GIS Coordinator

Company: Uppsala kommun Title: GIS Coordinator Are you an experienced and creative GIS developer who wants to work closely with the municipality’s planning and management of parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, and trees? Do you want to work in an organization where GIS is developed as a vital tool? If so, this may be the role for you! You will join the Parks and Nature Department, specifically placed in the Planning Unit for Parks and Nature. The department’s mission is to plan, maintain, operate, and develop the municipality’s green areas—including parks, playgrounds, green spaces, forests, nature reserves, and recreational areas. The Planning Unit for Parks and Nature is a key resource in cross-municipal issues related to sustainability, public health, and urban development. We work on planning matters across a broad time horizon—from next year’s operational season to long-term management of the city’s tree stock over a 100-year perspective. In between, the unit handles broader urban development issues such as the city’s and urban areas’ green infrastructure and children’s outdoor environments, as well as local matters including development plans, park and nature reserve management plans, hiking trails, and water-related measures. Within the department, many employees use, manage, and develop GIS to varying degrees, but today there is a gap in expert knowledge and coordination. You will work closely with the municipality’s central GIS function and the Geodata Unit, part of the City Planning Administration. Job Duties Within the department’s operations, numerous GIS solutions manage and visualize geographic information, as well as the geospatial data for which the department is responsible. These solutions have been developed to streamline and enhance operations (e.g., map layers, databases) and to make information visible to citizens and businesses (e.g., websites and StoryMaps). These tools require continuous development, adaptation, and maintenance—requiring both technical expertise and a strong understanding of the department’s operations. You will be a key member of cross-functional teams, contributing your expertise to projects aimed at improving and ensuring decision support, urban planning, and digital services. Your responsibilities include: Developing and customizing GIS applications to meet operational needs. Integrating and quality-assuring geographic data from various internal and external sources. Maintaining spatial databases in collaboration with other parts of the municipality. Visualizing geographic information through interactive maps and user-friendly interfaces. Contributing across the entire development lifecycle—from requirements analysis to implementation, support, and further development. Information management. Ongoing work to register supporting documentation for further analysis, maintenance, etc. Maintaining StoryMaps, dashboards, Arcade scripts, maps (layers, pop-ups), and analyses. Qualifications Experience working with geographic databases and map-based decision support tools. Experience with ArcGIS Pro and related Esri applications within the ArcGIS platform, such as Dashboards, Field Maps, Experience Builder, and Survey123. Proficiency in Microsoft 365. Fluent written and spoken Swedish and English (a requirement for the position). Valid Category B driving license (mandatory). Meritorious qualifications: Experience within the department’s area of responsibility: parks, playgrounds, green spaces, forests, nature reserves, and recreational areas. Experience with FME or other tools for automated data conversion and maintenance. Prior experience with municipal databases related to parks, greenery, trees, infrastructure, or urban development. Personal Qualities Proactive and independent, taking ownership of your tasks and driving processes forward in a structured and efficient manner. Open to change, with a development-oriented mindset—eager to learn new ideas, methods, and working methods, and to implement them in practice. Strong collaboration skills: you are attentive, communicative, and constructive in your interactions. Pedagogical insight and the ability to adapt your communication to the needs and prerequisites of your audience to ensure clear messaging. Information For questions about the position or recruitment process, contact: Zahrah Lifvendahl, Unit Manager, +46 18-727 47 09. Union representative: Vision, Linda Lumsby, +46 18-727 58 13. For questions regarding application registration, contact the Recruitment Office: +46 18-727 12 86. Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with applicable collective agreements. In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, the EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to document that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have one. Employment can only proceed after verification of your work permit, as required by the Aliens Act. Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve deployment in the event of war or crisis. About Us At the City Planning Administration, we work holistically on the development of our city and rural areas, drawing on our respective areas of expertise—all within a spirit of continuous improvement and development, where employees take an active role. Together, we plan, build, and maintain Uppsala Municipality for a sustainable and good future for everyone living and working here. Our goal is for Uppsala to be a municipality that more new residents and businesses want to be part of. Welcome to us! More information about what it’s like to work at Uppsala Municipality can be found at https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/). Employment Terms Type of Appointment: Permanent Scope: 100% Start Date: 1 April or as otherwise agreed Salary: Monthly salary We decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance. Handling of Personal Data Your personal data will be used to administer your application at Uppsala Municipality. For Applicants with Protected Identity If you are applying for a position and have protected personal data, please call the telephone number indicated under "Har du frågor gällande registrering av din ansökan". You will then be guided through a secure application process.