FSC I&P Technology Officer

About the Job

Are you passionate about the potential of data, analytics/AI, geospatial technologies, and digital innovation to drive environmental and social impact? We are looking for a skilled and collaborative Technology Officer to help advance FSC’s initiatives—including Ecosystem Services, Outcome Orientation and System Integrity — through the design and implementation of GIS, data, and digital product solutions. The Technology Officer plays a critical role in identifying, screening, and deploying technologies that enable Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) programs to address critical marketplace needs and scale effectively. This position will support technical alignment with FSC’s normative standards and frameworks, while maintaining business alignment with FSC’s regional and international teams.

Operating within a matrixed structure, the Technology Officer collaborates closely with leadership at FSC International – working especially closely with the offices of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Senior Director of Markets, and other Units as needed. The position reports to the Deputy Executive Director of FSC I&P ensuring coordination in the matrixed structure. This role also engages key technology partners and donors in support of FSC’s mission to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests.

About FSC and FSC Investments & Partnerships

In the early 1990s, an international group of leaders in business, human rights, and the environment came together to develop standards for managing forests responsibly. These visionaries established the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in response to the many threats facing the world’s forests.

FSC certification assures that products sourced from forests have been responsibly managed according to a robust set of environmental and social standards. While FSC is best known for forest certification, it is also pioneering new systems for ecosystem services and outcome-based approaches to sustainability.

FSC Investments & Partnerships (I&P) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2016 to amplify responsible forest management and innovation. FSC I&P collaborates with FSC offices around the world and the International Secretariat in Bonn, Germany, to deliver on this shared mission.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

Technology Strategy & Implementation

• Drive the positioning, design, and implementation of geospatial, data-centric and analytics/AI solutions to support Ecosystem Services, Outcome Orientation and System Integrity objectives.
• Lead engagement with internal stakeholders to rapidly gather and prioritize business requirements, translating programmatic goals into actionable technical roadmaps.
• Translate data science, AI, and architectural requirements into business-relevant insights that enable informed decision-making.
• Translate business requirements into technology briefs, with a focus on service orientation and user friendliness.
• Ensure that technology choices align with FSC’s normative standards and operational frameworks.
• Collaborate across internal teams and external technology partners to identify solutions adaptable to evolving program needs.
• Analyze available technologies and earth observation capabilities to develop actionable implementation plans.
• Support the selection, design, implementation, and scaling of new technologies and earth observation providers to expand program reach and impact.
• Evaluate and integrate technologies that enhance data analysis, visualization, geoAI, and product development capabilities.

GIS & Data Management

• Create and contribute to thematic maps, reports, and interactive web applications to visualize data, communicate findings, and identify investment opportunities.
• Support the design, build, and maintenance of GIS technologies, architecture, and data models for forestry and natural resource data.
• Collect and integrate earth observation data using remote sensing, GPS, ground sensors, and mobile GIS applications.
• Perform spatial analysis and modeling to monitor forest areas, identify trends, and support management decisions.
• Develop and automate spatial data workflows for efficient data processing, analysis, and visualization.
• Support integration of diverse geospatial datasets and systems to ensure scalability, interoperability, and data-sharing capabilities.

Partnerships & Program Support

• Cultivate and manage technology partnerships in GIS, earth observation, data science, and product innovation.
• Assess and qualify external partners for strategic and technical alignment.
• Provide program support focused on GIS, data management, and digital product development.
• Represent FSC’s technology agenda in cross-functional and donor-facing settings.
• Contribute to grant reporting, fundraising, and donor engagement related to digital innovation and data infrastructure.

Perform other duties as requested, delegated, or assigned. Moderate travel expected.

Requirements

Experience

• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in geospatial technology.
• At least 5 years of technical leadership and implementation experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 15%) .

Skills & Attributes

• Demonstrated ability to identify and quickly grasp how new technologies work and how they can be applied to achieve business goals.
• Strong analytical skills that enable synthesis of inputs from many sources.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency, flexibility, empathy and diplomacy as part of a global team effort, in a multicultural and multi-institutional/stakeholder environment.
• Strong facilitation skills and comfort working with colleagues on video calls.
• Track record of success with priority setting in a complex organizational setting and the ability to deliver work under deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to work to accommodate colleagues in other time zones around the world.

Helpful Additional Experience:

• Hands-on experience with ArcGIS technology.
• Experience in the nonprofit, conservation, and/or sustainability sectors.
• Fluency in Spanish and/or French is a plus.

Our Commitment

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. We encourage you to apply anyway.

FSC I&P is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that fosters equity and belonging. We believe differences in background, experience, and perspective make us stronger and more effective in our mission to protect forests and the communities that depend on them.

Compensation & Benefits

Target Salary: $115,000–$130,000, commensurate with experience.

FSC Investments & Partnerships offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including premium health and dental insurance, optional flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 3% employer safe harbor contribution, 10 paid holidays, and 31 days of paid time off annually (vacation, floating holidays, and sick leave).

Work Conditions

FSC I&P is based in Seattle, Washington. This position can be fully remote, but applicants who currently live or plan to live in the Seattle area will be prioritized. Travel time is approximately 15% of total work time including international travel. The Technology Officer will need to occasionally work hours that accommodate colleagues in different time zones.

Physical Requirements

The employee will spend most working hours in an indoor office environment and may be subjected to moderate noise. This position will require occasional attendance at internal or external events, which may be indoors or outdoors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, or speak for extended periods of time and spend full business days using their hands to operate a computer.

Reasonable accommodation will be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

FSC Investments & Partnerships offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including premium health and dental insurance, optional flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 3% employer safe harbor contribution, 10 paid holidays, and 31 days of paid time off annually (vacation, floating holidays, and sick leave).

Strong verbal and written communication skills with fluency in spoken and written English.