Vital Signs Reporting Analyst (EMS)

at  State of Washington Puget Sound Partnership

WHO WE ARE

The Puget Sound Partnership is a non-regulatory state agency under Governor Inslee’s Office leading the region’s collective effort to restore and protect the Puget Sound natural ecosystems. Our mission is to accelerate ecosystem recovery with our partners to achieve more vibrant habitats, water quality, food webs, and healthy human populations in Puget Sound.

We are proud to offer a suite of “Employer of Choice” initiatives and benefits in addition to state government’s full compensation and benefits. All of the Partnership’s employees have access and are welcome to enjoy the following:

• A healthy work balance by offering flexible and alternative work schedules.
• Active and engaging equity and inclusion programs, including an affinity group and an employee-led Accountability Buddy Program.
• Exclusive access to the Employee Assistance Program’s Work/Life web portal that provides additional benefits and resources to Partnership employees.
• An Infant at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
• An agency-paid ORCA card for public transit use in the Puget Sound region.
• A tax-free hiring incentive that includes a one-time $200 Amazon allowance for ordering at-home office equipment or preferred supplies to support the telework experience.
• SmartHealth Wellness Program with a $125 incentive towards state medical plan deductibles each year.
• An annual professional development allowance for gaining skills that advance the employee’s career in their current field of work.

Equity is foundational to the mission of the Puget Sound Partnership. While responsibilities may vary across our staff for implementing the specifics of our Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) Strategic Plan and our Healthy Environment for All Act (HEAL) Implementation Plan, we know that each of us must do self-awareness work towards recognizing how extensively systemic racism affects our perspectives and others. To be successful in both of our equity plans, we must advance the powerful mobilization efforts of our communities, particularly communities of color, which have experienced generations of racist land use decisions and social injustices. As we engage with our communities and staff, we must hold ourselves accountable for responding to recommendations intended to remedy inequitable policies, systems, or practices within the Partnership’s area of influence.
For more information, visit our website: www.psp.wa.gov.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCIES:

• Master’s degree or higher in social or natural sciences or related field.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in social or natural sciences or related field; AND
• At least two (2) years of qualitative or quantitative research experience working in relevant natural or social sciences disciplines.

OR

• Associate’s degree in social or natural sciences or related field; AND
• At least five (5) years of professional experience in qualitative or quantitative research relevant to natural or social science disciplines.

Additional Requirements:

• At least two (2) years of experience with applying qualitative or quantitative research design, statistical methods and software, and modeling related to ecosystem management, conservation science, ecology or indigenous science.
• Demonstrated foundational ability with geographic information systems (GIS) such as Esri ArcGIS desktop and online software, and with generating and managing spatial data independently.
• Demonstrated familiarity with the limitations and appropriate use cases for spatial data.
• Analytical skills, which includes the ability to synthesize and understand complex content using knowledge of ecosystem monitoring, consider multiple variables while managing details, apply advanced research methods, and make decisions consistently about abstract information.
• Demonstrated ability to distill complex findings and competency in communicating effectively and applying plain talk principles both orally and in writing for a variety of audiences including scientists, planners, natural resource managers, policymakers, community groups, and the general public.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and effectively with a diverse group of agencies, governments, stakeholders, tribes, and community groups including scientists, planners, natural resource managers, policymakers and community members.
• Background of successful project management for multiple projects of a complex nature or dynamic variables.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Preferred/Desired Education, Experience, and Knowledge:

• Masters, equivalent degree, or Ph.D. in relevant natural or social sciences disciplines.
• Two (2) years of experience coordinating the development of collaborative ecosystem monitoring and assessment programs, including the use of socio-ecological indicators to gauge ecosystem health.
• Two (2) years of experience implementing or analyzing the status and trends of socio-ecological measures, as the basis for understanding ecosystem health and environmental disparities in ecosystem management.
• Two (2) years of experience with the development and evaluation of indicators of environmental disparities with the goal of informing efforts to address environmental justice.
• One (1) year of experience at minimum using GIS including applying spatial projections; compiling, analyzing, and summarizing geospatial data in software such as ArcGIS Pro and geodatabases; producing webmaps and applications in ArcGIS Online; and generating FGDC-compliant metadata.
• Knowledge of natural resource management, socio-ecological dimensions and environmental justice issues related to the recovery of Puget Sound.
• Familiarity with the terminology and best practices related to adaptive management of planning and natural resources.
• Two (2) years of experience working in an interdisciplinary setting.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you. If you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every preferred qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. If you have lived experience that is equivalent to the Preferred/Desired Education, Experience, and Knowledge mentioned above, please apply! Tell us about it in your cover letter and how that experience qualifies you for this work.

Click on “Apply” to submit your detailed application. Please attach the following documents to be considered. Letters of interest and resumes are used to assess and determine which applicants advance to interviews. Documents not submitted before the closing date of the job posting will prohibit your application from being considered.

• A letter of interest that describes how you meet the required qualifications listed in this bulletin and the value you would bring to the position, agency, and our mission. You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our organization.
• How do you meet the educational requirement and/or professional experience requirement?
• What experience or examples of work have you accomplished that reflects how you’ve developed the competencies needed for the skill-based requirements listed?

• Current resume, detailing experience, and education.

  ** You will want to ensure you have a current list of at least three (3) professional references with current contact information attached or available to provide at the time of the interview.

Things we ask you NOT include in your submission:

• Do not include your salary history. Salary offers are based on the quality of your skill set and not whether you have the right salary history.
• Please remove any private or personal information such as your social security number, date of birth, marital status, family status, etc.
• Do not attach documents that are password protected.

OTHER INFORMATION:

This is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
The Puget Sound Partnership celebrates our differences and we are committed to a workplace that supports equal opportunity employment and inclusion regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws.

SOME OF YOUR DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Coordinate with scientists, managers, and practitioners serving in the role of “indicator reporter” to compile and analyze data and ultimately provide indicator reports and subsequent indicator updates.
• Serve as lead editor on indicator reports drafted by indicator reporters, providing analytical advice, providing mapping support and curating the data and narratives in Puget Sound Info as the web platform, training users of the platform, and planning and tracking indicator updates.
• Lead the reporting for approximately five habitat indicators by developing, updating, and analyzing a suite of intersecting geospatial regional datasets for the purpose of evaluating the status and trends of estuaries, floodplains, feeder bluffs, forest cover in marine riparian areas Vital Sign indicators and possible others.
• Lead efforts to or support the effort of other leads to identify and develop new Vital Sign indicators, including indicators for quality of life and healthy human populations and environmental disparities.
• Work with the Partnership’s PSEMP Network Coordinator to support PSEMP work groups to develop key messages for Vital Signs by providing guidance and serving as an editor.
• Lead the production of the ecosystem condition section in the State of the Sound report.
• Curate indicator metadata and reporting plans in coordination with indicator reporters to ensure that data are up-to-date and reports are scheduled as data become available.
• Coordinate with the Puget Sound Partnership’s Adaptive Systems team to improve the agency’s information management infrastructure such as Puget Sound Info, the web platform that hosts all Vital Signs and indicators information; and use of ArcGIS Online for spatial data, maps, and applications to support Vital Signs and indicators communication materials.
• Provide guidance to, and work with partners to ensure that monitoring programs have quality assurance plans and methods of analyses are rigorously documented.