Job Description

Job DescriptionTe Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunityWe are looking for a knowledgeable, collaborative, and passionate Cultural Collections Advisor to join our Cultural Collections team.This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to work primarily with rare books, published heritage materials, and special collections that support world-class teaching, learning, and research activities across the University.As a Cultural Collections Advisor, you will contribute to the management, preservation, and promotion of published collections while supporting students, researchers, academics, and external users to discover and engage with these valuable resources.Work spans a variety of activities including collection care, research support and teaching engagement, exhibition creation, and collection promotion, helping bring Cultural Collections to life for diverse audiences.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with heritage collections, building relationships, and sharing knowledge in ways that inspire curiosity and learning.You will be joining a supportive and collaborative team that values scholarship, innovation, partnership, and accessibility.Key responsibilities include:Responsibility for the development, management, preservation, and accessibility of the published collectionsProviding research consultations and advisory services to students, staff, researchers, and external clientsLead coordination of exhibitions, displays, and promotional activities to showcase Cultural Collections holdingsDelivering teaching sessions and supporting learning activities using Cultural Collections materialsWorking collaboratively with academic faculties and internal teams to support teaching, learning, and research partnershipsSupporting metadata accuracy and collection discoverability across systems and databasesContributing to projects and initiatives across Cultural Collections and wider University servicesPromoting Cultural Collections through digital and in-person engagement activities