GIS Specialist w/Oregon Secretary of State (Salem)

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ABOUT THE AGENCY:
The Oregon Secretary of State is one of three constitutional offices created at statehood. As an independent constitutional officer, the Secretary of State answers directly and solely to the people of Oregon.

​The Secretary of State employs approximately 200 full-time, part-time, and temporary employees. The Secretary oversees the functions of seven program divisions: Archives, Audits, Corporation, Elections, Business Services, Information Systems, and Human Resources.

​OUR MISSION:
Build trust between the people of Oregon and our state government so that public services can make a positive impact in peoples’ lives.

OUR VISION:
We envision an Oregon without barriers, where we lead with our values and believe every voice should be heard. We do so by:

• Building equitable access to our democracy.
• Making tools easily available to achieve economic success.
• Ensuring state resources are used sustainably, efficiently and accountable to the public.
• Honestly acknowledging Oregon’s history.

OUR VALUES:

• Access for all - We elevate equity through identifying and actively eliminating barriers.
• Authenticity - We have integrity and are honest and true to ourselves and others.
• Clarity - We share stories, using plain language to increase understand and impact.
• Respect - We are committed to serving the people of Oregon and strive to understand all viewpoints.
• Service - We are responsive and prioritize the needs of current and future Oregonians we serve.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:
Family Friendly Work Life Balance (paid time off, 12 holidays, 3 personal days, short and long term disability benefits)
Take Care of Yourself and Your Family (comprehensive employee benefits, choice of medical plans, vision plan, life insurance, child care flexible spending account, employee assistance program)

Celebrate Uniqueness: Diversity and inclusion are cornerstones of our values. We recognize that diversity and inclusion are critical to developing a talented, high-performing workforce and are committed to providing a supportive work environment in which all of our employees can thrive and reach their full potential. We strive to maintain a culture that attracts, develops and retains a diverse workforce that closely mirrors the residents of our community. We learn from and respect the cultures in which we operate and value the uniqueness of individual talents, experiences and ideas.

Invest in Your Future: (Pension plan, deferred comp, short and long term disability plan, flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care)
Be Appreciated (employee recognition events, agency unique employee recognition program allowing for additional leave options such as vacation buy-out and sick leave roll-over, dynamic employees doing impactful work)

ADA: At the Secretary of State, we value community and foster a sense of belonging for our employees

WHAT YOU WILL DO:
As the Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist you will assist in the collation and maintenance of GIS databases including shape/coverage/layer data, and linkages to various datasets. You will assist statewide GIS boundary data in support of State Elections Division.

This is accomplished in part by, but not limited to:

• Creating and developing geographic related system (GIS) in support of the State Elections GIS needs and requirements.
• Analyzing, and performing quality control functions on developed GIS system.
• Initiating collection of county data and files, entering data into a GIS environment, providing GIS support to an assigned area.
• Working with geospatial software to develop, document and support GIS computer programming in the automation of business practices.
• Operating geospatial software to produce custom data analysis, maps and reports for the agency.
• Developing output specifications and use GIS tools to access relational databases to analyze and update data.
• Performing quality control and maintenance procedures to ensure spatial data and products meet Secretary of State (SoS) standards and specifications.
• Coordinating use of multiple GIS spatial databases providing accurate analysis and output of shapefiles and datasets.
• Providing recommendations and guidance to Agency management regarding expenditure of resources throughout the agency based on these products.
• Establishing standards and schedules for spatial database maintenance used to produce GIS products.
• Conducting business process analysis resulting in the implementation of new business rules and processes that ensure spatial database quality control and access to counties or selected state users.
• Designing, creating, and coordinating the production of custom GIS work products meeting the needs and requirements of SoS customers, stakeholders and/or consumers.
• Ensure spatial data metadata standards are met and compatibility within the enterprise data systems by creating appropriate metadata and utilizing appropriate metadata tools.
• Managing internal spatial data collection projects, which provide spatial data supporting statewide GIS projects, coordinate with contracted vendor to ensure system is meeting business needs.
• Coordinating agency teams in the use of GIS software tools to meet agency spatial data maintenance needs.
• Providing agency-wide direction and consultation in the development and use of GIS spatial data.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of conceptual and physical database models and metadata for multi-agency, counties, or ad-hoc groups spatial data systems.
• Testing database performance and making design modification recommendations to the Election’s project team and Election’s leadership, based on analysis of physical database models.
• Producing or reviewing spatial data systems documentation for compatibility, standards and integration with multi-agency applications.
• Representing SoS GIS spatial data on various groups deciding data sharing and usage.
• Participating on Agency project team producing custom GIS projects by assisting in project planning, application development and data development.
• Assisting in developing project specifications and procedures while reporting project status to project managers.