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 employees and volunteers who tell the Museum’s stories.
We encourage candidates to share their talents at this unique workplace, which embraces diversity and both acknowledges and nurtures our bicultural capabilities, as demonstrated in our Teu le Va and He Korahi Māori strategies.
We are looking for an experienced specialist in developing and delivering an ongoing series of public-facing engagements to join our Learning and Public Programme team. This is an exceptional opportunity to develop and programme collaborations alongside our amazing people, bringing the stories of our wonderful taonga to life.
The successful candidate will bring with them Public Programming and community engagement expertise in a GLAM or similar sector, experienced in delivering diverse programming reflective of our community and Museum visitors.
They are responsible for the delivery of an integrated public programme that strengthens community connections and is alive in Tāmaki Makaurau. The Public Programme Content Specialist is an advocate for the museum locally, regionally and nationally and will possess a high degree of integrity and professionalism.
To be successful in this role you will have;
- Actively advanced your education in the GLAM sector or related industries.
- A minimum of two to three years’ public-facing programme development experience in the creative or GLAM sector, preferably with Museum experience.
- Strong knowledge of MS suite of services and software applications.
- Proven forecasting and budget management experience (1-2 years minimum)
- Proven experience in fostering and maintaining relationships with community contacts and stakeholders and communicating across functions.
- Working knowledge and broad familiarity with current trends and events in popular culture, museums and learning and digital technologies.
- Excellent pronunciation of Te Reo Māori.
- Previous experience in collaborating with Maori and Pasifika communities
For more information and to apply, please visit the Auckland War Memorial Museum website.