We’re expanding into the Philippines and Thailand — and we’re building the team to take us there.
This is a rare chance to bring your skills to something that genuinely hasn’t been done before — and leave a mark on people and the planet.
We’re looking for individuals who are energized by complex problems, comfortable with ambiguity, and care about water, nature, and climate.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Freshwater Science Associate (‘Associate’) provides critical science inputs as part of broader N4W engagement teams that work with local organizations and agencies to build watershed investment programs that deliver water security and healthy ecosystem outcomes. The Associate’s work involves executing primary freshwater analyses under the guidance of a Science Lead, supporting project coordination, gathering and analyzing data from local, national, and global datasets, obtaining inputs from partner subject matter experts, incorporating feedback from local stakeholders, and ensuring the quality of finalized scientific outputs. This position provides technical execution support for projects promoting Nature-based Solutions for water security, including aspects relating to hydrology, geographic information systems, prioritization & optimization algorithms, land use / land cover evaluation, and monitoring & evaluation program establishment. The position requires occasional domestic and/or international travel, including to remote field locations (anticipated travel burden of 20%).
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prioritizing watershed Nature-based Solution (NbS) implementation options to deliver targeted water security objectives
- Application of commonly-used spatial analytical tools and hydrological models
- Projecting land use / land cover scenarios
- Developing project dashboards and data visualizations to support implementation management
- Assisting engagement Science Leads with coordination of science workstreams
- Collaborating with partners from diverse backgrounds and geographies to incorporate their perspectives and develop interdisciplinary scientific products
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
- Master’s degree in water resources, hydrology, civil or environmental engineering, environmental science, geography, or related field and 3+ years of professional experience, or equivalent combination.
- Experience in geo-spatial analysis, hydrological modeling, and remote sensing /earth observation
- Experience synthesizing, interpreting, and communicating scientific information
- Experienced in project management planning and techniques, including developing clear workplans, and managing deadlines
- Experience writing and speaking in the English language
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years of professional experience, preferably within water sector consultancies and/or water resource management.
- Ecology expertise across a diversity of ecosystem environments
- Experience specifically in watershed and river basin analysis, as distinct from urban drainage or pipe infrastructure engineering.
- Geo-spatial and remote sensing analysis expertise (Desktop and cloud-based), including ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Engine
- Hydrological modeling expertise, including MIKE 11, MIKE 21, DHI MIKE, SWAT, WEAP, HEC-HMS, InVEST, or MODFLOW.
- Programming/statistical/data science expertise, such as: Python, R, MATLAB
- Visualization expertise, including Tableau, ArcGIS Online, Power BI
- Professional experience in NbS project design and implementation
- Communication skills in articulating complex scientific concepts/outputs to non-technical audiences
- Stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and human-centered design skills
- Experience working in data-poor environments
- Experience providing capacity building /training to staff/officials from different background and professional levels on basic to advanced hydrological modeling, GIS, and remote sensing
- Experience in geospatial and remote sensing field data collection and processing
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively on multiple concurrent projects
- Proficiency in additional languages is highly desirable, particularly Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia/Malay, Thai, or Filipino/Tagalog
This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.
