GIS Coordinator

Summary: The GIS Coordinator role focuses on planning and surveillance activities related to communicable diseases and public health preparedness. The position requires engagement with various stakeholders and managing GIS team projects while utilizing data governance best practices. The coordinator will also be responsible for geospatial analysis, data visualization, and developing web-based applications. This role demands a blend of technical skills in GIS software and project management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regularly engage with stakeholders and partners at the GIO, other agencies, state/local health departments, private sector, etc.
• Manage GIS team project work deliverables and deadlines through the use of project management skills (communication, organization, metric tracking, etc.)
• Serve as team leader/point of contact for the Public Health Geographics team under the Data Products program in the Office of Data & Analytics
• Utilize data governance best practices, especially those related to GIS products
• Familiarity with how to utilize GeoAI (or ability to learn the skill)Provide geostatistical analysis, measurements or reports related to communicable disease surveillance, outbreaks, disasters and public health preparedness activities.
• Create and maintain visualizations of data and statistical results.
• Create and maintain accurate geospatial datasets.
• Develop and maintain workflows that integrate datasets and automate analytical methods.
• Develop web-based applications utilizing both configurable services and customized development.
• Utilize appropriate geographic information system software and other statistical packages.
• Provide recommendations to supervisors and developers regarding data workflow methodology.
• Assist the IDOH DOC when activated with logistical support.
• Other duties as assigned

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of geospatial concepts - Required - 2 Years
• Knowledge of appropriate cartographic designs and solutions - Required - 2 Years
• Work in ESRI ArcGIS Desktop software - Required - 2 Years
• Work in ESRI ArcGIS Software as a Service platform and configurable applications - Required - 2 Years
• Work with Python, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcPy, and other data science packages including web automation and scraping capabilities - Required - 2 Years
• Work with JavaScript and ArcGIS JavaScript API - Required - 2 Years
• Knowledge of SQL within Oracle and SQL Server platforms - Required - 2 Years
• Managerial/supervisory experience within a health-related field, data/technology-related field, or in another comparable field - Required - 4 Years
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and partners at the GIO, other agencies, state/local health departments, private sector, etc. - Required - 2 Years
• Project management skills (communication, organization, metric tracking) - Required - 2 Years
• Experience with data governance best practices (GIS-specific data governance) - Required - 2 Years
• Experience with GeoAI - Nice to have - 1 Year

Salary (Rate): £30.00 hourly

City: undetermined

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT