Team Leader Metadata Services at Candidate Experience Site - Department of Internal Affairs

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jan, 26

Salary

136512.0

Posted On

16 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Operational Management, Cataloguing, Teamwork, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Metadata Creation, Mātauranga Māori, Digital Technologies, Policy Development, Process Development, Advice, Sector-wide Initiatives, Information Management

Industry

Government Relations Services

Description

Type: Permanent Hours: Full time Location: Wellington Business Group: Archives & National Library Branch: Partnerships & Commissions Salary: $109,697 - $136,512 Join us to lead one of our Metadata Services teams, with a focus on metadata for published collections. This is a key role that supports metadata delivery at National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa and influences metadata across Archives and National Library. In this role you will: Provide leadership and operational management for metadata services teams, overseeing day-to-day cataloguing operations for published collections Manage team workload and workflow, ensuring integration and effective relationships with other teams and alignment of processes across directorates Foster a high-performing team with a resilient and flexible culture focused on collaboration and continuous improvement Support innovation in metadata creation and enhancement, including the application of mātauranga Māori and the implementation of digital technologies Contribute to policy and process development and support the Manager Metadata Services in providing advice and leadership to Archives Library services and sector-wide metadata initiatives NLNZ has almost completed its implementation of Official RDA, making this an excellent opportunity for the appointee to develop knowledge in the new standard and contribute to its successful delivery. We encourage applicants from diverse professional backgrounds. Whether you’ve focused on upholding mātauranga Māori, enabled access to collections, or taken a pragmatic approach to information management - we’d love to hear from you. Archives - National Library sits within the Partnerships and Commissions branch. Our branch is all about collecting, storing and preserving important things that are precious to New Zealand so that they are available to use. If you’re looking for a new challenge that encourages you to think innovatively to help make a difference to Aotearoa and its people, then Archives - National Library could be the place for you. Applications close: 5pm, 30 October 2025 For more information please contact: Laura.Jamieson@dia.govt.nz Job description: To review the full job description, please click here.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage metadata services teams, overseeing cataloguing operations for published collections. Foster a high-performing team culture focused on collaboration and continuous improvement.