<p>Job Responsibilities</p> <p>This employee will be responsible for providing GIS support for SCDNR's Natural Heritage Trust program and the South Carolina Conservation Bank (SCCB). GIS support includes obtaining GIS data, developing GIS workflows, data editing and maintenance, geodatabase management, geospatial modeling, web-based GIS, and cartography.</p> <p>GIS support to SCDNR's Natural Heritage Trust program:</p> <ul> <li>Managing Natural Heritage Data by validating and updating existing records for accuracy; adding new records . </li><li>Developing workflows to gather and validate data from citizen-science data repositories (iNaturalist, eBird, HerpMapper, GBIF, etc.) </li><li>Working with SCDNR biologists to maintain and develop surveys for internal and/or public use using Survey 123 and/or Field Maps apps. </li><li>Responding to data requests and/or project reviews by external partners or end-users. </li><li>Working with partner organizations/neighboring heritage programs to conduct landscape-level analyses involving species occurrence data. </li></ul> <p>GIS support to the South Carolina Conservation Bank:</p> <ul> <li>Updating the SCCB Conservation Priority Model annually as directed by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). </li><li>Redesigning and maintaining SCCB grant properties database. </li><li>Publishing data to ArcGIS Online to provide SCCB mapping efforts to the public. </li><li>Making maps for SCCB. </li></ul> <p>Minimum and Additional Requirements</p> <p>A bachelor's degree in geography or a related field; or an associate degree in a related field and two (2) years of experience in the use of GIS software.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <p>Coursework or experience in natural resources, environmental sciences, and conservation; especially in GIS applications for those disciplines. Knowledge of geospatial analysis and modeling, cartography, and web-based GIS. Strong knowledge of GIS concepts, such as data editing, digitizing, geospatial analysis and modeling, cartography, and web-based GIS. Skilled with the ArcGIS suite of software, and web-based GIS (e.g. ArcGIS Online/Enterprise). Ability to apply GIS to natural resources conservation efforts. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with staff from a variety of disciplines relating to natural resources. Ability to manage multiple projects and assigned tasks. Experience programming (Python, R) for GIS applications, or developing GIS-based web applications is desired.</p>