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Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Tui tui hono tangata, whenua me te moana.

Auckland War Memorial Museum: Connecting through sharing stories of people, lands and seas.

Auckland Museum is a much-loved culture and heritage organisation at the heart of Auckland’s identity, committed to developing and sharing engaging content through its galleries, exhibition, events and educational programmes. We are Auckland’s home of commemoration, as well as the country’s oldest research institution and a major tourist destination.

The Museum is seeking an Associate Curator, Māori to join the Human History team, within the Collections and Research Directorate. The Associate Curator Māori is a pivotal role in unlocking the potential of Auckland Museum’s taonga Māori collection, under the leadership of the Curator Māori. The role is responsible for the provision of curatorial expertise to develop the Auckland Museum’s taonga Māori collection, enrich the content of the collection, promote collection access, answer public enquiries, contribute to the development of exhibitions, public programmes and digital content, and support research activities related to the taonga Māori collection. It is expected that you will bring strength in research areas that are complementary to the existing curatorial team.

To be successful in this role, you will offer:

  • Demonstrated experience and comprehensive knowledge of taonga Māori collections
  • Demonstrated understanding and commitment to taonga Māori and their interpretive value, and as a core resource for museum activities
  • Demonstrated experience in contributing to the development of, and provision of accurate content for, public exhibitions
  • Evidence of strong networks with the Māori community at both local and national levels
  • Written and oral Te Reo fluency is highly advantageous, or at least to an intermediate proficiency level
  • A collaborative approach and excellent interpersonal skills will be essential in dealing with diverse groups, including community groups, the public, iwi and whanau, museum project teams

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

Auckland Museum offers a rich and fulfilling work life where we embrace diversity and nurture our bicultural capability as demonstrated in our Teu le Vā and He Kōrahi Māori strategies. We also offer a range of great benefits such as flexible work and leave and an award-winning wellbeing programme.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to be part of a fabulous New Zealand organisation committed to telling our national and Auckland stories, reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.

He Oranga Tangata ka ao

Enriching lives: Inspiring discoveries

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