Property and Planning Research and Information Co-ordinator

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Job Details

As Property & Planning, Research & Information Coordinator, you can use your research and analytical skills to positively impact on the development and delivery of Fife Council’s place-based policies, plans, and services by co-ordinating the delivery of the Fife Employment, Housing, and Vacant and Derelict Land Audits, the Fife Property Gazetteer and the Council’s Street Naming and Numbering service. This diverse and varied role can vary from day to day and requires exemplary organisational skills, a collaborative teamwork approach along with flexibility.

• To plan, coordinate and manage Property and Planning Research and Information activities. This section undertakes land use research, information, and analysis to support place based policies and programmes. Proactively co-ordinating the Fife Property Gazetteer and the Council’s Street Naming and Numbering function. Monitor, commission, and disseminate geospatial research, information, and analysis to support place policy development and monitoring.
• This diverse and varied role can vary from day to day and requires exemplary organisational skills, a collaborative Teamwork approach along with flexibility. You will manage junior staff (supervising, encouraging and mentoring).
• Based at Glenrothes, Fife, working 36 hours per week on a permanent, full-time basis with a salary of £38,950.71 to £42,686.23 per year.
• You will be part of the Council’s Place Programmes, Policy & Partnerships Team within Business & Employability Services, within the Place Directorate.
• We also offer an occupational pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. We want to make working for Fife Council work for our staff! We provide a range of employee benefits to contribute to their welfare and a better standard of living. More information at https://jobs.fife.gov.uk/employee benefits.

The Person

As Property & Planning, Research & Information Coordinator, you'll need to be:

• Educated to Degree level, SCQF level 9, SVQ level 4 or equivalent in a relevant subject or equivalent experience e.g. Geography, Planning, Geographic Information System (GIS).
• Have post education GIS experience. Experience in a technical or data driven role, with a proven knowledge specialised software packages, particularly those associated with the ESRI product suite and the skills for using the IDOX Uniform system.
• Knowledge and experience of the core principles of GIS and GIS data management; with the Corporate Address Gazetteer and Street Naming and Numbering service; the Scottish Gazetteer Conventions, BS7666 and applicable data standards and conventions.
• Extensive knowledge of IT systems relating to database/spatial data management e.g., ArcGIS, Uniform, MS Office suite.
• Analytical skills - discuss and agree project requirements, draft research specifications, agree the terms of reference for research, commission and manage research projects.
• Report writing skills – for example produce both written and oral briefs for policy officers and Elected Members, based on reviews of research evidence.
• Have astute political awareness, in both the local and national context. Able to work effectively in a partnership context.
• Understanding of relational databases and geodatabase; Geospatial data processing and analysis.
• A proactive approach to developing new skills and keeping up to date with technology.
• Experience in mentoring and coordinating work within a team, including the evaluation of completed work.
• Able to engage and motivate others to perform to their best.
• Driver’s licence required for the site visits that are an intrinsic part of this role and the ability to provide a regular and effective service, working alone or as part of a team.

We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For further information please contact: Morag Millar - morag.millar@fife.gov.uk