Pouarahi Tautiaki Taonga / Maori Built Heritage Advisor Ref 243

Based in our Wellington or Auckland officeFixed term for one yearHonouring the past; inspiring the futureAbout usHeritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is the national agency for place-based heritage in Aotearoa. We celebrate, research, care for, and assist communities to recognise and protect these places for the benefit of future generations.For over twenty years, our Maori Built Heritage Team has been working with whanau, marae, hapu, and iwi to identify, conserve, and protect our taonga places. We have a fixed term vacancy that will see you providing advice on some of the most significant taonga in Aotearoa – our many marae across the country. If the conservation and restoration of our heritage marae building is the kind of work that you value, we want to hear from you.This could be an excellent professional development opportunity for a secondment, and we can also consider part time appointments to this role for the right person/skill set.About the roleThis one-year fixed term full-time role reports to the Kaiwhakatere Tautiaki Taonga/ Manager Maori Built Heritage under the leadership of the Director Kaiwhakahaere Tautiaki Taonga me Kaupapa Maori.Your focus will be co-ordinating the delivery of a programme that provides support to the provision of expert advice, developing wananga and workshops especially in the context of the traditional arts of our marae, and our traditional architecture, including wharenui, pouhaki, pataka, whare karakia and more.Your skills and expertise could be from a hands-on taonga conservation background, the Maori built environment, Maori resource management and environmental planning, or project management with iwi, hapu and marae communities. All these specialist areas are critical to helping us achieve improved heritage outcomes for Maori and for Aotearoa New Zealand.About youYour knowledge and experience that will see you succeed in this role:Ability to articulate a Maori world view and apply it to the work of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere TaongaYour ability to advance and promote Maori values and principles in a heritage context, and heritage values in a kaupapa Maori context.Excellent research and writing skills.Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles.Experience developing and maintaining networks, credibility, and relationships with whanau, hapu, iwi and other hapori Maori.Experience working with Maori communities.Experience interacting with and providing advice to senior decision makers in written and oral form.Knowledge and understanding of matauranga, tikanga and Te Ao Maori, and a keen appreciation of the local circumstances.A tertiary qualification in a relevant field.Note: You may be redirected to the employer's careers website.#J-18808-Ljbffr