Vacancies at Archives New Zealand

Archives Support Assistant

Auckland Regional Office
Wide range of work
Customer service focus

Become a member of our busy Access Services team and help researchers uncover their stories through Archives New Zealand’s collection. You will be involved in:

providing assistance to researchers in our reading room,
digital reproduction,
locating and reshelving archives,
photocopying, and
nswering postal and email research enquiries.

You will work with a wide range of people, communicating with them face-to-face and in writing. You will also be utilising computers with specialised search tools.

The successful candidate will:

have experience in customer service, records or warehousing,
be keen to learn,
a reasonable level of fitness to climb steps and lift boxes,
have an eye for detail and excellent time management skills, and
a good standard of secondary education.

For more information on this position please contact Mark Stoddart on 09 270 1103. The application form and position description are available below.

Completed applications must use our application form and be received before 5pm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, at HR@archives.govt.nz or post to Human Resources, Archives New Zealand, PO Box 12 050, Wellington 6144.

Job Description (PDF 125 kb)
Application Form (PDF, 74 kb | Microsoft Word, 144 kb)

Group Manager, Regional & Access Services

Pivotal Leadership Role
Superb New Zealand Organisation
Innovative Opportunities

E ngakau nui ana koe ki ngā mahi pupuru, whakahaere puranga rānei? Ko ētahi taonga rongonui kei konei ko Te Tiriti o Waitangi, me te Whakakotahitanga o ngā Iwi.

Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga is the official guardian of New Zealand’s government archives. We gather, store and protect an extremely wide range of material. This includes the originals of the Treaty of Waitangi, government documents, maps, paintings, photographs and film.

This position has responsibility for:

Encouraging wider use of our valuable collection
Leading innovation in access to archival information
Utilising digital opportunities and championing new products and ideas

We envisage candidates will have a strong service background where creative solutions and ideas have consistently exceeded customer expectations. Your superior communication and business skills will be highly valued. Demonstrated leadership capability and strong relationship management experience, will enable you to champion change within the organisation and continue to build on relationships with external stakeholders.

We seek applications from professionals who are driven, goal focused and wishes to take their successful career to the next level within this highly regarded organisation. A relevant tertiary qualification, supported by public sector experience is desirable

Please email your resume, in complete confidence to future@transitlounge.co.nz quoting reference 1203 or call Tony Heyward on 04 913 1171.

Applications close on Monday 24th November 2008.

Job Description (PDF 98 kb)
Application Form (PDF, 74 kb | Microsoft Word, 144 kb)

Application for Employment

To apply for a position advertised on the Archives New Zealand website, SEEK or another location, please complete the Application Form (PDF, 74 kb | Microsoft Word, 144 kb) and send with your CV and cover letter to: HR@archives.govt.nz or post to:

Human Resources, Archives New Zealand, PO Box 12 050, Wellington.

Please note that all applications must include a completed Archives New Zealand application form.