About the job

Job summary

If you’re motivated, curious, and looking to take an exciting next step in your career, we are looking for five motivated and talented people to join our busy and friendly Land Mapping team at the Rural Payments and Inspections Division.

 

The role of the Geospatial Technician falls within the operational delivery element of the Land Mapping Team. They are responsible for updating and maintaining geospatial data to enable accurate payments and subsidies for £650m towards rural support and development.

 

They also provide a resource enabling the Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID) to adapt to a surge of tasking through the year and implement changes when delivered by organisational design and development work and the agricultural reform programme.

Job description

• Maintenance of the land parcel identification system geospatial data through efficient and accurate processing of cases.
• Land parcel identification system user acceptance testing on behalf of Digital Information Services Division.
• Support to RPID area offices and Digital Information Services Division to investigate geospatial data and single application form processing errors.
• Evaluate and analyse technical information interpreting multiple data sources and regulations to conduct complex data capture.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to provide customer support.
• Data preparation to enable creation of mapping products to a set standard, exporting of digital products and development of processes to ensure efficiency and currency.
• Liaise with customers and staff to investigate queries and issues arising from geospatial data.
• Adapt to and deliver business change when required in accordance with deadlines.

Person specification

Experience of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and/or BSc in Geography (or similar including GIS).

Essential Criteria

1. Experience of working in a team which meets deadlines and produces results.
2. Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan, prioritise and initiate your own workload.
3. Strong communication skills including the ability to confidently use a variety of communication methods, both verbal and written which are used to maintain good working relationships with different contacts internally & externally.
4. Experience of working in a customer focused environment.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £31,140, Scottish Government contributes £8,407 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

Sift and Interview dates to be confirmed. 

Please apply using the link provided.

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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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.