Gis Analyst

York Region-Newmarket, Canadá

Job Description:
POSITION PURPOSE

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Collaborates/works with stakeholders and follows the corporate strategic leadership, planning and direction related to this function.
  • Provides broad geospatial data and analytics expertise and contributes to the advancement of a data and analytics culture in the organization.
  • Supports the Corporate vision and strategy related to this function and follows the Corporate strategic leadership, planning and direction including following the Corporation’s policies, programs, processes, protocols and initiatives and work in partnership at the Corporate level.
  • Provides data & analytics services to department and branch programs and supports corporate programs.
  • Identifies opportunities and provides technical leadership to enrich data available to the department.
  • Applies data processing rigour and automation in support of corporate data acquisition and maintenance requirements.
  • Reviews and applies template data models and advances adherence to applicable data standards,
  • Supports activities to advance the Region’s Open Data program.
  • Researches and analyses business processes to identity opportunities for process redesign, automation, or other improvements.
  • Applies statistical methods and develops analytic models to deliver insights of business value.
  • Designs and develops dashboards, data visualizations, and data stories, and cartographic products to communicate data effectively.
  • Contributes to building technical capacity in data and analytics in the department.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Successful completion of a College Diploma in Geomatics, Science, Computer, Information Management, Math, Statistics or related field, or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum three (3) year of progressively responsible and practical experience providing data and analytics services.
  • Demonstrated experience managing data with an appreciation of data management principles.
  • Demonstrated experience developing custom data products, visualizations and cartographic products.
  • Experience in data acquisition and processing using relevant tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to program and query databases.
  • Ability to research, document, and present technical information.
  • Ability to be resourceful, problem solve technical issues, and perform to root cause analysis.
  • Experience in leading projects, and knowledge of project management principles, tools and techniques to lead projects and teams
  • Demonstrated ability to define work plans, carry out leading analysis and communicate results.
  • Knowledge of trends in the use of current technology as it relates to data and analytics.