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About the Department of Conservation and Recreation:

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages one of the largest and most diverse state parks systems in the nation and protects and enhances natural resources and outdoor recreational opportunities throughout Massachusetts. The DCR system includes over 450,000 acres of parks, forests, water supply protection lands, beaches, lakes, ponds, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, skating rinks, trails and parkways.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks qualified applicants for the position of Program Coordinator II– Seasonal Land Records and Database Coordinator.

DCR manages the land records for all of its holdings, including new acquisitions in paper and digital formats. DCR is moving its headquarters location and needs to prepare by culling, organizing and possibly digitizing its paper land records. The Land Records Coordinator will report to the Director of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and coordinate closely with the Director of Land Acquisition & and their staff. The Land Records Coordinator will also assist with updating and maintaining the GIS Open Space data layer and work with the GIS Director to create StoryMaps and Webapps with ArcGIS Online.

Specific duties include:

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• Addressing a backlog of property records that are not properly catalogued in DCRs database or paper files.
• Culling and organizing land records to reduce overall physical footprint of paper records.
• Managing the paper files from completed land acquisition projects to make sure that the files are in order, labeled and shelved properly.
• Researching parcel boundary and deed information from a variety of data sources.  
• Assisting in development of a new database to track pre-acquisition activities of Parks and Watershed Land Protection Programs, and other database projects as needed.
• Updating existing GIS data layers and/or databases.(This following is what the old one said – you two decide which you like better… Adding new acquisitions to the MassGIS open space datalayer, and revise existing boundaries and attributes as needed using ArcGIS.
• Creating and maintaining data and GIS workflows in ArcGIS Online and FieldMaps
• Creating StoryMaps and/or WebApps using ArcGIS Online
• Working cooperatively with Land Acquisition and Protection Staff & GIS Staff on a variety of projects as needed, including GIS analysis and public outreach.

Other related duties as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

-Understanding and knowledge of real property transactions and associated property records; ability to understand and read maps and surveys; familiarity and experience with GIS.

-Proficiency in ESRI products specifically ArcGIS Online.

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) three years of full time, or equivalent part-time, professional, administrative or managerial experience in business administration, business management or public administration the major duties of which involved program management, program administration, program coordination, program planning and/or program analysis, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the-required experience.*

II. A Graduate degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for the required experience.*

III. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major other than in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.*

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.