Collection Manager, Marine Fauna

4 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland War Memorial Museum Full time

Posted: 09/09/2024

Closing Date: 22/09/2024

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Auckland

Job Category: Science & Technology

**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, 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.

The Collection Manager, Marine Fauna_ _is responsible for ensuring the expert care of Auckland Museum’s Marine Invertebrate, Fish, Geology and Palaeontology collections. This includes increasing the impact of science at the Museum by managing the collections, developing and strategically planning for collection-based infrastructure, and engaging diverse audiences in the broader fields of science. This role will prioritise competing demands from a diversity of internal and external stakeholders for research infrastructure access, exhibitions, visits, loans, donations and accessions.

The role is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of collection technicians, management of volunteers, and decision making in relation to the effective function of the assigned collection areas. This is a permanent and full-time position.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
To be successful in this role, you will offer:

- A tertiary qualification in Natural Sciences, preferably specialising in Marine Fauna.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a collection management or collections-based role, with a demonstrated knowledge of collection management practices.
- Experience working with a collection management database (e.g. Vernon, KE Emu Specify) and experience in data management and maintenance.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Linnean classification systems and taxonomic science
- Experience in the field collection, preparation and preservation of marine faunal specimens.
- A Scientific Diver qualification and current Certificate of Competence.
- Demonstrated respect and sensitivity to the mana of taonga in the care of the collections.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain robust working relationships with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
- The ability to successfully manage and supervise volunteers and other staff.
- Excellent attention to accuracy and detail.
- Awareness, sound judgement, sensitivity and cultural competency.
- Current, full drivers’ licence.

Closing Date: Sunday, 22 September 2024

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, reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.**

**He Oranga Tangata ka ao**

**Enriching lives: Inspiring discoveries


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