Team Leader Metadata 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

About Archives - National Library

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.

Why this role is a good fit for you

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

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