Curatorial Assistant

**Title**:Curatorial Assistant | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki**:

- Date: 3 Nov 2025-
- Location: Central Auckland, NZ, 1010-
- Description:- Gain experience working in Aotearoa’s leading visual arts organisation
- Play a support role in Auckland Art Gallery’s dynamic and talented Curatorial team Part-time administrative support role to the Head of Curatorial and Learning at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

** He angitūtanga: The opportunity**-
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is a cultural leader in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our purpose is to be a creative catalyst for art and ideas, offering transformational experiences that strengthen and enrich our communities. The Gallery's vision is to be the home of art for Auckland, its people and visitors to its internationally recognised award-winning building. Established in 1888, the Gallery holds a preeminent collection of New Zealand art and a significant collection of International art, and presents a dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions, public engagement and outreach activities.- An opportunity has arisen for a part-time Curatorial Assistant to support the Head of Curatorial and Learning in the successful running of Auckland Art Gallery’s Curatorial department. The position will also support other curatorial staff on the delivery of the Gallery’s exhibitions, research and acquisitions programme in 2026.-
- **He kōrero mōu: About you**-
- Passionate about art and artists, you will have excellent administrative and organisational skills. You will be comfortable working in a support role to a senior executive and will thrive working in a dynamic, hard-working and creative environment. Calm under pressure, you will be flexible, well-organised and a great communicator. Strong relationship building skills are essential as you will work on team projects with a diverse range of people both within and outside of the organisation. You will take pride in demonstrating professional integrity and maintaining confidentiality.- You will have:- A graduate qualification in Art History or related discipline-
- Experience working in a support role to curators or academics as an intern or research assistant is desirable
- Experience working collaboratively in a team environment
- Experience keeping detailed records, including minute taking and report writing
- Experience using collection management software (preferably Vernon CMS) is desirable-
- **Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**-
- This is an excellent opportunity for someone building their career to gain experience at Aotearoa New Zealand's leading visual arts institution.- This role comes with a fixed-term, part-time contract **(24 hours per week until**10 Dec 2026).**-
- You will work standard business hours, although you may be required to work on evenings or weekends on an occasional basis to support events.-
- **Tono mo te mahi/To Apply**-
- Note:- Please provide a bespoke cover letter
- No need to add your roles in the non-mandatory fields if your CV is up to date
- Applications close at 11.59pm on **Thursday 13 November 2025**- To read the full job description please click here: Curatorial Assistant- **He kōrero mō Tātaki: About Tātaki**:

- Tātaki Auckland Unlimited is part of the Auckland Council whānau, responsible for Auckland Live, Auckland Zoo, Auckland Conventions, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland Stadiums, and many of the festivals and events that make Auckland a great place to live and visit.
- Our people are driven by passion and a sense of service to Aucklanders. What we share is our love of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and our passion about the work we each do to make it a dynamic and exciting place.
- Each part of Tātaki is important, but when we come together, we bind into something more powerful than the sum of our parts. We all work in partnership with each other and our delivery partners, to make Tāmaki Makaurau a vibrant place where everyone can thrive.