Associate Research Analyst (GIS Coordinator)

In this role, you will serve as the DEMHS GIS Coordinator managing the state emergency management GIS initiatives. Responsibilities will include managing GIS platforms for analyzing spatial data to support decision-making across all phases of a disaster-prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The position will create comprehensive maps and conduct analyses to assess risks, track events, coordinate rescue and relief efforts, and monitor long-term rebuilding, ultimately saving lives and reducing damage This position will be a key player in the planning and development of present and future GIS services. This position will involve daily interaction with senior-level management, elected officials, and intergovernmental partners. DEMHS is looking for a self-starter who has strong interpersonal skills, can work on multiple projects, and is a great problem solver. GIS is a critical component of an emergency management program, and our goal is to recruit a GIS innovator that can take Connecticut's emergency management GIS Program to next level. Highlights of this position include:

• Serve as the Emergency Management GIS Coordinator;
• Serve as representative of the state Emergency Management GIS Working Group;
• Facilitate the development of public facing and internal planning maps demonstrating hazards, critical infrastructure, and other critical resources;
• Support the development and administration of multiple emergency management programs, which may include complex components of hazard and threat identification, risk assessment, emergency planning, capability development, and training and exercises;
• Perform GIS data analysis, management, and display;
• Perform complex or specialized data conversions as needed to conform to Connecticut GIS data standards;
• Analyze customer business needs to define appropriate GIS products or services; design and create maps;
• Coordinate with GIS professionals to ensure successful delivery of GIS data, products, and services;
• Coordinate with municipal, tribal, state, federal, and other partners on emergency operations plans and procedures;
• Responsible for staffing a position in the State Emergency Operations Center during activations.

ABOUT US Working closely with local, state, federal, tribal, and private sector partners, the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) provides a coordinated, integrated program for statewide emergency management and homeland security. Focusing efforts to mitigate the impacts and protect against the complex threats and hazards in today's modern world requires a deeper understanding of the social, economic, and environmental systems around us. DEMHS utilizes geographic information systems (GIS) technology with data-driven insights to better prepare and help Connecticut communities respond and recover from significant events. DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.

1. Operational Efficiency, Efficacy and Excellence * Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data * Challenging the "that's the way it's always been done" construct-i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve * Constantly seeking better results
2. Shared Fiscal Responsibility * Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources * Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests * Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges
3. Ethics and Accountability * Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies * Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement * Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments * Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways, * Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.

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• Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics., In a state agency this class is accountable for performing the most complex tasks in the development and implementation of research projects., * Performs most complex duties in area of research design and implementation;

• Develops and conducts formal research methodologies and procedures and analyzes and evaluates data;

• Designs data collection forms and develops procedures;

• Performs complex statistical analysis;

• Prepares comprehensive narrative and statistical reports;

• May prepare special reports for agency officials in response to inquiries from legislature or the public;

• Performs related duties as required.

Do you have experience in Statistics?, + research methods and techniques;

• principles, concepts and methods of statistical analysis;

• Knowledge of agency related policies and procedures as related to research;
• Considerable

• oral and written communication skills;
• interpersonal skills;

• Considerable ability to analyze data;
• Ability to develop programs and use prepackaged computer programs to perform data analysis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in research, data analysis or economics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been conducting research at the level of a Research Analyst., * College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

• A Master's degree in economics, statistics or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience., * Experience working with industry-standard geographic information systems (GIS) software (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, QGIS) and performing spatial analysis to solve geographic problems;
• Experience working with imagery, elevation, or hydrography data;
• Experience with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes, data science, and scripting and query languages (SQL, Python, R, JavaScript) in relation to large datasets;
• Experience managing Geographic Information System (GIS) projects from inception to completion, including timeline planning, resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and the delivery of quality assurance (QA) or quality control (QC) verified results;
• Experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) requirements gathering and workflow design, with a focus on interpreting business needs to develop scalable spatial databases, web maps, or analytical tools;
• Experience with data discovery, dissemination, and conditioning (i.e., spatializing non-spatial data, schema transformations, error correction, etc.);
• Experience coordinating the collection, compilation, and dissemination of data across multiple constituencies;
• Experience managing public access to data;
• Experience explaining multifaceted technical subject matter to stakeholders from different industries and government levels.

Pulled from the full job description

• Tuition reimbursement
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance, * Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page to learn about our medical and dental insurance plans, sick/vacation/personal leave accruals, state holidays, tuition reimbursement and more!
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.