Job description

Help shape the quality of Derby’s address and street information. Are you methodical, detail-focused, and confident working with structured data, with a good grasp of structure and logic? We’re looking for someone to take responsibility for Derby’s official address and street datasets – the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) and Local Street Gazetteer (LSG). These national datasets underpin everything from emergency response to waste management, and keeping them up-to-date and accurate is essential. Although the job title is "GIS Analyst", this particular post is Gazetteer-focused – it is not a GIS mapping or spatial analysis role. You will work alongside GIS colleagues, but your primary responsibility will be structured address and street data.

About the role

You’ll manage the maintenance and regular publication of our LLPG and LSG datasets, ensuring they meet national standards and support key services across the council. This includes:

• Updating and cleansing property and street data
• Submitting daily and monthly updates to GeoPlace
• Investigating and resolving data anomalies and errors
• Liaising with departments to ensure address accuracy and compliance with BS7666
• Handling internal and public address-related queries

You’ll also support improvements to address-related processes across the organisation and help ensure our data is aligned with other key systems.

About you

We welcome applicants with direct gazetteer experience – but we also encourage those with transferable skills from other domains to apply. You might have worked in planning, highways, data administration, or another role where accuracy and structure are critical. You should be able to demonstrate:

• An organised, methodical approach to information management
• Comfortable working to established rules and formats
• Strong attention to detail and high standards of accuracy
• Confidence working with structured data spreadsheets, databases
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work independently and prioritise tasks
• Willingness to learn relevant data standards BS7666, Data Entry Conventions
• An ability to interpret and apply rules or standards (technical guidance or codes of practice)

Familiarity with address systems, gazetteers, or standards such as the Data Cooperation Agreement would be an advantage but is not essential.

Important information about eligibility

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. You must already have the legal right to work in the UK on a permanent and unrestricted basis. This includes UK citizens, those with indefinite leave to remain, and those with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
• Hybrid working (depending on your role)
• Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application form through our online portal.