Job Description
GIS Data Manager
Location: National*
Closing Date: 20th July 2025
Interviews: w/c 11th August 2025
Grade: MoJ Band SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy number:
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a GIS Data Manager here at the Ministry of Justice, to be part of our warm and collaborative Data Improvement Team, within the Data Directorate.
We are passionate about improving justice outcomes through innovative research, data, and analysis. In the Data Directorate, we provide high-quality data and analysis to ensure strategic, policy, finance, corporate, and operational decisions are based on robust evidence.
We create a culture in which people are empowered with the data and information to make excellent decisions; using cutting-edge tools, techniques, and collaboration; putting evidence at the heart of the justice system.
We launched our data strategy for MoJ and are working on improvements across data governance, architecture, literacy, culture, dissemination, and linking. You can read more about the Data Strategy in this blog post.
As a GIS Data Manager, you’ll support teams across the MoJ to understand and implement best practices in spatial data management and exploiting GIS technologies to make best use from spatial data. You’ll support developing the GIS Strategy for the department, ensuring GIS and well managed spatial data is available for a wide range of business areas. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of our data management outputs such as data ownership and data quality frameworks.
Having a GIS post within the Ministry of Justice is crucial for several reasons. GIS technology allows for the visualization, analysis, and interpretation of spatial data, which can significantly enhance decision-making processes. For an organization like the MoJ, GIS can help in mapping crime patterns, managing resources efficiently, and improving public safety. It provides a powerful tool for analysing geographic and demographic data, leading to more informed and effective policies and strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development of a GIS Strategy and Roadmap: Assist in developing a strategy and roadmap to ensure the department makes best use of GIS and spatial data.
- Support the implementation and management of spatial data frameworks, policies, and standards: Assist in developing and enforcing guidelines to ensure spatial data quality across the organisation.
- Support the development of key GIS tools and services: Provide expertise in existing and emerging GIS solutions across the organisation.
- Identify opportunities for improvement: Make recommendations to enhance the quality and trustworthiness of data throughout the organisation.
- Minimize data risks: Work across the organisation to reduce data-related risks and increase awareness of data quality issues.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders: Ensure clear communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, supporting discussions within multidisciplinary teams.
- Advocate for better spatial data use and management: Promote the importance of spatial data and associated GIS and encourage best practices across the organisation.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Benefits
- 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
- A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
- Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
- Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
- 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
- Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
- Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
- Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
- Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
- 5 days volunteering paid leave.
- Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
- Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
Essential
- Strong understanding of spatial data management and GIS: Possess practical knowledge of spatial data management and GIS solutions.
- Multi-disciplinary team working: Able to work across multiple data teams contributing towards an effective data value chain focusing on data quality.
- Excellent organisational skills: The ability to keep own projects on track, with an appreciation of programme/project management tools and techniques.
- Empowering team player: Inspire and support teams, presenting effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Highly adaptable: Comfortable changing approach to respond to emerging issues and risks, while maintaining a strong focus on overall strategic goals.
- Be a self-starter: The ability to take a vision and goal and work proactively to make them a reality. Being motivated to deliver, with the ability to drive and shape work rather than wait to be given it.
- Excellent stakeholder management: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build consensus in a delivery environment.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit a CV and a personal statement (up to 750 words), which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification. A sift will be conducted assessing the following criteria:
- Strong understanding of spatial data management and GIS: Possess practical knowledge of spatial data management and GIS solutions.
- Multi-disciplinary team working: Able to work across multiple data teams contributing towards an effective data value chain focusing on data quality.
- Excellent organisational skills: The ability to keep own projects on track, with an appreciation of programme/project management tools and techniques.
We are recruiting using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks.
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1 hour panel interview held via video conference
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on Strong understanding of spatial data management and GIS: Possess practical knowledge of spatial data management and GIS solutions will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Ishaq.kara1@justice.gov.uk
