Geographic Information System Analyst (GIS Officer 3)

About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business, and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Service Nova Scotia’s vision is to be recognized as a leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business. To learn more about our department, please click Here

GeoNOVA is the provincial mapping program, providing geomatics solutions for departments and agencies across the provincial government. GeoNOVA’s vision is to ensure geographic information supports the Government of Nova Scotia in achieving excellence in decision making and service delivery. Join our leading-edge team of geomatics professionals.  Find more about GeoNOVA Here.

About Our Opportunity

As part of the Partnerships and Policy team, reporting to the Program Administrator, your role involves building and maintaining partnerships with geomatics teams across government.  You lead projects and initiatives that advance the use of geomatics, and you contribute to the development of policies, standards, and processes.

Primary Accountabilities

• Continuous Learning – Maintain relevant knowledge of geomatics and stay abreast of trends through research, training courses, meetings, and seminars.
• Effective Information Sharing and Collaboration - Stay informed about trends and relevant announcements in the geomatics industry to identify, draft, and distribute communications through SharePoint, email, and partner engagement.
• Collaboration Support- Facilitate or support facilitation of meetings, communications, and collaboration between project teams and partners across government.
• Client Engagement - Act as a liaison for clients and stakeholders, including developing awareness of programs and services offered by GeoNOVA and identifying new opportunities or areas for improvement.
• Project Support - Provide support on geomatics projects including the drafting and review of project documentation including project concepts, and business and functional requirements.
• Conference Planning - Work as a key member of the team to plan and host two annual conferences for the geomatics community.
• Operational Maintenance- Support the maintenance and good operation of the government geomatics infrastructure through documentation, client support, and identifying areas for improvement in processes and standards.
• Educational Partnership: Work collaboratively with private companies to plan and deliver geomatics training for geomatics users in Government of Nova Scotia.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you must hold the following minimum education/work experiences: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Geomatics field plus five (5) years related experience or -Graduated from an approved technical school in the field of geomatics in addition to eight (8) years related experience.

An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

In addition, the following are required skills/knowledge:

-In-depth knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including products, technology, and related principals.

-Strong presentation and communication skills (auditory, verbal and written). This is critical to articulate and relay complex problems and technical information to a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences.

-Demonstrated experience with and a proven track record in effectively engaging and building partnerships with multi-disciplinary stakeholders.

-Experience with business analysis including analyzing and defining business problems and requirements.

-Strong time management and organization skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities within tight timeframes.

-The ability to work cohesively in a team and independently.

-The ability to forge strong relationships of trust and collaboration across all levels of governments.

The following are considered assets:

-Knowledge of organizational structure of geomatics teams in the Government of Nova Scotia.

-Experience with project management and or business analysis.

-Experience with Microsoft 365 suite such as SharePoint, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio, Planner, Power Automate, Lists, Outlook, Word and Excel.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.  For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.

This position qualifies for Flexible Work Arrangement (FAW) working hours, including earned days off.

Time is spent in an office setting with flexible working from home arrangements.

Additional Information

This competition will be used to fill one (1) permanent position based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

What We Offer

• Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules