Assistant Professional Officer (Geomatics)

1. The Planning Authority invites applications for the post of ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL OFFICER (GEOMATICS)

2. Terms and Conditions

• Indefinite employment subject to a successful probationary period of 12 months
• Annual salary and fixed allowances of €26,494.60
• A performance bonus
• Flexi-time, reduced summer hours, family-friendly initiatives, health insurance, shut-downs and hybrid working; and
• Progression to the higher grade subject to satisfactory performance.

3. Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the position are:-

a) Assist in the carrying out of related research and keeping abreast with the latest developments in the geomatic area of expertise

b) Assist in the preparation of concepts, strategies, policies and procedures related to Geomatics

c) Assist in the coordination of priorities and in the allocation of work requirements to staff by ensuring human capacity building, training needs analysis and skills attainment

d) Assist in the setting up, management, administration and maintenance of geomatic projects entrusted by the Supervisor

e) Assist in the achievement, monitoring and review of the business plan objectives

f) Assist in the management, supervision and monitoring of staff to make the most effective use of skills, knowledge and experience and to ensure that their work reaches the standards set

g) Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, management of the Section’s / Team’s capital expenditure and initiation of tender documentation for procurement of equipment/training procedures.

h) Keep abreast of the latest Geomatic technology and assist in the identification of technology which can improve current work practices and set out new practices.

4. Eligibility, Qualifications and Experience Required

4.1 By the closing date of this advert, applicants must be:

a) citizens of Malta; or

b) citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

c) citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

d) any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

e) third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”; or

f) in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.

The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.

The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation. Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.

AND

4.2 By the closing date of this vacancy, applicants must be in possession of:

Graduate preferably in Geographic Information Systems / ICT / Artificial Intelligence / Land Use and Spatial Planning / or comparable qualifications relating to Geographic Information Systems or other relevant areas as recognized by MQRIC or other equivalent qualifications.

Applicants who have not yet formally obtained any of the qualifications required will be considered, subject to the submission of evidence that they have been approved for the award of the qualification in question.

5. Submission of Application and Supporting Documentation

5.1 Applications are to be submitted, for the attention of:

The Human Resources Manager

Planning Authority

Ref: Assistant Professional Officer (Geomatics)

only by email by clicking on the 'Apply for this Job' option, and are to include:

a) Application letter

b) A detailed curriculum vitae in pdf format

c) Copies of all qualifications

d) For qualifications which are not awarded by the University of Malta or MCAST, proof of local equivalence issued by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA)

e) For qualifications awarded in a language other than English, a certified translation of the qualification in the English language

f) The completed Declarations by Candidate, which can be downloaded from https://www.pa.org.mt/en/vacancies

g) The Jobsplus Employment History, which can be downloaded from https://jobsplus.gov.mt/; and

h) For applicants eligible under 4.1 (b), (c), (d) and (e), copy of a valid passport, and for applicants eligible under 4.1 (f), copy of a valid residence document

i) by not later than 12:00 (Central European Time) on Sunday 6th April 2025.

5.2 It is the responsibility of the applicants not to leave until the last moment for submission of their application.

5.3 Applications which are received after the closing date and time (i.e. late application) will not be processed.

5.4 Original certificates and/or testimonials are to be invariably produced for verification at the interview.

Jobsplus Permit No. 171/2025