Tamaki Paenga Hira: Tui tui hono tangata, whenua me te moana.
Ko Tamaki Paenga Hira, hewaengarahi ake, he ngakau mahaki mo te kaitiakitanga taonga pu korero, pakiwaitara, korero tipua ano hoki mai i nga kai para korero.
Auckland Museum is an influential, much-loved organisation at the centre of Auckland’s identity, committed to outstanding management of its extensive collections and the permanent and volunteer staff who tell the Museum’s stories.
The permanent, full-time role of Collection Manager is responsible for the expert processing, documentation and care of collection items and for providing access to collections, through visitors, loans, responding to enquiries and contributing to exhibitions and public programmes.
This position is part of the Collections and Research team. The role and contribution of this team are at the heart of many of the Museum’s aspirations. The collections, and knowledge about them, are often the essential raw material for exhibitions, programmes and events for family, formal education and tourist audiences.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Be experienced in handling and caring for Museum Collections
- A Museum Studies Diploma or Degree would be desirable
- Database experience an advantage
- Excellent interpersonal and time management skills
- Significant manual dexterity
- Fosters a passion for dynamic museums and for working in a cross functional team environment
- Understand the principles of equal opportunities, diversity management and the Treaty of Waitangi as they relate to the Museum environment
You must be eligible to work in NZ to apply for this position.
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 and reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.
To apply for this job, please apply online or go to our job site http://careers.aucklandmuseum.com and enter the job code 9853SK.
