Department of Internal Affairs NZ Looking for Librarian at Wellington City, Wellington Full Time

Tēnā koutou, Haere mai ki Te Puna Mātauranga

The National Library Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa is recruiting for a Librarian role in the Digital Collection Services Team, based in the Alexander Turnbull Library. In this role you will also be working across teams in the ATL on the following activities:

• Working with staff across the Library to deliver researcher digitisation requests
• Responding to research enquiries in person, via email & telephone
• Describing and ingesting digital collections to enable access and use

The Library’s image ordering service has recently been redesigned to share the processing of digitisation requests across the Research Services and Digital Collections teams. In this role you will help embed these new processes, identify any necessary training needs and work collaboratively to continuously improve the service and processes. You will be the main point of contact for coordinating requests with the Imaging Services team, and troubleshooting online orders and delivery with the National Library Online team. As part of the Digital Collections Team, you will work in a team of digital specialists, with opportunities to grow and develop your skills and expertise.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing an outstanding customer service experience
• Strong organisational and workflow management skills
• An ability to identify areas for improvement and proactively propose solutions
• A comfort with technology and ability to work across multiple systems, quickly learning new processes and tools
• A knowledge of library practice and an interest in digital collections

Ideally you will have a tertiary degree and a library qualification, or current study towards a library qualification or equivalent in a related field. Applicants without a library or related degree should demonstrate a strong combination of experience, training and motivation that will enable them to meet the requirements of the role.

If that sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

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. Our branch is all about collecting, storing and preserving important things that are precious to New Zealand.

To learn 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, 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

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access

Applications close: 5pm, Wednesday 22 June 2022
For more information please contact: Anna Henry via Email: [email protected]