Ngā tūranga wātea – Work for us
At Ngā Taonga we believe in a healthy work-life balance for our staff. Find out more about the benefits and browse our current vacancies.
I tēnei whārangi On this page
Nei rā a Ngā Taonga e karanga atu ana ki a koe e rapu ana i te tūranga hou mōu. Tēnei mātou ngā kaipupuri i ngā taonga ataata, i ngā taonga rongorongo hoki o te motu, arā, ngā tutuku a ngā mātua tūpuna. E ngākau whakapuke ana ki ēnei momo kōrero tuku iho o Aotearoa? Tēnā whakapā mai ki a mātou.
What it’s like to work at Ngā Taonga
Our people are our strength. We believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance. We are passionate about improving wellbeing and fostering an inclusive and whānau-friendly workplace.
Some of the benefits of working at Ngā Taonga include:
- a 32.5-hour work week at full-time pay
- Depending on the requirements of your role, we give staff flexibility on the way they structure their work week over either a four- or five-day work week or a nine-day fortnight.
- flexible working arrangements and work-from-home options
- We look to offer high degree of flexibility to support an inclusive workplace for staff, including working from home options.
- upskilling opportunities including te reo Māori language lessons at a range of levels
- We make it as easy as possible to learn new skills by offering te reo Māori lessons at various levels, appropriate training courses, team-building days and development plans.
- an organisation that values inclusion and diversity
- Our organisation benefits when we value everyone’s contribution, skills and mana. We recognise multiple worldviews as being valid, and we respect and acknowledge them.
Job opportunities
Customer Supply Advisor – Kaitohutohu Ratonga Kiritaki
Ngā Taonga is the audiovisual archive for Aotearoa New Zealand and an independent Charitable Trust committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This is an opportunity to join an organisation passionate about caring for and sharing the precious taonga in the collection; ensuring all New Zealanders will be able to know their history and connect with their cultural identity. E pupuru ana mātou i ngā taonga ataata-rongo o Aotearoa hei taonga tuku iho, hei whakapapa kōrero.
Mō Mātou | About Us
The Customer Supply team has responsibility for sharing our collection with various stakeholders. This includes servicing our agreements with leading NZ broadcasters through to providing in-person assistance with researchers and other visitors at our public space at the National Library in Wellington.
Ko ngā pūkenga e hiahiatia ana | About you
We’re looking for someone who is curious about New Zealand history, and who enjoys working with others and establishing relationships. Our ideal candidate will be able to balance curiosity with a busy customer request workload.
We’re looking for someone with:
- Previous customer service experience, ideally in an office environment
- Clear and concise written communication skills
- Demonstrated drive for results and keenness to learn
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team
- An outgoing personality and will join in the team culture
- High level ability using MS Office
- Comfortable operating in a tikanga / kaupapa Māori environment.
Ko ngā whāinga o te tūranga: | The role will see you:
In this role you will facilitate access to our archival collections to a wide range of stakeholders. We support the mahi of documentary makers, museums, iwi and community organisations, educational institutions and the general public. You will connect and collaborate with teams across our organisation and with external stakeholders, researching and using problem solving to achieve agreed results.
The role will see you:
- Respond to internal and external requests for access to the collections
- Prioritise requests according to key strategies
- Undertake rights clearances to respond to requests for access
- Create, manage and retrieve digital data for collection items
- Draft and negotiate supply agreements.
This is an office-based role located in Pipitea, with flexibility and a full-time nine-day fortnight.
The salary band for the role is: $71,811 - $84,484 + superannuation.
Tono mai | How to apply
We encourage and consider transferable skills and experience gained from outside of work e.g., cultural, community work, sports, volunteering, or a comparable role in a different sector or industry.
If this opportunity interests you, please submit your CV and cover letter via our SEEK listing.
You can reach out to our People Practice team for more information at mahi@ngataonga.org.nz.
Applications close on Wednesday 25 September.