Definitive Map Assistant

1 week ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

About The Role:

We're looking for a Definitive Map Assistant to support our specialist Definitive Map team.

The team deals with all matters relating to the statutory map of rights of way - including modification orders and proposals that routes are included.

They also deal with the registration of commons and greens.


Whatever stage of your career you're at, you will also need affinity with our values: Responsibility, Respect, Recognition and Collaboration.

With a team that lives by these principles, we have a friendly workplace where you'll be free to learn and thrive.

Employee benefits include a local government pension, flexible working and continual learning and development. With beautiful beaches and countryside on your doorstep too, a career in Dorset comes with everything you need.

Further Information:


You can find out more about the Definitive Map and the work of the team on our website at Definitive map and statement - Dorset Council.

The closing date for this vacancy is 16 June and interviews will take place on Thursday 27 June

This is a part time role at 24.5 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

About Us:


There are seven posts in the Definitive Map team including the team manager, assistant, senior definitive map technical officer and four definitive map technical officers.

It's a supportive and collaborative team and you would be able to learn from experienced colleagues with specialist knowledge.


You'll be helping them with their work on all aspects of the definitive map service, including documentary research, making legal orders, writing reports for committees, and liaising with a range of stakeholders and members of the public.

Dorset is a beautiful and iconic area, with historic market towns and miles of stunning coast.

But it's also a place of growth and innovation, with a population of 375,000 and an economy worth over £7 billion.

To serve this unique area, a new unitary council was established in 2019. Bold and ambitious, with a One Team approach, we're taking Dorset into the future.
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