Pouarahi Traditional Arts / Pouarahi Tautiaki Taonga Ref 244

Based in our Wellington or Auckland office 0.6 FTE (three days per week) Honouring the past; inspiring the future About us Heritage 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. About the role This permanent part time role (three days per week) reports to the Kaiwhakatere Tautiaki Taonga/ Manager Maori Built Heritage under the leadership of the Director Kaiwhakahaere Tautiaki Taonga me Kaupapa Maori.
The Pouarahi Traditional Arts is responsible at a regional and national level for providing conservation and traditional arts advice and developing training programmes for iwi, hapu, and marae to support and promote the preservation of Maori built heritage.
Your skills and expertise could be from a hands-on taonga conservation background, the Maori built environment, or as an experienced toi Maori arts practitioner in one or more of the arts of the marae, such as whakairo, tukutuku, kowhaiwhai, and raranga. All these specialist areas are critical to helping us achieve improved heritage outcomes for Maori and for Aotearoa New Zealand.
About you Your 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.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 is desirable.Note: You may be redirected to the employer's careers website.
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