Gazetteer Officer

Somerset, England, United Kingdom

5/23/2025

Some key information

• The position is a hybrid role being 26 hours a week and can be worked flexibly Monday to Friday
• Salary is £19,472 - £21,830 per annum for 26 hours/week.
• 28 days’ annual leave pro rata.
• The role plays a significant impact on the provision of the Statutory provision of the Council’s Street Naming & Numbering Service
  
  

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of people here in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Delivery of the Street Naming & Numbering Service
• Management of the Local Land & Property Gazetteer
• Delivery of the Street Nameplate Service
• Providing Support to the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team
• Assistance in the management of the Councils Geographic Information
  
  

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Are able to demonstrate good communication and negotiation skills
• Are able to deal with both internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Have a warm, friendly, non-judgemental manner in order to be one of the main point of contacts for a public facing service. You will need to be calm and kind in difficult situations and conversations.
• A strong attention to detail and experience in Street Naming & Numbering or similar
• Can deal with changing and competing deadlines and priorities
  
  

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more
  
  

Anything else I should know?

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Malcolm Riches on 01823 219459 or by email at [email protected]

Interview dates will be discussed once the advert closes.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.