Information and Technology GIS Assistant

Environment Southland; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Southland is seeking a motivated GIS student for a short-term role in Invercargill. You will assist the GIS team with historical data consolidation, metadata creation, and story map development, gaining practical experience in a regional council environment.

The position runs from November 2026 to February 2027, offering a $29.90 per hour rate for a 37.5-hour week and hands-on training with FME and GIS information management processes.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in, or recently completed, a GIS programme.
• Interest in pursuing a career in GIS or regional councils.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Historical data consolidation and reorganisation.
• Metadata creation and correction, reviewing existing metadata and ensuring it complies with metadata standards.
• Assisting teams with story map creation.
• Assist team with other GIS related tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Enterprise

Story maps

FME knowledge

Education

GIS programme enrollment

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Enterprise

ESRI Story maps

FME

Job description

Information and Technology GIS Assistant

We are seeking a motivated and reliable GIS student to assist our GIS team with short-term projects involving historical data consolidation and reorganisation, metadata creation and correction to feed into a data catalogue, story map creation and other GIS related tasks. This role provides practical experience within a regional council GIS environment and is ideal for a student considering a career in regional councils or GIS.

Key Responsibilities

• Historical data consolidation and reorganisation.
• Metadata creation and correction, reviewing existing metadata and ensuing it complies with the metadata standards.
• Assisting teams with story map creation.
• Assist team with other GIS related tasks.

Skills and Experience

• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision.
• Good computer skills and willingness to learn new systems.
• Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ESRI Story maps.
• Knowledge of FME is preferred but not essential.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in, or recently completed, a GIS programme.
• Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in GIS or a regional council.

What We Offer

• Practical experience within a regional council GIS environment.
• Training on our GIS platform, FME, and GIS information management processes.
• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with GIS and FME in a regional council environment.

This position is available from November 2026 - February 2027. You are eligible to apply if you are currently enrolled in a tertiary institution or have graduated this year. All Summer Student roles are offered at a rate of $29.90 per hour and a 37.5-hour week.