Archives Support Assistant

Type: x2 Fixed Term
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Archives NZ
Branch: Enterprise Partnerships
Salary: $57,850 - $64,792

This is an Entry Level Role at Archives New Zealand. Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga sits within the Te Haumi | Enterprise Partnerships branch, the Department’s epicentre of information management, culture and heritage. Our branch is all about collecting, storing and preserving important things that are precious to New Zealand. Archives New Zealand is committed to working effectively with Māori, and upholding mātauranga Māori.

We have a full time, fixed term vacancy for an Archive Support Assistant to work our team until 30 June 2025. This role is primarily focussed on the retrieval and return of archives from the Wellington repository, and requires:

• The ability to set priorities and achieve deadlines
• The ability to work well in a physical environment
• A demonstrated ability to meet the needs of internal and external clients
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and to use discretion
• Strong organisational skills and a good attention to detail
• The ability to work confidently with digital tools and distribution systems

The duties demand a good level of physical fitness, with the candidate being comfortable working in a warehouse environment and regularly walking between various internal locations. This includes is light to medium lifting, and some work involving heights.

As an Archive Support Assistant you will also be required to assist the team with a variety of tasks, that include office administration and customer facing activities.

If you have a positive and flexible attitude, excellent digital skills, and enjoy working to uphold mātauranga Māori we would love to hear from you.

At the Department of Internal Affairs, the work we do makes New Zealand a better place for those born here, and those new New Zealanders who have chosen to call this country home.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We affirm our commitment to honour our Treaty obligations and to embrace Te Reo Māori and Tikanga as an integral part of our working day. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access. 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, hapū 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, 30 January 2025
For more information please contact: Richard.Hallam@dia.govt.nz
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