Company Info

South East Rivers Trust
24 Denmark Road
London, United Kingdom
Phone: 08450920110
Web Site: https://www.southeastriverstrust.org/

GIS Analyst / Senior GIS Analyst

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Job ID:

495

Location:

Leatherhead, United Kingdom

Category:

GIS Analyst, GIS Consultant, GIS Data Capture, GIS Developer

Salary:

£29,000 - £35,000 (pro rata for part time) dependent on experience and seniority of the applicant. per year

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Job Views:

1515

Employment Type:

Full time, Part time

Posted:

04.27.2022

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Job Description:

Are you a technology savvy GIS professional looking to work directly on projects which protect the environment? Come and join our friendly team at the South East Rivers Trust (SERT) working to achieve healthy river ecosystems for all across the south east of England
We are looking for a GIS Analyst / Senior GIS Analyst to join our dynamic team. This is a role dedicated to GIS and spatial analysis, to underpin the evidence-based approach taken by the Trust and to promote effective river and catchment management. This is a fantastic opportunity to help steer and direct the development of GIS-based data analysis and identify opportunities for the Trust to apply new techniques and develop partnership projects with others whose objectives align with our own.
The South East Rivers Trust is a member of the national Rivers Trust, a movement which is comprised of over 60 local trusts, who concentrate their efforts on practical environmental enhancement works on the ground. The Trust’s core values are central to all we strive to achieve, including bringing positive energy, expertise and specialist knowledge to develop good relationships and to deliver to a high standard making a real difference to rivers and their catchment areas.

If you wish to join our team, then please apply by visiting the Trust’s website for a full role description and application form.

If you wish to join our team, then please apply by visiting the Trust’s website for a full role description and application form.

Job Requirements:

Data Coordination and Management (20%)

1.1. Develop and coordinate spatial databases for the Trust and its trading subsidiary;

1.2. Be responsible for holding and maintaining datasets for the Trust, its partnerships and trading arm, including data assurance and quality control;

1.3. Be responsible for the management of all data and software licences.

Spatial Analysis and Data Presentation to Support Environmental Decisions (50%)

2.1. Work closely with colleagues to identify opportunities for spatial data analyses bringing innovative approaches which will enhance the understanding of environmental issues and their solutions;

2.2. Collect, source, process and analyse data from a variety of sources (e.g. topographic, Lidar, open source, government, citizen science) to support evidence-based decision making and inform catchment management priorities, e.g. targeting measures to improve water quality, water resources, habitat restoration and natural flood management;

2.3. Support staff and the Trust’s Catchment Partnerships in spatial data analysis and presentation;

2.4. Support staff in stakeholder and partner workshops to collect, collate, present, analyse and refine environmental information to facilitate decision making;

2.5. Support the Trust to take a Natural Capital approach, supporting the creation of decision-making tools and evidence, such as risk and opportunity maps for water resources, biodiversity and other ecosystem functions;

2.6. Be responsible for effective presentation and communication of spatial data and facilitate its interpretation, including high quality visual outputs to support stakeholder engagement and decision making.

Project and GIS Function Development (30%)

3.1. Lead on the development of GIS and data led opportunities for the Trust, and its trading arm, to work with others and develop project opportunities that deliver benefits to the environment;

3.2. Contribute to the development of projects and funding applications;

3.3. Support colleagues in the development of their own GIS and data management capabilities;

3.4. Attend relevant training, workshops, meetings and conferences on behalf of the Trust to share knowledge and best practice in GIS and data management.