GIS Analyst, The Nature Conservancy

1. Evaluate and incorporate spatial information on ecological and biological features, Sea Level Rise, storm surge, community vulnerability and risk assessments into a marine data model and database for our Coastal Resilience project in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
2. Use various decision support tools to assemble alternative scenarios or combinations of the information listed above for meeting management objectives that maximize conservation benefits while minimizing risk from SLR and coastal hazards.
3. Participate in discussions of the E-BM Tools Network (www.ebmtools.org)  that help advance the Conservancy’s work in tool interoperability between conservation, hazard mitigation and fisheries objectives (e.g. www.marineebm.org/31.htm).
4. Provide limited support to update of GIS site databases for the www.leaseown.org and www.reefresilience.org toolkits and develop a site database of TNC restoration projects in the U.S. that can be used to help measure effectiveness of this strategy.

COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING:
• Ability to design multifaceted reports in order to meet a variety of program needs, resolving discrepancies in data and interpret report results
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects with several variables, setting realistic deadlines and managing timeframes
• Resolves complex issues within program area independently
• Interprets guidelines, evaluates information and modifies processes to adapt to changing circumstances

DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING:
• Makes independent decisions based on analysis, experience and judgment
• Performs tasks with minimal supervision
• Consults supervisor on unusual or complex issues

RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT:
• May negotiate and contract with vendors
• May help develop work plans and project budgets
• Ensures integrity of both data collection and management relating to conservation projects and project statistics

COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
• Ability to work cooperatively with a number of staff and external parties, sometimes under pressure, in order to complete project work and goals in a timely manner
• Formulate ideas and communicate clearly with others, both orally and in written form
• Provide a variety of information to staff and others, contributing to conservation projects and assisting workflow throughout the organization.
• Work and communicate effectively with a diverse group of people, including scientists, preserve staff and others, providing and obtaining needed information

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:
• Work requires only minor physical exertion and/or physical strain. 
• Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements.