary teams.