Crime & Safety GIS Lead

Role Responsibilities

Do you excel in roles where your expertise in emergency response or criminology can be combined with GIS to create actionable insights that shape Alberta's response to challenges? 
 

Reporting to the manager, you will provide unique expertise on the integration of GIS analytics, development, and aggregation of both geospatial and tabular databases using a variety of data management and technology tool sets. You will provide analytical and technical leadership to assimilate the data requirements of diverse stakeholder groups and provide innovative solutions that build the geospatial data competencies essential to addressing the unique and specialized needs of the Public Safety and Emergency Services sectors of the Government of Alberta.

The main responsibilities for of the Crime & Safety GIS Lead will include, but are not limited to:

• Building Geospatial Insights: Harness geospatial data integration and analysis techniques to fortify the ministry’s situational awareness, policy development, and planning.
• Leveraging Modeling and Data Exploration: Delve into diverse datasets to uncover critical insights shaping public safety strategies and emergency response preparedness across Alberta's regions.
• Providing Expertise: Provide hands-on support and guidance to the ministry.
• Supporting Efficiency and Modernization: Spearhead initiatives for operational efficiency and modernization, ensuring agile and effective responses to emergent situations while adhering to evolving public safety standards.
• Streamlining Resource Allocation: Optimize project timelines and resource allocation strategies, ensuring seamless coordination and swift action can be supported.
• Guiding Contracted Resources: Provide direction to contracted resources, ensuring the delivery of high-impact solutions aligned with public safety imperatives.
• Driving Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement through research and documentation, adapting methodologies to meet evolving public safety and emergency response needs effectively

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf

The successful candidate will display the following competencies:

• Creative problem solving – You will engage with others to generate ideas, find ways to improve or solve complex problems. 
• Agility – You will be proactive in developing solutions and plans within multiple projects. You will be able to work in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities, while aligning your deadlines.
• Systems Thinking – You will have a sound strategic orientation to conceptualize and develop a common vision/direction while integrating a geospatial understanding of ministry and system data.
• Develop Networks - You will develop and maintain relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the government and ministry subject mater experts.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standard: 

• Two-year technical diploma in Geography, GIS, Criminology, Public Safety or a related field plus seven years related experience both in GIS and the area of Emergency Management and/or Public Safety/Policing/Criminology. Related experience must be clearly demonstrated through your resume and cover letter.

Equivalency:

• Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
  • 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
  • 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Experience or knowledge that will be considered and asset:

• Established experience within, public safety and criminology using GIS.
• Experience using ESRI software including ArcPro and the Portal for ArcGIS environment, FME, and scripting and programing in Python, Arcade, R, or other languages to facilitate data modeling, scraping, transformation, analysis, and automation.
• Knowledge of the public service, government geospatial data, standards, and analytical methodologies is required to perform the duties of this position.
• A degree in one of the following: criminology, sociology, public safety, or other social sciences with an additional to a specialization in GIS/geography
• Project management, leadership, completing research, and recommending options for unique issue analysis.
• Experience with building models, applications for data analysis, assessing existing data sources for project suitability, and an interest and awareness of the goals of the ministry.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Notes

• Office at the John E Brownlee Building, Edmonton, Alberta 
• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week (permanent full time)
• Monday to Friday (8:15 am to 4:30 pm)
   

Other Application Information:

• Final candidates may be required to undergo a written test demonstrating writing skills and abilities pre or post interviews.
• A cover letter is required with your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 
• Please indicate employment duration for all roles listed on your resume and whether you worked part-time or full-time.  For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
• This position may require final candidates to undergo a security clearance.
• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.