GIS Analyst
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Job Summary
ABOUT US
Almost 1.2 million residents call York Region home making it one of the largest regions in Canada and the fastest growing with a population thats expected to grow to more than 2 million by 2041. Our geography which is comprised of about 1800 square kilometers over nine different municipalities is as beautiful interesting and diverse as our government is organized in a two-tier structure and we work together with our local municipalities to provide residents and businesses access to a broad selection of services and resources.
WHAT WE OFFER
Consistently named one of Canadas Best Employers by Forbes we offer a collaborative progressive workplace that takes pride in our organizational culture and is committed to living The 13 Factors of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace aligned with our vision to create strong caring and safe communities both within and outside our walls.
- Defined Benefit Pension Program - With the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a full-time employee and includes employer-matched contributions.
- Employer of Choice - Recognized as the highest-ranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations.
- Benefits and Wellness - Employees and their loved ones have access to an employee health care spending account access to a 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Programand corporate discounts and purchase plans for day-to-day products and services. Casual employees are eligible to receive payment in lieu of benefits and/or vacation.
- Inclusive and Diverse Workforce - Were committed to fostering an environment that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and ensures everyone can develop to their full potential participate freely in society and live with respect dignity and freedom from discrimination. Our robust Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility program continues to grow and has been recognized by the United Nations and many other organizations for our leadership.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborates/works with stakeholders and follows the corporate strategic leadership planning and direction related to this function.
- Provides broad geospatial data and analyticsexpertiseand contributes to the advancement ofa dataand 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 Corporations policies programs processes protocols and initiatives and work in partnership at theCorporatelevel.
- Leads andprovidesexpert technical guidance throughout the development andimplementationof GIS-enabled business solutions includingrequirement gathering process mappingsolutiondesign application development data migration integrationtestingusertrainingandcomprehensivedocumentation.
- Provides data & analytics services to department and branch programs and supports corporate programs.
- Identifiesopportunities and provides technical leadership to enrich data available to the department.
- Applies data processingrigourand automation in support of corporate data acquisition and maintenance requirements.
- Develops custom data products conforming to specifications required of business applications.
- Reviews and applies template data models and advances adherence to applicable data standards
- Supports activities to advance the Regions Open Dataand Data Stewardshipprogram.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Successful completion of a College Diploma in Geomatics Science Computer Information Management MathStatisticsor related field or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum three (3)yearof progressively responsible and practical experience providingspatialdata and analytics services.
- Demonstrated experienceinmanagingcomplex spatial and non-spatialdatasets applying best practices and principles of data governance quality assurance andlifecyclemanagement.
- Demonstrated experience developing custom datadata visualizations geospatialproducts and implementing data sharingprocesses and frameworks.
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About Company
The Regional Municipality of York stretches north from Toronto to Lake Simcoe and includes many hectares of protected Greenbelt. York Region’s diversity is evident in our nine local municipalities, geography, economic development and population. York Region provides residents and bu ... View more
