Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
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 outstanding management of its world-class collections and the permanent and volunteer staff who tell the Museum’s stories.
The Governance and Compliance Manager manages corporate governance processes, risk & compliance, and provides support to the governance and the executive. We are looking for a leader to bring additional focus and drive into our governance and corporate oversight agenda.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the Chair and Chief Executive in ensuring that the Museum’s governance arrangements are compliant with charity and company law and best practice.
- Oversee the framework by which the Museum monitors and reports compliance with all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure the Museum has robust risk management and policy frameworks in place and that they are fully operational.
- Partner with the businesses as a trusted advisor and advocate for increasingly robust risk maturity and culture.
- Provide advice, guidance, oversight and challenge to Auckland Museum as we uplift governance, risk maturity and risk management practice.
- Design and lead the implementation, and challenge the consistent application of governance frameworks, and policies that are best practice, fit for purpose for Auckland Museum.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Excellent organisation, interpersonal skills and diplomacy
- 3-5 years of relevant governance and compliance/risk management experience
- Demonstrated people leadership experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
- Commercially savvy with a strong business acumen
- Te Reo Maori competence and an understand of Maori culture and protocols
- Ability to write succinct reports, minutes and records for readers at a senior level
- A mature approach, discretion and sound judgement
You must be eligible to work in NZ to apply for this position. To apply, please visit the careers page on the Museum’s website.
Auckland Museum offers a rich and fulfilling work-life where we embrace diversity and nurture our bicultural capability as demonstrated in our Teu le Va and He Korahi Maori 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 and reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.
He Oranga Tangata ka ao
Enriching lives: Inspiring discoveries
