Specialist Advisor

**Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full time
**Location**: Wellington
**Business Group**: Archives - National Library
**Branch**: Partnerships and Commissions
**Salary**: $81,441 - $101,349
- _ He ngakau nui au ki nga taonga me nga korero o nehe? He ngakau nui hoki au ki te mahi whakaako? Tena, tirohia tenei turanga mahi. E ai ki te korero, haere, mahi kai mau, ka whati te tai, ka pao te torea._
- Do you love creating vibrant, engaging public experiences and educational programmes that bring taonga, collections and stories to life? Here's your chance to make a difference by shaping an integrated national offer that inspires engagement, learning, creativity and community connection.
- This is an opportunity to join the Community Engagement and Learning Directorate leadership team to provide strategic leadership for He Tohu, a permanent exhibition of three iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa.
- _He turanga tenei mo tetahi matanga kaitohutohu mo He Tohu, he turanga rangatira hoki. Ko au mahi, te whakahaere i nga kaupapa katoa e hangai ana ki He Tohu. Ko He Tohu te manawa o Te Rua me Te Puna._
- _ He Tohu_ is at the heart of the collaboration between Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara and National Library Te Puna Matauranga. The Specialist Advisor He Tohu leads and coordinates all functions involved with the management of the _He Tohu_ exhibition.
- **What we're looking for'..**
- _Kei te kimi matau i tetahi kaimahi kawanatanga kaha ki te arahi me te kawe i nga kaupapa Maori hoki, hei:_- _kaitiaki o He Tohu, kia tutuki ona whainga 25 tau._
- _Kaiwhakarite i nga kaupapa katoa o He Tohu, mai i te whakatakotoranga rautaki, tae atu ki te tiaki putea mo tenei kaupapa Ko He Tohu Tamaki me Whakaura (He waka Hourua, hei rauemi ako)ano hoki_
- _Kaiwhakarite i nga kaupapa katoa o He Tohu, mai i te whakaaturanga tae atu ki te whakaatu i nga tuhinga, te whakahaeretanga o nga rawa matihiko tae atu ki te paetukutuku._
- _Ko te whanaungatanga tetahi pukenga o tenei turanga, hei arahi i au mahi. Ka mahi tahi koe ki te taha o nga Whare Taonga, a, ki te hunga whai panga o waho hoki._
- _Ko te arotake me te aromatawai etahi whainga mahi. Ka arohaehae i nga Raraunga kia piki te kounga o te mahi_- In this role you will lead and collaborate with staff across directorates and teams to ensure:

- appropriate project management and governance for the 25 year _He Tohu_ project.
- a strategic whole of life and budget planning approach that supports a wider programme and an integrated national offer, including _He Tohu_ Tamaki and _Whakaura_ (our replica voyaging waka).
- appropriate oversight of the exhibition including display of the documents, management of digital assets including the website, audio guides and interactives, interpretive exhibition maintenance, stakeholder relationship management, guided experiences and public programming.
- building collaborative relationships and influence with key agencies and external stakeholders,
- Monitoring and measuring service delivery and analysing data to support evidence-based approaches to service development
- Leading and developing plans and initiatives ensuring alignment with Archives Library New Zealand and DIA strategic priorities
- Supporting the implementation of agreed initiatives, ensuring alignment between strategic goals and operational implementation.- We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.
- **Applications close**: 5pm**Monday 19 January 2026.
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