Collections Registrar Type: Permanent, full-time Location: Wellington, New Zealand Business Group: National Library of New Zealand Branch: Information and Knowledge Services Salary: $70,661 - $95,600 Closing Date: 5 pm, Sunday 29 April 2018
We are seeking a Collections Registrar to join the Collection Care Team at The Alexander Turnbull Library. The Turnbull Library is New Zealand's pre-eminent research library with extensive collections including books, manuscripts, sound recordings, drawings, paintings, prints, maps, ephemera and digital media. It forms part of the National Library of New Zealand.. The Collection Registrar is one of the key positions in the Alexander Turnbull Library that enables the collection, preservation, protection, and accessibility of an amazing collection of documentary heritage and taonga relating to New Zealand and the Pacific. It coordinates a range of activities relating to the storage and movement of the collections as well as managing requests for loan of materials to other organisations for exhibitions. The Collection Registrar sits within the Collection Care team and manages a team of 5.5 full time equivalent staff. We're looking for someone with the following key skills and experience: * A minimum of 5 years experience working with heritage collections * Experience in developing business processes and identifying innovative and cost-effective solutions taking competing priorities into account * A demonstrated ability to manage teams of professional staff * Experience in the packing and movement of collection items in various physical formats * Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships For more information please see the job description. If you would like a stimulating, rewarding career within a team that enjoys protecting, preserving and making accessible New Zealand's documentary heritage and taonga, we would very much like to hear from you. For more information please contact: Mark Crookston at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or +64 4 819 8917 More information and the job description can be found here: https://www.bfound.net/detail.aspx?jobId=143953&CoId=164&rq=1 ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
