Te Aho Mutunga Kore Technician
Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Tui tui hono tangata, whenua me te moana.
He whare taonga matua a Tāmaki Paenga Hira, he pātaka kōrero tuku iho, he pou whenua nō Tāmaki Makaurau e manaaki ana i ngā taonga whakahirahira, e whakawhanake ana, e whakaatu ana hoki i ngā kaupapa whakahirahira ki ō mātou wharetoi, ki ngā whakaaturanga me ngā hōtaka mātauranga. Koinei te kāinga o ngā hui whakamahara o Tāmaki Herehere, waihoki nō mātou anō te whare rangahau tawhito rawa o te motu, ā, he whare tāpoi matua hoki tēnei e muia ana e ngā tūruhi.
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, developing and sharing engaging content through its galleries, exhibition, events, educational programmes and the permanent and volunteer staff who tell the Museum’s stories. We are Auckland’s home of commemoration as well as the country’s oldest research institution and a major tourist destination.
Ko Te Aho Mutunga Kore he Whare Papanga, Weu anō hoki mō te iwi Maōri me ngā iwi o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, e noho ana ki Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Ko tana mahi he poipoi i te auahatanga, he tuku i te mōhiotanga, he hanga mōhiotanga anō hoki mā te aro kē ki tā te hapori e hiahia ana. Ko tā Te Aho Mutunga Kore he whakaū i te whai wāhitanga ki te kohinga o ngā papanga me ngā weu hei whakakaha i te hono i waenganui i te hapori me ā rātou taonga kia pai ai te tuku ihotanga o te mātauranga.
Ko te ito o tēnei whakatūtanga he whakaū i te panonitanga o ngā tukanga a te mahi o te whare taonga e whai panonitanga whaitake ki te taha o ngā hapori hei manaaki i ngā taonga me te measina. Kei te kimi mātou i tētahi Pūkenga Kohinga hīkaka e tutuki ai tēnei kaupapa hou, whakahirahira hoki ki Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
Te Aho Mutunga Kore is a Textile and Fibre Centre for Māori and Pacific, located in Auckland Museum. The centre will nurture creativity, knowledge sharing and knowledge creation by decentring the Museum and handing agency back to communities. Te Aho Mutunga Kore: the everlasting threads of knowledge, will ensure sustained engagement with textile and fibre collections to strengthen the ties (aho) between community and their material culture heritage, creating a safe pathway for knowledge transmission (taonga tuku iho).
The establishment of the centre seeks to embed a step-change in our museum practice to embed meaningful change in the way we work with communities to safeguard taonga and measina. We are looking for an enthusiastic Te Aho Mutunga Kore Technician to help deliver this exciting new initiative at Tāmaki Paenga Hira. This is a full-time but fixed term position, running to October 2024.
Desired Skills and Experience
E angitu ai koe i tēnei tūranga:
- Me whai wheako he nui atu i te kotahi tau ki tētahi whare pupuri taonga, taonga tuku iho rānei
- E mariu nui ana ki tētahi tohu nō te whare wānanga mō te Akoranga Whare Taonga, Whāomoomo Takamua rānei e hāngai ana ki ngā kohinga me ngā mahi o Te Whare Taonga
- Me whai wheako ki tētahi putu raraunga (hei tauira, Vernon, KE Emu Specify) ki te mahi whakahaere, tiaki raraunga anō hoki.
- He matatau ki te MS Office
- Me whai wheako i te mahi tahi ki te huhua o ngā ahurea me ngā hapori Māori, o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa rānei
- E mariu ana kia whai wheako mō te mahi ki te ahurea ā-papanga Māori, o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa hoki/rānei.
- He mōhiotanga, he wheako anō hoki i te mahi tiaki, te mahi tākai, me te mahi pupuri i ngā rawa o te whare taonga
- Kua hangaia kētia he hononga i te hapori Māori, o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa rānei, i roto o Tāmaki Makaurau
- E mariu ana ki te pūkenga tuhi, kōrero anō hoki i te Reo Māori, tētahi atu reo rānei o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
Rā Kati: 12 Hui-tanguru 2023
To be successful in this role, you will offer:
- At least one year of experience in a museum or heritage institution
- A Tertiary qualification relevant to the Museum’s collections and activities, with Museum Studies or Preventive Conservation highly desirable
- Experience working with a collection management database (e.g. Vernon, KE Emu Specify) and experience in data management and maintenance Proficiency in MS Office suite.
- Experience in working with range of Māori or Pacific cultures and communities
- Experience working with Māori and/or Pacific material culture is desirable
- Knowledge and experience in the safe handling, packing, and storage of museum objects
- Established networks in either Māori or Pacific communities in the Auckland region
- Written and oral skills in Te Reo or a Pacific language is desirable
Me whai mana koe hei kaimahi ki Aotearoa i mua i tō tono ki tēnei tūranga.
He whare manaaki, he whare atawhai a Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Ka manaakihia ngā momo tāngata rerekē, ka poipoi mātou i ngā tikanga a iwi kē i raro i ā mātou rautaki e rua o Teu le Vā me He Korahi Māori. He nui anō ngā hua papai e whakawhiwhia ana ki ngā kaimahi pērā i ngā whakaritenga ngāwari mō te mahi me ngā rā whakatā. Kua whakawhiwhia tō mātou hōtaka hauora ki tētahi tohu whakanui.
He tūranga whakahirahira tēnei mā tētahi tangata e kimi mahi ana ki tētahi o ngā whare whakahirahira o Aotearoa e kaha ana ki te whakapuaki i ngā kōrero ā-motu me ngā kōrero a Tāmaki Makaurau e whakaata ana i tō tātou tūranga motuhake ki Te Moananui-a-Kiwa
You must be currently eligible to work in New Zealand to apply for this fixed term position. Please review the position description here
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 Korahi 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
For more information and to apply visit: AWWM website.
