Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada’s mission is to safeguard wildlife and wild places through science, conservation action, and by inspiring people to value nature.
We are the only national conservation organization using scientific research combined with strategic policy initiatives to resolve Canadian conservation challenges.
We have long-term projects, often in remote areas with significant conservation opportunities where success is precedent setting.
We go well beyond research to apply our deep understanding of the needs of key wildlife in the places where we work.

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

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Wildlife Conservation Society Canada is dedicated to the protection and conservation of wildlife and natural ecosystems across Canada. They engage in on-the-ground scientific research and policy action, addressing critical issues related to biodiversity, climate change, and Indigenous partnerships. Their programs encompass various aspects of conservation, including fellowships aimed at empowering First Nations women in leadership roles within the conservation movement.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada’s mission is to safeguard wildlife and wild places through science, conservation action, and by inspiring people to value nature. 

We are the only national conservation organization using scientific research combined with strategic policy initiatives to resolve Canadian conservation challenges. We have long-term projects, often in remote areas with significant conservation opportunities where success is precedent setting. We go well beyond research to apply our deep understanding of the needs of key wildlife in the places where we work. 

• Provide advanced geospatial analysis, programming, and technical expertise to support conservation science, planning, and decision-making across the ONB Program and WCS Canada
• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance geospatial databases, analytical tools, automated workflows, and custom applications
• Manage and maintain the Ontario Mineral Tracker, including databases, automated workflows, web-scraping applications, and reporting products
• Conduct geospatial analyses, spatial modelling, and data visualization for conservation planning, ecological assessments, resource development analyses, and strategic decision-making
• Develop reproducible analytical workflows using Python, R, SQL, ArcGIS Pro, and related technologies
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation for geospatial databases, analytical processes, scripts, and workflows
• Support ecological atlas initiatives, cumulative effects assessments, and other conservation science projects
• Acquire, manage, integrate, and validate geospatial datasets from multiple sources
• Collaborate with scientists and conservation practitioners to identify analytical approaches informing conservation priorities and policy development
• Produce maps, dashboards, visualizations, and other geospatial products communicating scientific findings and conservation priorities
• Provide technical advice on GIS technologies, data management practices, and geoprocessing workflows
• Administer GIS software licensing and organizational access to geospatial resources
• Share knowledge, provide training, and promote geospatial analysis and conservation GIS best practices
• Contribute to project reporting, funding proposals, and technical communications
• Represent WCS Canada at conferences, workshops, academic institutions, and professional forums
• Contribute to publications, presentations, articles, blogs, and other communication products
• Develop collaborative relationships with external partners to advance geospatial technologies for conservation outcomes
• Support reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and WCS Canada’s diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility commitments

Geospatial Analyst – Programmer

Geospatial analyst programming databases, workflows, and visualization tools for WCS Canada’s Canadian wildlife conservation programs. Supporting ecological assessments, mineral tracking, and landscape-level conservation planning.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada’s mission is to safeguard wildlife and wild places through science, conservation action, and by inspiring people to value nature. We are the only national conservation organization using scientific research combined with strategic policy initiatives to resolve Canadian conservation challenges. We have long-term projects, often in remote areas with significant conservation opportunities where success is precedent setting. We go well beyond research to apply our deep understanding of the needs of key wildlife in the places where we work.

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