Methods Analyst I - GIS Analyst Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53883)

Description

Reporting to the Team Lead of the Geographic Information Systems Mapping and Applications Unit (GISMAU), under the Business Analytics, Intelligence and Reporting (BAIR) Section, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated GIS Analyst to support the development and application of spatial analytics in advancing data-informed policing. You will conduct geospatial analyses, develop analytical tools and models, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet business requirements.

Specific responsibilities of this position will include:

• Prepare maps, visualizations, and reports for operational, strategic, and administrative use.
• Perform spatial and statistical analysis on crime and operational data to identify trends, forecast hotspots, and evaluate operational effectiveness, to support operational, strategic, and annual policing plans.
• Develop, implement, and train users on GIS applications and reporting solutions.
• Conduct research into spatial and statistical methods relevant to public safety and intelligence-led policing.
• Communicating and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Collecting data, developing methods and analyses, ad hoc queries and reports that meet business requirements.
• Test and validate spatial and non-spatial data and data models, spatial applications and statistical reports to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Provide technical support and training to users on GIS applications and tools
• Other related duties as required.