Conservation GIS & Spatial Data Specialist

Australian Wildlife Conservancy; Australia; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is seeking a skilled GIS and Data Management professional to contribute to the National Science Team. The role blends ecology, spatial analysis and database management to support conservation decision-making, data quality, and scalable methodologies.

The position focuses on SQL databases, GIS systems, data collection, processing and automation to map ecological values, weeds, fire and native vegetation, with opportunities to contribute to Ecohealth

Qualifications

• Degree in ecology, conservation biology, environmental science, geospatial science or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in database management, spatial analysis and modelling, remote sensing or a related area is desirable; equivalent demonstrated professional experience may also meet this requirement.
• Experience with ecological, biodiversity, environmental or scientific datasets and GIS, data management, databases, remote sensing or spatial modelling for ecological monitoring or conservation decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, analyse and improve ecological and spatial datasets to support conservation decisions.

Skills

SQL & relational databases

Data integrity & QA

Data processing workflows

GIS & spatial data management

Ecological knowledge

Problem-solving & initiative

Planning & prioritisation

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in ecology, conservation biology, environmental science or geospatial science

Postgraduate qualification in database management, spatial analysis & modelling or remote sensing (desirable)

Tools

QGIS

ArcGIS

Power BI (desirable)

Job description

Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is seeking a skilled GIS and Data Management professional to contribute to the National Science Team. The role blends ecology, spatial analysis and database management to support conservation decision-making, data quality, and scalable methodologies.

The position focuses on SQL databases, GIS systems, data collection, processing and automation to map ecological values, weeds, fire and native vegetation, with opportunities to contribute to Ecohealth