About Us: We create extraordinary experiences. We create memories, we take care of our shared heritage. This means careers where we have to innovate and always push for better, and where your perspective is always valued. This is a world where we bring together our love for the natural environment and our care for one another to make a real difference. This is a world where you’ll discover something new, every day. [Support Services] Join our Support Services Team and help drive our evolution, as an innovative, modern sector leader. In a business with a $80 million revenue, and an employee engagement score of 87%, you’ll bring commercial knowledge to an essential community focused, purpose driven organisation that is driven by values. The Role: We are seeking a Senior GIS Advisor to lead the development and delivery of SMCT’s enterprise geospatial strategy. Reporting to the Executive Manager – Business Optimisation, you will be responsible for enhancing GIS platforms, improving spatial data capability and embedding geospatial insights across the organisation. This role will see you partnering with stakeholders across multiple functions to deliver high quality spatial solutions that support planning, operations and customer experience. Responsibilities: Lead the development and delivery of SMCT’s enterprise GIS strategy and roadmap Manage and enhance GIS platforms and spatial data to ensure a reliable, high quality source of truth Improve mapping, modelling and reporting to support planning, asset management and operations Integrate GIS with corporate systems to enable data driven insights and decision making Design and enhance customer facing spatial services, including digital mapping and wayfinding tools Establish governance frameworks, standards and processes to support data quality and compliance Partner with stakeholders to provide expert advice, build capability and embed GIS across the organisation Contribute to system improvements, projects and continuous improvement initiatives Your Profile – We are looking for someone with: Strong experience working with GIS platforms such as ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS Proven capability in spatial data modelling, analysis, visualisation and system integration Experience improving data quality, accessibility and usability at an enterprise level Ability to translate business needs into practical geospatial strategies and solutions Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills Experience contributing to system improvement or organisational uplift initiatives Well organised with the ability to manage priorities and deliver outcomes in a complex environment What’s on Offer: We offer a fulfilling career with exceptional personal and professional growth opportunities, along with a comprehensive range of benefits: Access to Leadership and Development Programs to foster professional growth and advancement. Employee Health, Wellbeing and Assistance Programs including complimentary onsite physio services. Flexible working arrangements. Immediate access to unpaid parental leave and a short waiting period of only three months for paid parental leave, applicable to both full-time and part-time employees. The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave. Discounts available at our employee café and onsite florists. Don’t meet every requirement? We still encourage you to apply – your unique strengths might be just what we need. We care for our colleagues and the community we serve. To protect one another it is a requirement that all successful candidates complete background checks. If you have any access requirements which restrict you from fully participating in our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@smct.org.au so that we can discuss necessary adjustments. We're reviewing applications as they come in and may remove this ad early once the position is filled, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. For more information on Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, please visit our website: www.smct.org.au. SMCT is an equal opportunity employer and a Diversity Council Australia Member.
