We have an exciting opportunity to join our team managing coastal flood and erosion risk on the south coast.
Coastal Partners provides a Coastal Risk Management Service to Havant Borough Council, Portsmouth City Council, Gosport Borough Council, Fareham Borough Council and Chichester District Council improving community resilience, and enhancing the natural environment in response to the risks from flooding and coastal erosion. This area includes three major harbours of significant environmental importance and over 246km of coastline.
The Role
This is a new and exciting opportunity for a Digital Transformation and Data Officer in our service. This new post will lead digital organisational change, leveraging technology, data analytics, and artificial intelligence to optimise business processes. The role will be responsible for the management of all data and IT solutions, including GIS across multiple platforms, data storage, database development and management, technical data analysis, interpretation of data, mapping and creating end user products.
A substantial part of this role will be to help us understand what we don’t know and what we need to do to improve the way our organisation functions.
Responsibilities will include work packages such as the following:
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Lead a review of our data and IT requirements across our service and recommend and implement solutions.
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Management of IT, data storage and programme licences.
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Helping us develop new business systems, finance reporting systems, dashboards and strategic tools to futureproof our service.
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Creating online collaborative workspaces for projects including questionnaires, story maps and innovative stakeholder engagement tools.
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Help us develop our GIS project mapping and undertake advanced data analysis.
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Creating and maintaining a new GIS based asset inspection database - a system to help us collect in the field coastal asset data and help us understand and visualise it.
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Streamlining parts of our Planning and Development Management response process including creating spatial mapping and automated response templates.
For full details please review the role profile.
Experience
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A degree and / or a related industry recognised qualification and / or equivalent extensive experience in a relevant role.
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Extensive skills and experience in the use of IT applications and data including GIS software packages and databases.
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Experience of overseeing and managing organisational data management and business processes.
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Experience of working in the environmental and place-based space with the ability to solve complex issues with the use of data.
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Experience of delivering organisational change and strategy in relation to data management, analysis, transformation, and use.
What Skills do I need?
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Ability to solve complex issues with the use of data.
- Ability to identify and deliver new project opportunities.
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Excellent numeracy and analytical skills with the ability to see the broader picture, draw conclusions and develop recommendations.
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Ability to work collaboratively, diplomatically, and confidently.
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Political awareness.
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Highly effective and engaging written and verbal communication skills.
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Able to work to demanding deadlines and solve problems.
Interested? For more information about us please visit https://coastalpartners.org.uk/
What we offer
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A competitive salary
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Support for your continuous professional development
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Generous Leave Allowance
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Free Parking
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Local Government Pension Scheme
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Flexible working/Hybrid working to support your work-life balance
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Family Friendly Packages
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A comprehensive benefits package, find out more on our website www.havant.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers
This role is advertised full-time 37 hours per week, although we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working and would consider part time hours. If this is an option you’d like to explore, please let us know how many hours you are looking for in your application.
The role will require attendance at our offices, blended with home working.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Christine Mansley Coastal Assurance Team Manager
To Apply
Please click apply and complete the short application process (3-4) minutes. Please ensure that you attach your CV and a supporting statement when completing your application on our recruitment platform Hireful – www.havant.gov.uk/jobs-us-apply-now. We will not be able to progress your application further unless you provide a supporting statement detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the role profile.
Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on 26th July 2026, and interviews are expected to take place during the weeks commencing 24th and 31st August 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role and encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Due to the current employment climate, we are receiving a high number of applicants for each post and as such may not be able to acknowledge receipt of your application. You will however be notified as to whether you made the shortlist soon after the closing date.
We want our workforce to reflect our diverse local communities; therefore, we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. www.havant.gov.uk/our-organisation/equality-and-diversity
The council is an inclusive employer and appoints on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.
Havant Borough Council is a Category 1 Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. All employees of the Authority will be expected to support any necessary actions required during an emergency response.
