East Cambridgeshire District Council have an exciting opportunity for a GIS Officer to join their team.
Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire (CB7 4EE)
Salary: £31,364 - £35,745 PA, Plus Benefits Package
Job Type: Full – Time, Permanent
Hours: Mon – Thurs 8:45am – 5:00pm and Fri 8:45am – 4:30pm (37 hours PW)
Close Date: 23rd June 2024
About Us:
East Cambridgeshire boasts excellent transport links, stunning countryside, vibrant markets, and welcoming communities and it one of the UK's happiest and healthiest places to live. The District Council takes pride in its innovative approach to delivering sustainable and economically driven services that benefit residents, stakeholders, and the environment.
GIS Officer – The Role:
In this role, you will provide expert advice and guidance on GIS across the Council, host sessions to communicate key messages and best practices, and facilitate staff discussions on GIS-related issues. You will also manage spatial data capture, map production, geospatial analysis, and lead data management improvements to share Council data with stakeholders.
GIS Officer – Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on GIS support and development, ensuring compliance with national standards
- Enhance GIS reporting and contribute to improvements with ICT Support Officers
- Create and maintain the Geospatial Strategy for the Council's digital and data maturity
- Implement best practices and tools for spatial data management and integration
- Interpret, analyse, and present data sets, ensuring accuracy of geospatial data
- Act as the principal contact for the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) with Ordnance Survey
- Create and maintain a GIS Data Catalogue aligned with the GIS Data Store
- Regularly review the use of the Council's GIS Software and identify functional requirements
- Contribute to major ICT incidents, disaster recovery, or cyber incidents as needed
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Provide training and presentations to Council staff and external audiences
- Work outside normal office hours as required
- Undertake other reasonable duties as needed
GIS Officer – You:
The ideal candidate must possess the following:
- Degree which includes strong spatial data component or 3 years equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the Ordnance Survey public services mapping agreement Knowledge of ISO14001, BS7666 Experience in spatial database development. This will include design, build, architecture & implementation Experience of implementing spatial data standards across all business areas GDPR Knowledge and awareness
- GIS & data visualisation skills Experience of continually improving spatial data capability Experience of working with multiple stakeholders. Gathering, interpretating & analysing all requirements Experience of leading spatial data integration projects across a variety of business systems
- Reliable flexible and responsive with the ability to react to changing customer service demands
- Good communication skills to transfer information to both technical and nontechnical customers (internal and external)
GIS Officer – Benefits:
- Flexible working
- Childcare scheme
- Training, development and payment of professional fees
- Holidays, sickness and salary pension scheme entitlements
Application Process:
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2023) and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and/or convictions.
The Closing date for applications is Sunday the 23rd of June 2024. Interviews will take place on the Monday, 8th July 2024.
To submit your application for this exciting GIS Officer opportunity, please click ‘Apply' now.