Gis Specialist - Fs Aces Program

The Center for Workforce Inclusion is recruiting for a GIS Specialist position to work in the grant-administered US Forest Service ACES Program (55 years of age or older) at the Chippewa National Forest, Supervisors Office in Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Role and Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the position is to support mobile technology and field data collection implementation on Forest, support for web mapping work, and support for project planning. Duties include but are not limited to performing the following:

Supports and mentors employees in implementing mobile technology and field data collection. Assists with coordination of ArcGIS Online data and applications.
Supports and mentors district planning teams with data management and use of GIS in project planning.
Provides technical support and mentoring to Forest personnel in using GIS, database management systems, and mobile technology software.

Qualifications and Education Requirements: Successful candidates must meet the age criteria of being 55 years of age or older and eligible to work in the United States; possess a BA/BS in Agriculture, Natural Resources, Agronomy or related field of study; 15 years of experience in a related field; knowledge of the Forest Service Natural Resource Manager (NRM) information system and Forest Service implementation of ArcPro and ArcGIS OnLine in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment, and knowledge of the Forest Service Distributed Filing;

Hours & Compensation: Part-time position working 16 hours per week @ $42.00 per hour.

Older Americans Act of 1965 / Title V COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT / Part-time public service and private sector jobs for unemployed, experienced and/or low-income persons age 55 and older are created through Title V of the Older Americans Act.