GIS Analyst 3 (PCN 112203)

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. 

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation is recruiting for a GIS Analyst 3 located in Alaska!

Pay is based on location of the selected applicant; salary will be discussed at the time of interview. 

Here are some examples below:

GIS Analyst 3-

Juneau: $ 2888.25 Biweekly

Fairbanks: $2833.50 Biweekly

Anchorage: $ 2751.00 Biweekly

Kodiak: $ 3053.25 Biweekly

Nome, Dillingham: $ 3768.75 Biweekly

Bethel, Utqiagvik: $ 4126.50 Biweekly

What you will be doing:
This position independently provides Geographic Information Systems (GIS) design, implementation, data management, and technical support to the Division of Wildlife Conservation. This includes support, design, configuration, and maintenance of geospatial databases and servers for the computation, analysis, and delivery of geospatial data and products. 

This position works on a team with one GIS Analyst 2 and an additional GIS Analyst 3 and collaborates on GIS infrastructure and shared resources within the Department.

You will work with wildlife biologists, game managers, GIS analysts, and researchers to utilize GIS resources to meet the mission and objectives of the Division of Wildlife Conservation.

Our organization, mission and culture:
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and wellbeing are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The mission of the Division of Wildlife Conservation is to conserve and enhance Alaska's wildlife and habitats and provide for a wide range of public uses and benefits.
As a GIS Analyst 3 for the division, you will take part in advancing GIS systems, processes, and technologies, ensuring that staff have the tools necessary to fulfill the division’s mission. These tools include ArcGIS online, ArcGIS desktop, ArcGIS server, and various other infrastructure and platforms.

The benefits of joining our team:
This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your professional skills through training, educational opportunities, and to utilize your unique talents to make meaningful contributions to the management and conservation of Alaska’s Wildlife. You will join a committed, professional, and technically proficient team; and build lasting professional relationships within the Division and Department.

The working environment you can expect:
This position will be recruited statewide and the candidate can be based from any location across Alaska, including Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and surrounding communities.

You will communicate with their peers via regular staff meetings and routinely interact with biologists, application developers, GIS analysts, and other staff throughout the state to develop solutions and provide excellent customer service. This position may be eligible to telework.

Who we are looking for:

• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information. 
• Geospatial Science – Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to the collection, storage, analysis, visualization, and distribution of geographic based data and maps.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

To view the general description and example of duties for a GIS Analyst 3 please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs  

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in 
 

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

 

• Database Management Systems: Knowledge of the uses of database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data.

 

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

 

• Geospatial Science – Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to the collection, storage, analysis, visualization, and distribution of geographic based data and maps.

 

• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. 

 
Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in geographic information systems (GIS) operations, data collection, cartography, computer science, geography, or related field.   
 
Special Note:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
 
“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
  
 “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Required at time of application submission:

• Cover letter

• Professional references
• Transcripts (unofficial are acceptable), if using education to meet minimum qualifications.

COVER LETTER
A cover letter is required at the time of application to be considered for this position. Please detail in your cover letter how you meet each of the desired competencies listed above. If you do not have experience in one or more of the competencies, simply say so in your letter.  Please attach the cover letter to your application before submitting it online or, if unable to attach to your application, email it to the contact provided in the job posting.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.  Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.

EDUCATION 
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION 
 Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.  Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES 
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

NOTICE
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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:

Caleb Wylie
(907) 465-4192
caleb.wylie@alaska.gov

Salary : $2,751 - $4,127