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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

We are looking for someone who is passionate about New Zealand’s museums and taonga to join us as Pouwhirinaki ā-Iwi | Manager Iwi Development. The aim of the position is to:

  • create collaborative relationships across and between iwi, Māori organisations and museums throughout the country
  • develop and implement effective training and professional development opportunities with those groups
  • work in collaboration with others to address the aspirations of iwi engaged in the Treaty of Waitangi settlement process
  • guide and develop the work of the Kaiwhanake ā-Iwi | Iwi Development Adviser who works at the grass roots with iwi groups.

To be a great Pouwhirinaki ā-Iwi | Manager Iwi Development you will:

  • be a strategic thinker
  • have a proven ability to develop and implement training programmes
  • have excellent relationship management skills
  • have established networks across a number of iwi organisations and crown agencies who have a responsibility for Māori development
  • possess exceptional communication skills, and fluency in te reo Māori would be a bonus.

Ideally your passion for this work will be complemented by practical experience working with iwi and within the museum, heritage and cultural sectors.

An interest in issues relating to the care and management of taonga, development of whānau, hapū and iwi, and iwi cultural centres would be an advantage.

Pouwhirinaki ā-Iwi – National Services Te Paerangi

Ko National Services Te Paerangi te ringa āwhina o Te Papa Tongarewa ka whātoro atu ki te motu. Ko te whāinga matua he taunaki, he whakapakari i ngā kaitiaki taonga kei ngā iwi, kei ngā hapū, kei ngā whānau, kei ngā muhiama, kei ngā whare toi me ngā hapori puta noa i te motu.

Mō te tūranga o te Pouwhirinaki ā-Iwi, e rapu ana mātou i tētahi e ngākau nui ana ki te iwi Māori, ki ngā muhiama, otirā ki te mana taonga. Ko te whāinga o tēnei tūranga:

  •  he tuitui i ngā hononga mahitahi i waenganui i ngā iwi, i ngā hapū, i ngā whānau, i ngā umanga Māori me ngā muhiama puta noa i te motu
  • he waihanga, he whakahaere i ngā kaupapa whakangungu mā ngā rōpū o runga ake nei
  • he mahitahi me ētahi atu hei whakatutuki i ngā hiahia o ngā iwi i ō rātou whakataunga kerēme, i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • he ārahi, he whakarite i ngā mahi a te Kaiwhanake ā-Iwi |Iwi Development Adviser, ko ia te kanohi ka mahi i waenganui i ngā whānau, i ngā hapū me ngā iwi hei whakatinana i ō rātou ake rautaki tiaki taonga i ngā whare taonga, i ngā marae, i ngā kāinga rānei, puta noa i te motu.

Koinei ngā pūkenga o te kaitono e manakohia ana:

  • he hinengaro rautaki • e mohiotia ana mō te āhei ki te whakawhanake, ki te whakahaere kaupapa whakangungu
  • he rangatira, he mōhio ki te tuitui tāngata, ki te tuitui kaupapa
  • kua oti kē te whakariterite hononga ki ngā umanga ā-Iwi me ngā manatū kāwanatan o tēnei tūranga:
  • he tuitui i ngā hononga mahitahi i waenganui i ngā iwi, i ngā hapū, i ngā whānau, i ngā umanga Māori me ngā muhiama puta noa i te motu
  • he waihanga, he whakahaere i ngā kaupapa whakangungu mā ngā rōpū o runga ake nei
  • he mahitahi me ētahi atu hei whakatutuki i ngā hiahia o ngā iwi i ō rātou whakataunga kerēme, i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • he ārahi, he whakarite i ngā mahi a te Kaiwhanake ā-Iwi |Iwi Development Adviser, ko ia te kanohi ka mahi i waenganui i ngā whānau, i ngā hapū me ngā iwi hei whakatinana i ō rātou ake rautaki tiaki taonga i ngā whare taonga, i ngā marae, i ngā kāinga rānei, puta noa i te motu.

Koinei ngā pūkenga o te kaitono e manakohia ana:

  • he hinengaro rautaki • e mohiotia ana mō te āhei ki te whakawhanake, ki te whakahaere kaupapa whakangungu
  • he rangatira, he mōhio ki te tuitui tāngata, ki te tuitui kaupapa
  • kua oti kē te whakariterite hononga ki ngā umanga ā-Iwi me ngā manatū kāwanatanga kōkiri i ngā kaupapa Māori
  • he mārama ki te reo Māori (me te kōrero), ā, he whai i ngā tikanga tuku iho a ōna kaumātua.

Ko te painga atu, kua mahi kē te kaitono i roto i ngā whare taonga, i roto rānei i tētahi tūranga tiaki taonga, i ngā tau tata ki muri nei. He tūranga wā kikī tēnei.

For further information contact Victoria Esson, Pouwhakahaere | Manager National Services Te Paerangi on 021 86 9006.

All applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.