GIS & Data Analyst

Job Introduction

The starting salary for this role is £34,356 per annum, based on working 36-hours per week. 

Are you looking for a new opportunity to develop your career in data analysis within an emergency service environment?

Surrey Fire & Rescue delivers services to ensure our communities are safer, whether it be preventing and protecting people from fire and other risks or responding swiftly and effectively to the emergencies that occur. The role reports to the Performance & Intelligence Specialist within the Data & Digital Team.

The Data, Digital & Specialist Projects Team is responsible for the Service’s core data analysis and reports, both of which are used in support of service delivery and improvement. it also leads on the Digital Strategy and related IT projects and data governance; there are around a dozen people in the Team.

This Team had a lead role in modelling the response incident data that has enabled a significant shift of the workforce from this activity into community protection and prevention activities. The Team also continues to be key to enabling the Mobilising Control function of the Service to enlarge its scope to cover other fire and rescue services.

About us

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service provide an emergency service that looks after approximately 1.18 million people spread across approximately 1,676 square kilometres in a county that includes several large urban areas such as Guildford, Redhill, and Woking. Surrey has also been found to have the highest concentration of trees in the UK. There are 103 kilometres of motorway, two major airports nearby and there are more than 1000 sites identified as posing high risk throughout the county.

Surrey's firefighters are trained to deal with a range of emergency situations, not just fires and road traffic collisions. These activities include working with other agencies to respond to widespread flooding and other water rescue incidents or dealing with emergencies that may involve hazardous materials.

At Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, we believe it is essential to embed our commitment to the Core Code of Ethics and particularly equality, diversity and inclusion, into every aspect of our work. This is a dual responsibility applying both to our outward facing, community-focussed activities, and to our internal responsibilities to people and volunteers. Our vision is that everyone representing Surrey Fire and Rescue Service will be community role model.

These include:

• Putting our communities first
• Integrity
• Dignity and respect
• Leadership
• Equality, diversity and inclusion

About the role

The Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Data Analyst role is to process and analyse all required Service performance data such as operational response data, community fire safety work streams data through to sickness and absence data. You will analyse and present this information to a high level of quality and to a level of detail and in a format as required by the customer.

This role also takes the lead in maintaining and developing GIS mapping and data analysis systems for the service as required by the customer.

A further key element for this post is to support the maintenance and development of sector specialist databases and platforms supporting critical systems that cover diverse elements of the service needs around incidents, community safety activities and management of the workforce.

To apply and be considered for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Knowledge of GIS mapping, such as Mapinfo or equivalent software.
• Knowledge of data analysis systems.
• Experience of undertaking data analysis and reporting against the results with accuracy, clarity and insight.
• Training and experience in using SQL Server Management Studio
• GIS experience and excellent data analysis skills within MS Excel.  MS Excel skills to include use of VBA.
• Knowledge of FME for the automation of data preparation.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

Additional Information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 25/10/2023. Interviews will take place face to face in the week commencing 6th November 2023. 

Contact details

For an informal discussion please contact Peter Rice by e-mail at peter.rice@surreycc.gov.uk

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Remote working will be considered for this post.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application.
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form.

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. 

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.