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GIS Fellow – State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division

American Conservation Experience
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GIS Fellow – State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division

Summary
American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), is seeking 1 Fellow to assist in providing technical support for the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund (HPS) grants programs, and management of cultural resources geospatial data, alongside NPS Staff.

For more information about ACE, please visit our website.

Start Date: November 2025
Estimated End Date: November 2026
*a 52-week minimum commitment is required*

Location Details/Description: The State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants division is located in Washington, DC; however, this position may be completely remote. The Fellow may elect to work in the STLPG office full-time, part-time, or fully remote with the approval of the assigned supervisor.

For more information about the State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division, please visit their National Park Service website.

Position Overview:  

The Fellow will support the work of the State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division through the development and administration of geospatial programs and creation of products and tools related to the division’s grant and technical assistance programs. This position involves working on multiple projects simultaneously, responding to program geospatial needs, and ensuring compliance with geospatial data standards. The fellow will be expected to follow existing standard operating procedures (SOPs), but may also propose workflows and processes for analyzing and gathering existing data to create visual representations of the division’s grant programs and other work suitable for use on the web or print collateral materials. The Fellow will be expected to work with other NPS and Department of the Interior (DOI) GIS professionals to understand and apply all relevant policies. Projects will typically entail a variety of assigned activities, such as information compilation, retrieval, and organization, data entry, and maintenance of information management systems. The GIS Fellow will have opportunities to develop skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals and groups within the Federal Government, as well as with external partners.

Duties:

  • Maintain and implement existing and future GIS information management systems (including Esri GIS products) to support the mission of the Division, by performing regularly scheduled updates to ArcGIS Online StoryMaps, Web Applications, and Web Maps following established SOPs.
  • Provide knowledge and support in an existing ESRI web-based survey tool (CRSurveyor) for architecture and archaeology field surveys that are operated via ArcGIS Field Maps, and assist partners in deployment, setup, customization, updates, and resources for existing modules in CRSurveyor, as needed.
  • Apply division-specific geospatial data standards to the geospatial products for each of the division’s grant programs.
  • Provide detailed information for easier compiling, summarizing, analyzing, or reporting, including geospatial data.
  • Disseminate information to the appropriate personnel and perform duties in compliance with applicable guidelines and SOPs, while maintaining and updating the GIS Fellow procedures guide as necessary.

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promote exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups.

Schedule: Monday to Friday; full-time, flexible hours and schedule depending on the candidate's needs.

Position Benefits

Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $1,000/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly. 

Public Land Corps Hiring Authority: Members serving under this agreement may be eligible for a federal hiring authority upon completion of their term of service and 640 hours of service. If the duration of a PLC-eligible term is not long enough for Members to accrue 640 hours of service (~16 weeks), the total hours served at the completion of the term may be eligible to be combined with hours accrued from another PLC-eligible term to meet the 640 hours requirement. PLC projects also include specific eligibility requirements such as age and citizenship. Please contact ACE staff with questions about eligibility, or view general eligibility information on our website. 

Housing: Housing is the responsibility of the member and is not provided by ACE or the NPS. 

Training: STLPG staff and the fellow’s direct supervisor will provide educational opportunities for the Fellow so that they understand the state and local impacts of HPF grants and geospatial needs. $1,500 is available for travel and training, as additional training opportunities may be made available as appropriate.

Qualifications 

Required:

  • Members must be authorized to work in the United States. ACE does not provide sponsorship for employment visas. 
  • Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner. 
  • Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group.
  • A current and valid form of ID (will be required to provide copies of ID’s upon hiring)
  • Willing to undergo and must pass the required criminal history checks 
  • Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • ACE Members will need to complete bi-weekly timesheets, beginning of term feedback forms, end of term evaluations and for longer terms, a mid-term evaluation. 
  • Must be comfortable working with Esri GIS desktop and online products, geospatial data management, and GIS application development and deployment. No basic training will be provided for GIS foundations.
  • Must have the ability to multitask and have basic understanding of cartographic principles.
  • Must have sufficient skills to work mostly independent with occasional assistance from NPS Staff.
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely with resource professionals within NPS and have effective communication skills with diverse audiences.
  • Must have general familiarity with historic preservation, cultural resources, American history, architecture, GIS, or similar fields.
  • To learn more about eligibility requirements, please visit the ACE website.

Preferred:

  • Possess a degree (or be pursuing a degree) in geography, planning, natural or cultural resource management, or other related disciplines.
  • Experience working with Esri GIS desktop and online products, geospatial data management, and GIS application development and deployment.
  • Experience with graphic design and the use of Adobe InDesign.
  • Familiarity with simple coding languages (e.g. Arcade; Python, etc.).
  • Familiarity with cultural resource management.
  • Familiarity with the mission of the NPS and other federal land management agencies.

Physical Demands, Work Environment and Working Conditions: 

  • Physical Demands: Requires frequent sitting, standing, using hands to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talking and hearing. Manual dexterity required for use of computer keyboard/mouse and other office equipment. 
  • Vision Requirements: Requires close, distance, peripheral and depth perception vision as well as the ability to focus. 
  • Environmental: Mainly indoor, office environment conditions; indoor air quality is good and temperature is controlled.
  • Noise Environment: Moderate noise such as in a business office with equipment and light traffic. 
  • This position does not require unique travel.

To Apply: Please submit your resume, a cover letter demonstrating your interest and experience, and contact information for three professional/academic references to ACE’s online application page for this position on our website. Early consideration will be given as applications are received. This position may close at any time. If you have any questions regarding this position please feel free to contact ACE EPIC NPS Program Manager, Andrew Garcia. 

If you meet at least 70 percent of the qualifications, we want to hear from you!

ACE participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information when you are hired to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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