The role
Do you want to use your data and GIS skills to help restore Wales' peatlands? Natural Resources Wales is looking for Data and GIS Officers to join the National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP).
This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of one of Wales' most important environmental programmes. You'll play a key role in managing and analysing data that tracks peatland restoration, ensuring that evidence is accurate, accessible, and used to shape decisions that protect and restore these vital habitats.
In this role, you'll:
1. Work with delivery teams to lead on data management and support analysis using GIS and other platforms to capture restoration activity.
2. Develop and maintain datasets and data structures, ensuring compliance with NRW's data governance and licensing standards.
3. Import, validate, and manage data from delivery teams and partners, supporting colleagues with training and mentoring.
4. Analyse and manipulate data (including Power BI formats) to meet a wide range of reporting needs.
5. Work with UK-wide peatland programmes, universities, and research institutes to develop consistent approaches to recording and reporting restoration progress.
6. Contribute to innovative data methods that improve efficiency and strengthen NPAP's planning and reporting.
7. Occasionally support fieldwork to collect primary data and ensure its i...