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Job Opportunity: 21/667 Digital Collection Services Leader:Department of Internal Affairs - Te Tari TaiwhenuaJob description:Job DescriptionType: PermanentHours: Full time Job location: Wellington Business Group : NationalLibrary Branch: Information and Knowledge Services income: $79,965 – $108,188 Kia ora, Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Fakatalofa atu, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Malo ni, Talofa lava, Ni hao, Namaste, Salaam, Selam and Hello! » Lead efforts to build, preserve and provide access to the digital documentary heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand through the continuing development of the Turnbull collections. » An excellent opportunity to lead the Turnbull Library's Digital Collections Team. Work with a team of strong subject and technical specialists with skills in collection digitisation and born-digital archival and special collections collecting in diverse formats. » Be part of a holistic system, working collaborating to improve the representation of all New Zealanders, especially those who have been historically underrepresented in the Library's collections. We have a great opportunity for an practiced documentary heritage leader to join the Alexander Turnbull Library's leadership abilities team as Digital Collections Leader. In this function you will report to the Associate Chief Librarian, Research Collections and work collaboratively with staff across the Turnbull Library and the National Library, as well as with our colleagues at Archives New Zealand and Ng? Taonga Sound &Vison. The Digital Collections team is a large team made up of Web Archivists, Digital Archivists, and our in-house team of digitisation and imaging specialists. This is a strongly collaborative team of technical and subject specialists, skilled at working across teams in both the National Library and Archives New Zealand to build and preserve our digital collections. The Digital Collections Team works in close collaboration with other teams across the Library, particularly Arrangement & Description, Curatorial Services, Collection Care, Research Services, Outreach, and the National Library's acquisitions and digital preservation teams. To be prosperous in the function you will have: » The talent to communicate effectively with wide-ranging audiences and communities, including the capability to convey sometimes complex and technical information to general audiences. » Demonstrated knowledge of and engagement with archival theories and principles, especially as they relate to digital curation. You will have the knowledge and capability to communicate and lead in this area. » practice working with documentary heritage collections in a Library, Archives or similar organisation and demonstrated knowledge of the need for responsible stewardship of collections, balancing collection building with the Library's capacity to facilitate access to collections. » Demonstrated capability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with donors, vendors, the wider business, and documentary heritage sector colleagues » The capability to build, lead and manage a team that works together creatively, collaboratively, and effectively, promoting a culture of equity and inclusiveness within the Library and across the Department The Alexander Turnbull Library is part of the National Library of New Zealand and sits within the Information and Knowledge Services branch, the Department's epicentre of information management, culture and heritage.K?kiri, k?kiri, k?kiri! Whakarongo ake au ki ng? reo o te motu E karanga mai ana Huakina mai ng? tatau o t? whare Kia mahi tahi tatou, kia inu ai m?tou I Te Puna M?tauranga o Aotearoa Credit: Bella TarawhitiThe message from the peopleClearly asks us To open our doors So that we may work together and share the information Held in the National Library of New Zealand We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business results. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access. To lgain more about the diverse, important mahi we do at Te Tari Taiwhenua and see why we’re a great place to work,click here. We work to make New Zealand better for New Zealanders through our four outcome areas: » People can easily access the services and information they need » Iwi, hap? and communities across New Zealand are safe, resilient and thriving » People’s sense of belonging and collective memory builds an inclusive New Zealand » New Zealand is a well-functioning democracy across central and local government Applications close:5pm, Sunday 14 November 2021 For more information Contact Us by:Jessica Moran, Jessica.moran@dia.govt.nz Listing descriptionTo review the full job description, pleaseclick here. If you are unable to follow the link, please review the full job description on our careers website. How to submit the application:Apply Here.Skills:
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