Data & GIS Officer (Ref: 5297)

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

This position is based Nationally

The MMO CV Template must be used. Applications made not using the template will be rejected. 

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Driven by government’s aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO’s purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development.

We are the independent regulator for England’s seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers.

We are a team of around 400 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven.

We also have colleagues based in Defra offices, including Bristol, Cambridge and York where we share office space.

More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website and you can read the MMO’s Story here.

Job description  

The MMO CV Template must be used. Applications made not using the template will be rejected. 

The Data Technology and Innovation team supports decision making across the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) through effective data and information management and analysis services.   

This dynamic and engaging role offers the right candidate a technically diverse opportunity to help shape the way MMO uses data to support operational delivery of Marine Planning, Marine Licensing and Fisheries Management.  

The role will support the GIS Services Manager and Data Manager in the acquisition, analysis, management, distribution, and publication of both geospatial and non-geospatial information. This supports both internal business and external engagement with stakeholders and the public.  

The MMO’s has a diverse social, economic, and environmental marine data and evidence base. This is in part delivered through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a metadata catalogue. The post holder will support the implementation of data flows and assist in the innovation of data delivery across the organisation and Defra group through GIS services.   

Engaging with all teams across the MMO, this role will have the opportunity to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage, analyse, and advise on the MMO’s use of data across a range of sources and industry sectors that operate throughout English waters. 

You will be expected to actively engage in continuous improvement and documentation of the team’s services and evolving ways of working.   

In this role, you will: 

• work with and support all MMO functions, using a variety of geospatial and non-geospatial data to generate insight and support decision making.
• communicate analysis effectively, including using cartography and visualisations to present information from complex geographic datasets.
• work with a range of geospatial data sources, understanding their strengths and weaknesses in the MMO context.
• quality assure data and visualisation products by applying data standards and making informed quality assessments.
• acquire new data products through contracts, and agreements with government and non-government organisations.
• manage data, associated metadata, and make them accessible to others, including building capability in their use, including compliance with licensing and access restrictions.
• develop and construct data products and services, and integrate them into MMO systems and business processes.
• develop and code (python, JavaScript, SQL) tools and workflows which improve efficiency and meets user needs.
• grow data awareness and skills in other teams.
• appropriately document processes and products to ensure business continuity.

For full details, please see the Candidate Pack attached.

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• 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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Job contact :

• Name : Daniel Hallam
• Email : daniel.hallam@MarineManagement.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : defra-recruitment-enquiries@gov.sscl.com