We Are St Helens Borough Council.
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support.
We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey.
Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as Gazetteer & GIS Technical Officer in the Strategic Growth Department.
We are seeking to recruit an LLPG/LSG Officer with a sound technical knowledge and understanding of GIS, particularly MapInfo, to join our Corporate GIS Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and updating the Councils Local Land and Property Gazetteer and Local Street Gazetteer. The Corporate GIS team receive a wide variety of mapping requests; therefore, the successful candidate will require a positive attitude and ‘can do’ approach to work within this context.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Maintain and update the Local Land and Property Gazetteer and Local Street Gazetteer.
2. Handle various mapping requests.
3. Demonstrate sound judgement and a flexible approach to problem solving.
4. Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Sound technical knowledge of GIS, particularly MapInfo.
2. Excellent communication skills.
3. Enthusiastic and committed to the role.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying, please contact Nigel Clark, on 01744 671792.
Thank you for your interest in working for us. If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership. #J-18808-Ljbffr