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Temporary Reef Restoration Associate: FULL TIME, Florida Keys Based

The Temporary Restoration Associate contributes to CRF™ restoration goals by assisting in holding a representative broodstock of regional coral biodiversity; propagating corals and species for reef restoration, species recovery, and facilitate external collaborations; out planting produced corals to reefs to meet internal and external goals; and in the monitoring and reporting of gene bank, nursery, out planting, and all other restoration operations. You will work closely with the Restoration Program Manager, Administrator, Coordinators, and fellow members of the Restoration Team to help plan, implement, and monitor restoration operations. This position has a mix of field and land-based tasks.

As a field team member, you will assist in executing CRF™ day-to-day restoration and monitoring activities including (but not limited to): operating CRF™ truck, trailer, and vessel fleet daily; the operation of the in-situ gene bank; the maintenance and monitoring of the offshore coral nurseries; the implementation of out planting and monitoring tasks at restoration sites; all while following CRF™ standard operating procedures for restoration activities and data collection.

In addition to the field-based functions of this position, the land-based activities may include (but are not limited to): nursery structure assembly; coral transfers; data capturing, recording, and analysis for current projects; maintaining supply inventories and preparing purchase requisitions; training of CRF™ interns and supervision of intern projects; document, file, and prepare records for report writing, fueling vehicles and boats, and assisting in scuba gear and vessel maintenance with administrative and operations staff.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Biology, Ecology, Marine, or Environmental sciences.
SCUBA certification: Rescue Diver from an internationally recognized training agency, with a minimum of fifty (50) open water dives; at least thirty (30) of those dives as ocean dives, and ten (10) as boat dives.
First Aid, CPR and O2 Provider certifications from an internationally recognized agency.
Practical experience trailering and operating small boats in the open ocean.
Excellent communication in English, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrated experience using MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook), Garmin GPS software, and Google products (Google Earth).
Strong organizational and analytical skills.
Experience supervising diverse groups of divers with various levels of dive skills and certifications.
Experience with SCUBA tank, high-pressure air compressor, gear repairs, and general vehicle or vessel maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Biology, Ecology, Marine, or Environmental sciences.
Dive Master or higher, from an internationally recognized training agency, with a minimum of fifty (60) open water dives; at least thirty (30) of those dives as ocean dives and ten (30) as boat dives.
MOCC Certified or Coast Guard Licensed Captains.
Experience working in field-based coral reef conservation and restoration.
Experience managing data collection and data entry systems.

Problem Solving Attributes

Critical thinking to adapt or modify processes in response to fluid circumstances.
Coordinate multiple tasks with many variables, while working on SCUBA.
Solve routine problems independently; consult the Program Manager for unusual or complex problems.
Acute attention to detail.
Development of acute spatial awareness and attention to detail while working underwater. This includes accomplishing dive tasks at nurseries and restoration sites while also being responsible for and managing the dive team.

Personal Characteristics

Deep integrity, with an unwavering commitment to ethical behavior and communication.
Consistently demonstrate professional, positive, and approachable attitude/demeanor and remain discrete.
Positive attitude while being self-motivated, independent, reliable, and displaying strong core characteristics as described in CRF™ value statement.
Multi-tasker who is expected to think critically while being intuitive. Able to adjust unexpected changes and readily solve problems.

For more information and details on how to apply, check out the full job description here.

IT & Data Administrator: FULL TIME, Florida Keys Based

The IT and Data Administrator contributes to CRF™ administrative and data science goals by managing and improving CRF’s everyday hardware, software, and technological infrastructure, while also exploring and implementing novel methods for the acquisition, storage, and processing of CRF’s field and administrative data sets. The role is also expected to create and implement standard operating procedures for CRF’s technology needs and create an annual operating plan and budget in support of CRF’s annual goals.

CRF™ team members think critically and are intuitive. Candidates for this position must be motivated, reliable, and display strong core characteristics as outlined in the CRF™ values statement above, as well as be able adjust to changes and problem solve on the spot. This position involves working in a small, open office space in close, daily coordination with other staff members and interns. This position also involves a high degree of organization and attention to detail to ensure data integrity and continuous operation of essential technology systems (eg. computers, phone systems, and software licenses).

Job Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

Hardware, Software, and IT Infrastructure Management

Develop and execute strategy for managing CRFTM hardware, including but not limited to deployment, troubleshooting, inventorying, and repairing, and replacing computers, tablets, televisions, conferencing equipment, and external storage drives.
Develop and implement a ticket system of tracking and addressing maintenance requests for CRF™ business operations, such as IT and facilities.
Manage and troubleshoot CRF™ internet and phone services at all CRF™ facilities (Key Largo, Tavernier, Key West), as well as configure any new such systems.
Develop and maintain television and audio systems at all CRF™ facilities, for both educational and video-conferencing purposes. If this involves purchasing new equipment, conduct cost-benefit analyses, purchase hardware, and oversee the installation process.
Maintain and deploy software licenses (eg Adobe, Microsoft, etc) in varying capacities for CRF™ staff and interns.
Conduct necessary onboarding of new staff and interns, including configuration of various user accounts and technology training upon new staff/intern arrival.
Develop staff cybersecurity protocols and conduct training for staff and interns to protect against phishing scams, account breaches, etc.
Develop and maintain CRF™ security and accessibility protocols for digital assets (eg website, social media accounts) and coordinate with appropriate CRF™ managers to evaluate and improve these assets.

Data Management

Evaluate existing data management procedures and develop improved protocols for the storage, transfer, and access of cloud-based documents and data at CRF™.
Periodically evaluate CRF™ data systems, ensuring that infrastructure is scalable and meets the needs of a growing non-profit organization; determine best strategies/upgrades and implement solutions to these ends.
Ensure that new protocols are adhered to; provide training for CRF™ staff and interns on appropriate data storage and management skills and practices.
Troubleshoot data storage/access issues that arise in day-to-day operations.
Work with CRF™ stakeholders to provide reporting such as data-centric figures and models for purposes specific to the stakeholder’s program (eg Annual Report statistics, restoration monitoring reports, website/social media trends).

Administrative

Work with CRF™ stakeholders to develop annual operating budgets for the above tasks and responsibilities, assisting with analysis of program needs and costs.
Establish and maintain natural disaster protocols to ensure physical and digital resources are protected.
Periodically evaluate hardware/infrastructure for improvements and provide cost-benefit analyses when appropriate.
Develop, implement, assure, and maintain written procedures and organization standards for IT/Data responsibilities listed above.
Evaluate need for and execute purchasing of organizational assets including computers, televisions, and conferencing technology.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
2-4 years of employment experience managing data and technology systems at medium-sized company; preference given to experience in a non-profit setting.
Strong knowledge of programming languages and operating systems.
Knowledge of modern data systems, best data management practices, and applications.
Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing IT solutions for medium- to large-sized organization.
Excellent communications in English, both orally and in writing.
Proven organizational and analytical skills and attention to detail.

For more information and details on how to apply, check out the full job description here.

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