This position will not only work closely with the GIS team but also with the Technology team to maintain ArcGIS Enterprise for Kubernetes and other GIS applications/services in the geo-ecosystem.
Responsibilities:

• The Rainforest Alliance’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate.
• Regulate operational technical continuity and effectiveness of the GIS platform, ETL and GIS applications.
• Contribute to the collection, analysis, updating, and distribution of geodata-oriented information and materials.
• Validate and analyse GIS data to produce dashboards and (web)maps for internal projects and initiatives
• Assist the sector leads in providing analytics/information to internal and external stakeholders.
• As appropriate undertake and or direct fieldwork data collection and analysis to support GIS model development
• Provide technical support and guidance for the development or troubleshooting of systems.
• Contribute to GIS data maintenance and processing to support owners/stewards and ensure data are well-versioned, documented and stored in the system.
• Provide regional training and coaching to disseminate good regional use of RA GIS resources and best practices.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in GIS with a focus in quantitative analytics in a distributed (enterprise) environment, ideally ArcGIS; or master’s degree with 3-5 years of experience in forest conservation, biodiversity, agronomy, spatial ecology, land-water management, or related field.
• Strong experience in spatial analytics in ArcGIS or QGIS environment, excel in Python scripting. Experience with Google Earth engine and remote sensing is a plus.
• Experience with (geo)data management/processes, Gdb administration and metadata management in an ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online environment and their associated extensions, APIs or interfaces
• Ability to organise and manage data and have a good knowledge of Excel and the metadata implementation in ArcGIS.
• Ability to understand and analyse data in various formats, aggregate information and report on trends and findings.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, multi-cultural team with members in different parts of the world.
• Strong personal ethics and integrity and commitment to upholding the rules and values of the Rainforest Alliance; an accurate, analytical, quality-conscious attitude is a must have.
• Fluency in English is a mandatory requirement.