About the job

Job summary

Digital transformation of public services is vital to delivering the services that the people of Wales expect and need. The Welsh Government currently delivers digital services to people and business across Wales. Led by our Chief Digital Officer, the Welsh Government is increasingly delivering more services online. The Chief Digital Officer provides a consultancy service of digital and data expertise to business areas across the Welsh Government.

The Government Geography Profession (GGP) profession in the Welsh Government supports a range of geospatial and digital services across the whole organisation. As part of our GGP, you will be a key part of the Geography and Technology team and will make a significant and direct contribution for the people of Wales.

Job description

Role:

As an Associate Geospatial Information Specialist you will support the Data and Geography team (which is part of the Chief Digital Officers directorate) to provide reliable and efficient geospatial analysis and advice services. You will capture and prepare geospatial data for use in business decisions. As an Associate Geospatial Information Specialist, you will also be part of the team supporting Data Map Wales (https://datamap.gov.wales), our Geospatial data portal and application platform .

You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of techniques for geocoding and addressing and cartography. 

As an Associate Geospatial Information Specialist you should have the ability to work with a range of geospatial data sources and understand the strengths and weaknesses of these data sources when they are applied to work in Government.

You will also support the team to:

• help capture and prepare geospatial for use in business decisions
• help generate derived, analysis-ready geospatial products through the design and application of processing workflow and corrections
• manage and administer geospatial datasets from different sources
• help administer geospatial data platforms and manage their datasets to provide efficient and accessible geospatial data services
• contribute to the application of standards, policies and procedures for geospatial data

Background on Welsh Government:

The Welsh Government is the devolved government for Wales with an annual budget of around £15 billion. We are responsible for key aspects of public life in Wales including health, education, the economy, transport, agriculture, and the environment. Welsh Ministers are supported by a workforce of more than 5,000 people with offices in Wales, London and overseas. 

Welsh Government priorities are outlined in Welsh Government Programme for government with an overall ambition to build a Wales which is a self-confident, prosperous, healthy nation and a society which is fair to all. The Welsh Government has set out clear priorities for Wales following the UK’s exit from the European Union. 

We are looking for people who can provide excellent advice and support, can focus resources and have energy and expertise. The Well Being and Future Generations Act provides context for our work. 

Person specification

• Support day-to-day operations of the suite of geospatial tools and infrastructure in use across WG (including product lifecycle e.g. updates, licences)
• Support day-to-day management and maintenance of WG core geospatial datasets and assets (e.g. catalogue, metadata, interoperability)
• Contribute to user acceptance testing frameworks for geospatial applications and infrastructure
• Support the delivery of automation for data management, integration and linkage
• Work with other business areas/teams in WG (e.g. Digital, Data and Technology (Chief Digital Officers directorate), Rural Payments Wales and Environment) to review and update the design and structure of geospatial data and solutions
• Work individually and as part of a cross-disciplinary team to deliver tasks/projects
• Support stakeholder engagement consultations to collate feedback and seek to continuously improve of geospatial services
• Keep abreast of new technology, commercial products, and solution architecture to support a state-of-the-art geospatial tool deployment
• Engage in activities to support the geography community across WG and wider Welsh public sector

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

• This advertisement confirms the overall criteria being assessed throughout this recruitment exercise. For further details on the criteria and evidence required at the application stage, you will need to press apply and review the application form.
• When presenting your evidence, you may find it useful to consider the expectations of the grade as set out in the Grade Description as well as the main responsibilities that are essential for the role.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.