Job Description

Competition # : 42322
Department: Municipal Affairs and Housing
Location: DARTMOUTH
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: 05-Apr-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
works in collaboration with other federal, and provincial departments, critical infrastructure partners and Nova Scotian Municipalities to strengthen local and provincial emergency preparedness through planning, training, and exercising.
About Our Opportunity
Reporting to a Manager of Interoperability Systems, the GIS Officer is responsible for providing GIS software implementation services relating to the provincial 911 system, GIS requirements for our incident management software (WebEOC) and other emergency management related programs and priorities.
Primary Accountabilities

• Oversee day-to-day mapping requirements for the provincial 911 system and liaison with NSEMO stakeholders (telcos, provincial departments, municipalities, Public Safety Answering Points etc.).
• Provide GIS guidance and expertise as the province moves forward with Next Generation 911.
• Provide technical expertise, training and exercising support on WebEOC and other software platforms.
• Create written requirements documents to detail system configuration required to meet NSEMOs needs for Emergency/Incident Response processes.
• Provide hardware and software support for the Provincial Coordination Centre.

Qualifications and Experience
This may be the right opportunity for you if you have:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant Geomatics field with five (5) years related experience, or graduation from an approved technical school in the field of geomatics with eight (8) years related experience.
• In-depth knowledge of Geographic Information Systems, geographic data, and related principles.
• Designing, evaluating, and querying databases, including understanding database relationships between objects/tables
• Experience in implementing software, mapping and hardware infrastructure.
• Superior ability to multi-task and meet changing deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

The following are considered assets:

• Experience in project management.
• Experience working in an Emergency Management Centre (EOC).
• Recognized Incident Command Systems (ICS) Training
• Programming and relational database experience
• Experience developing and delivering training to adults.
• Technical Business Analysis skills.

Benefits
Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.
Working Conditions
This role is in a fast-paced decision-making environment, and you may be working at your computer for extended periods of time. You may be required to travel to remote worksite locations, load vehicles, carry and setup equipment in a variety of locations, and travel during inclement weather conditions.
Your normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day. This role does entail a high volume of work which may require longer than normal working hours and overtime. Due to the multiple spheres of action and scope of responsibilities that this position requires, there is significant mental pressure, requiring your resilience. Must be available to participate in the on-call Duty Officer stand-by rotation and available to support the response and recovery of emergency events as required. As you can imagine, deadlines in emergency management related work can change in an instant, so you will have a superior ability to multi-task and meet changing deadlines.
Additional Information
This position requires the following:

• a valid Canadian Driver's License and ability to travel as required.
• ability to acquire to a RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status clearance.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless Career Paths.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: PR 13
Salary Range: $2,543.38 - $3,091.70 Bi-Weekly
Employment Equity Statement:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.
This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:
Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.
External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.