Spatial Analyst

**About us**:
We are an enthusiastic, supportive team who have a great range of skills and experience.

Our team look for ways to deliver great geospatial tools and services to our internal and external customers.

Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and we all have an important role to play to deliver exceptional customer service.

Our organisation is committed to flexible ways of working.

We love where we live. That’s why we work so hard to look after our region and the people who live and work in the Waikato region.

**About you**:

- We are looking for an enthusiastic, customer-focused Spatial Analyst, who will respond to requests for spatial information and provide data outputs in a variety of formats for both internal and external clients.
- Do you like variety and delivering efficiently to customers? This exciting role constantly has new challenges coming on to the to-do list that require someone to have good customer service and problem-solving skills and the ability to find out and potentially grow their own solution centred skills.
- Do you want to broaden your GIS skills? It’s a varied role covering a range of tasks including the creation and maintenance of datasets, analysis, and mapping to produce a high standard of outputs.
- You will be part of a talented team made up of Spatial Analysts and Data Management Analysts who have significant workloads but have a great can-do attitude, team spirit and a sense of fun. The team sits within the Spatial Information Section.
- Your high-level communication skills combined with your self-motivation and attention to detail will ensure your success in this role.

**Qualifications & Experience**:
Relevant tertiary qualification in GIS, geography, computer science or information technology or 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Proven knowledge, experience and understanding of ArcGIS products
- Proven knowledge and experience of Office 365
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Strategic and tactical thinking skills
- Political awareness and skill in dealing with sensitive and confidential issues (including bi-cultural sensitivity)
- Proven success at building relationships and resolving issues with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to deliver in a political environment that could be high pressure and rapidly changing.

**About the role**:

- Undertake requests for spatial information and provide outputs in a variety of formats (such as map production and data provision) to various internal and external clients
- Carry out spatial analysis to meet the information needs of various internal and external clients
- Maintain and create relevant data sets and metadata to Waikato Regional Council standards
- Provide backup support for Spatial Information and Data Management Team members as required
- Provide Spatial Information support for corporate and/or regional collaboration projects requiring spatial analysis, as required