£35k civil service job that no-one understands?
It’s great to see the UK government recognising the value of Geographic Information with this advertisement from The Department of Communities and Local Government for a Spatial Analysis Co-ordinator.
Unfortunately, not everyone would agree, with the Dave & George show, Eric Pickles MP, the tax payers alliance and their collective voice asking if it’s not all just a waste of public money?
What do you think…is Eric Pickles MP, an uninformed and short-sighted member of parliament? Or is he right on the money?
An abstract from The Telegraph below:
The mystery £34,000 a year job has been advertised by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
The successful candidate must have “a strong focus on Place” and understand “what is happening at particular places, what factors influence success and how location impacts upon them”, according to the advert.
“Traditional spatial analysis is embedded with out analysts but we wish to extent into quantitative techniques such as spatial statistics and spatial modelling” it reads.
The Conservatives branded the new role a waste of money.
Eric Pickles, the shadow local government secretary said: “The public will be outraged that when the people are losing their jobs the Government is using taxpayers’ money advertising for such pointless positions.”
The full article can be found here, and perhaps of more value, the job here.
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