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Employer: Folkestone & Hythe District Council Salary: £43,438-£49,665 per annum (Grade G) Location: Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY / Flexible Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time Hours: 37 hours per week. DBS Check: Yes Closing Date: 22/07/2025 at 23:00 Reference: GF01/25/317864
Recognised by Best Companies as an outstanding organisation to work for, we have a real focus on health & wellbeing and staff development, and an excellent benefits package that includes corporate membership, discount and salary sacrifice schemes, up to 31 days holiday and Christmas closure, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, and much, much more.
Our offices are based in the heart of Folkestone, with easy access to transport links, local shops, entertainment facilities and the seafront. In addition, we have an agile working culture that supports and encourages flexible working.
Working as part of the Digital and ICT team you will be responsible for supporting and developing software solutions and provide a technical specialism to the Council to ensure effective, efficient and innovative operation of the Councils geospatial information systems. You will be responsible for managing 1 FTE (currently 2 part time posts) and carrying out 1-2-1s and the annual performance reviews.
The Key Functions Of The Role Are Detailed Below
GIS
Manage the councils complex ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise server architecture, including:
* Deploying software updates taking into consideration the effects on other
* systems,
* Configure and deploy system tools,
* Applications,
* Patches and security updates.
Manage the councils geospatial databases ensuring system integrity is appropriately maintained, data is accurate, up to date, correctly structured and accessible to all internal and external sources.
Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG)
Manage and maintain the corporate address gazetteer for 65,000+ properties in line with national standards for addressing (BS766:2006), the Data Transfer Format (DTF7.3) and follow the principles for address creation as directed by the Data Entry Conventions standard.
Street Naming and Numbering
Understand the statutory requirements of the acts of Parliament in relation to Street Naming and Numbering and advise senior managers and councillors on the councils obligation for the naming and numbering of new streets and residential and commercial properties
For an informal discussion please contact Brian Harper on 01303 853210 or email
Closing date for receipt of all completed applications is 11pm on 22 July 2025
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 30 July 2025. If this date is not suitable due to holiday arrangements, an alternative will be arranged if you are shortlisted.
We will notify candidates that have been progressed to the interview stage of the selection process on 24 July 2025.
How To Apply
Please apply online via the link provided below. Please note that we do not accept CV's without a fully completed application form.
Further information on this vacancy
* GIS & LLPG Development Specialist
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Operations Consulting
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