Statewide Spatial Equity Analyst

Description

Join us!
The Washington State Office of Equity is seeking a courageous and unapologetic champion of equity and anti-racism to advance belonging and justice in Washington state. We desire a colleague who questions what is, to help find solutions for what can be.

The Statewide Spatial Equity Analyst administers all aspects of the statewide Pro-Equity Anti-Racism Geographic Information System (PEAR GIS) and serves as a specialist in GIS technologies and technical spatial data management. This team member is part of the Innovation & Performance team and works with Results Washington, the WaTech Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), OCIO Geospatial Program Office staff, and subject matter experts throughout Washington State agencies to drive PEAR outcomes, reducing disparities in 15 determinants of equity.

Who we are:
The Office of Equity promotes equitable access to opportunities, power, and resources across state government to reduce disparities and improve outcomes statewide (RCW 43.06D.002). We believe that Washingtonians are stronger together and that Washington can be a state where everyone, especially those from communities historically marginalized and systematically excluded, have what they need to thrive. We model shared power (“nothing about us without us”) in decision-making by partnering with those who are impacted by our decisions and actions to co-create policies, processes, and practices. We facilitate Washington state’s transformation into a Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) ecosystem by developing and implementing the PEAR Plan & Playbook (Executive Order 22-04 (Download PDF reader)).
Our Vision
Everyone in Washington State has full access to the opportunities, power, and resources they need to flourish and achieve their full potential.

Our Mission
To promote equitable access to opportunities, power, and resources across state government that reduce disparities and improve outcomes statewide.

We Value

• Access: Barrier-free environments so everyone can participate.
• Belonging: The right to participate in all aspects of society with acceptance, attention, and support from members of the society, providing the same to others.
• Dignity: We honor the sacred nature of each individual’s personhood.
• Equity: Acknowledging systemic inequalities by developing, strengthening, and supporting policies and procedures that distribute and prioritize resources to people in social identity groups who have historically been and currently are marginalized to ensure everyone has access to the same opportunities, power, resources, and outcomes to achieve equality.
• Justice: Treating people fairly. To make right. What love looks like in public (Cornell West).
• Love: A selfless and giving act of the will. We seek to out-give and out-serve the other.
• Ubuntu: I am because we are. We are interconnected.

Duties

How you will contribute to our work:

This person will act as the PEAR GIS Lead. Duties may include:

• Build and implement ArcGIS hub services to enable the Office of Equity to relationally partner with community users as Trusted Collaborators working on initiatives with state staff, Actively Engaged Volunteers trained to work on teams with state staff, Actively Interested Stakeholders able to follow initiatives, and the General Public anonymously accessing information and sharing feedback.
• Partner with OCIO to provide guidance, consultation, and training on GIS software development disciplines and methodologies to ensure determinants of PEAR processes and products comply with industry and agency standards.
• Partner with GIO and Open Data Program to leverage authoritative data from across the enterprise to support spatial analysis.
• Assist state agencies with PEAR spatial/geographic data collection and reporting strategies including analysis and data visualization. Provide guidance and framework to ensure that state agency’s PEAR GIS applications adhere to industry standards, WCAG 2.1, meets best practices, and business requirements.
• Analyze technical and team problems to identify the root cause issues and work to resolve using logic and creativity.
• Train, mentor, and assist participating agencies with using the Equity Hub.
• Lead meetings with stakeholder groups, support the development of written reports or presentations to legislative committees, and provide informational materials to various audiences using tools such as ArcGIS Story Maps, PowerBI dashboards, web apps, and other data visualization tools and platforms.
• Contribute to progress reports and annual reports to the Governor and Legislature, including graphics, dashboards, maps and written materials.
• Lead and facilitate meetings with multiple agencies, disciplines and perspectives while creating team atmosphere and collaborative working relationships.
• Build relationships among all participating agencies that are positive and productive with high acceptance of the new technology and changes. Reports will be well written and provide clear recommendations for next steps and include graphics and figures as needed to supplement and enhance the discussions.
• Foster a work environment that emphasizes teamwork, motivation, and models successful behavior especially by honoring and supporting your own wellness and that of our colleagues.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

NOTE: All relevant experience including lived, volunteer, or professional, or a combination of experience and education that demonstrate the ability to perform the work will be considered.

