Geographical Information Systems/Spatial Data Officer

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 23 November 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 15 November 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7 £34,914.86 - £43,437.09

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

Fife Council is Scotland’s third largest local authority with an award-winning Planning Authority and we currently have a vacancy for a Geographical Information Systems/Spatial Data Officer to assist with the interrogation of spatial data for planning purposes, enabling complex information to be analysed and clearly visualised by means of interactive maps, dashboards, and storyboards.

Whether you are a recent graduate with experience of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), a seasoned GIS technician, or whether you’re looking to develop your career in planning and spatial data management, Fife Council has much to offer.

This is an exciting time with major projects currently underway, including the preparation of a new place-based local development plan due for publication before early 2028.

You will work alongside seasoned professionals in our small GIS Team within Policy & Place, but will collaborate, and will be supported, more widely by our family of GIS technicians across the Planning, Climate & Sustainability Service, and across the Council.

The Person

You should be an enthusiastic and self-motived individual educated to a minimum of SCQF Level 7, which includes an HNC or Advanced Highers, or perhaps an HND or even a Degree in a relevant discipline e.g., GIS, Information Technology, Planning, Geography or Environmental Management. Alternatively, you should be able to clearly demonstrate practical, relevant skills or work experience equivalent to this level.

You will bring experience of the analysis of statistical information, knowledge of IT systems relating to database/spatial data management, including GIS, solution development, and the interpretation of data.

You should be capable of digitising to GIS industry standards and have experience in a technical or data driven role, ideally with demonstrable knowledge of specialised software packages, particularly those associated with the ESRI product range. Knowledge of planning software systems such as the IDOX Uniform system would be a distinct advantage but training will be given to the successful candidate as needed.

You will to be an effective communicator, interacting with stakeholders and capable of listening to what service users want, and confident in advising.

Applicants must meet the minimum specified criteria in the role profile and must demonstrate this within the Supporting Statement of their application.

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As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

For further information please contact: Douglas Speirs - [email protected]