GIS Research Specialist II

The County of Riverside Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department's Continuum of Care (CoC) Division has an opportunity for a GIS Research Analyst II in Riverside, CA.

The candidate will be responsible for reviewing and analyzing data sets, policies, and research related to the homeless community.

The GIS Research Analyst II will utilize the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), map GIS data, and analyze results from the Homeless Point-in-Time Count to extract, interpret, and assess data for homeless trends that will help guide the delivery of Continuum of Care services and the development of homeless programs aimed at reducing homelessness.

The incumbent will also build dashboards displaying homeless data for public review; prepare reports and presentations to be shared with the County Board of Supervisors, City Councils, and other stakeholders; and assist with grant proposals and budget preparation.

This position will require the incumbent to travel throughout the county for offsite events as needed.

The department is seeking candidates with a passion for and experience supporting CoC, housing, homeless, and other human services, as well as demonstrated experience with geospatial data analysis.

Competitive candidates will have experience with Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), ArcGIS, Tableau, Power BI, Python, and the Microsoft Office Suite; the ability to gather and interpret large data sets, including cleaning data and assessing data quality; and strong community engagement and public speaking skills.

A master's degree and Spanish bilingual skills are preferred but not required.

Meet the Team!
The Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department's CoC Division's primary purpose is to develop and maintain an effective county-wide Continuum of Care.

The Continuum of Care oversees our community's plan to organize and deliver supportive social services, including housing options, which meet the specific needs of homeless individuals and families.

Ultimately, the goal of the Continuum is to move homeless people toward stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency.

Can you see yourself here?• Initiates research and statistical investigations and plans, designs, and conducts the activities of such investigations; recognizes the need for research and statistical investigations related to the development of demographic estimates and forecasts.

• Coordinates with staff and outside agencies to obtain data; designs, organizes and develops research evaluation plans, develops regulatory waiver requests, prepares budgets, and submits grant proposals.

• Defines sample populations and selection criteria; designs, develops and maintains databases; writes queries to extract data for ongoing and unexpected management reports; creates, tests and administers surveys and questionnaires; conducts focus and personal interviews; develops forms, procedures, schedules and sampling criteria for field data collection; and, perform...