Demonstrated Experience:

• Designing, developing, and deploying Geographic Information Systems applications with an emphasis on data management, data visualization, web GIS, and customer engagement.
• Analyzing geospatial data in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Desktop, or comparable suite of GIS products to create custom cartographic products, spatial and data visualizations, and web/application displays to convey technical information to non-technical users.
• Using and administering ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, or comparable suite of GIS products.
• Designing and implementing system architecture in support of GIS application development.
• Collecting, sourcing, managing, and sharing both spatial and non-spatial data.

Must Have:

• A demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice issues and fundamental understanding of the historical context underlying current challenges facing communities of color, people with disabilities, immigrant communities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) communities, as well as low-and moderate-income families.
• Strong interpersonal and facilitative skills to be able to have candid but respectful conversations with employees, managers, and executives – giving consultation about subjects they may not like the answer to but will understand and respect the source of the advice.
• Strong commitment to and comfort with curiosity, innovation, improvisation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, including developing and testing hypotheses, identifying patterns and trends, and drawing conclusions.
• Ability to plain talk technical specifications and analysis, relational when working with a variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds, and ability to deliver presentations in front of a live or remote audience.
• Experience with guiding change and adoption within organizations, leading to the adoption of new tools and/processes and building habits to sustained use.
• Knowledge in research and data development and data-driven decision-making.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze the present situation identify root cause and brainstorm creative and effective solutions.
• Ability to exercise a high level of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, self-care, and judgment during challenging or ambiguous situations.
• Knowledge and ability to independently devise unique methods and approaches to analyze and troubleshoot complex technical problems and implement workable solutions.

Desired Qualifications:

• A degree in GIS, geography, cartography, computer science, information systems, science, or other relevant fields and 3 years of experience OR,
• 6 years of experience and/or certifications
• Experience managing projects and a strong understanding of project management principles and concepts, planning, and organization skills.
• Advanced experience with geodatabase capabilities to drive 15 determinants of PEAR. This includes but is not limited to: metadata, feature datasets, topology, standard annotation, feature linked annotation, spatial database domains and subtypes, relationship classes, cartographic representations, managed and unmanaged raster catalogs, linear network dataset, and geometric networks.
• Skill in promoting GIS products and services and training community users how to use Community with ArcGIS Hub services.
• Aptitude and hunger for learning new software and technology that further equity and justice for all.

Supplemental Information

Application Process

How to Apply

Interested? We would love to hear from you. Click “Apply” at the top of this page to start your application (you can save the application and come back to it, if needed). Please include the following:

• A letter of interest that describes your specific qualifications for this position (cover letter).
• A current resume that details your applicable experience and education.
• A work sample or document containing a link to your portfolio. (Ex: web GIS applications, ArcGIS Hub implementations, spatial equity analysis, ArcGIS Story Maps, or other relevant work).
• Three professional references with current telephone numbers and email addresses.

We will directly contact the top candidates to interview for this position. Because we base our selection on the information you provide, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications we described above.

Questions?

For questions about this recruitment or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email Lisa at TalentAcquisition@ofm.wa.gov. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

The Office of Equity is an equal opportunity employer. We work to create a workplace environment that honors and respects the sacred nature of each individual’s personhood. Racial and ethnic members of the global majority, women, persons with a disability, persons over 40 years of age, and Vietnam-era or veterans who are disabled are encouraged to apply. If you need accommodations, help in the application process, or wish to receive this job announcement in an alternative format, please call 360-725-0158 or dial 711 to reach the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf system.