Mapping and Charting Officer

Mapping & Charting Officer

CPL have partnered with Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) to recruit for Mapping & Charting Officer’s (E01 Grade) to join their team on a temporary contract, with possibility of extension.

·      Pay Rate - £15.97 per/hr

·      Location – DoF, LPS Ordnance Survey Product Management

·      Benefits – 37 days holiday per annum

·      Hours – 37 hours per week

The GI Specialist will support the development and maintenance of spatial data and non-spatial data and provide mapping and analytical services while promoting and supporting the use of OSNI mapping products.

Responsibilities will include: 

·    Manage team emails and calls.

·    Manage product suite and product supply.

·     Attend meetings regarding product suite and collate customer feedback.

·     Capture, collate, process, visualise and occasionally interrogate spatial data, especially in response to customer queries and for routine QA.

·    Analyse and present data using GIS software.

·   Provide technical support with regards product suite and its use in GIS.

· Integrate spatial and non-spatial datasets through various methods including database and spreadsheet manipulation.

Essential Experience/Qualifications

·      Problem Solving and people skills – responding to formal emails, active customer engagement and a keenness to find alternative solutions.

·   GIS skills – experience/ability to competently use ARC, MapInfo or CAD software to load, manipulate, analyse and display spatial data.

·      Microsoft skills – File/Windows Explorer, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as a minimum.

·      Ability to conduct basic research on request.

Desired Experience/ Qualifications

·      Experience/ability to competently use database and spreadsheets to manipulate/ analyse spatial and non-spatial datasets.

·      Experience applying cartographic skills to visualise digital spatial data.

·      Comfortable giving short presentations as required.

·      Basic Minute Taking skills.

For further details please apply directly below or contact Anne-Marie Erhalim directly.

If successful you will be required to complete a criminal record check through Access NI, having a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude you from this process. Cpl have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, for a copy of this policy please email [email protected].  

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice

Cpl is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace will better our relationships and services with our clients, our candidates, our communities, and one another. Be You, Be Kind, Be Proud.