Conservator – MOTAT

As a Conservator, you will have a specialisation in an area of conservation; including, but not limited to : preventive, organics, metals, or industrial heritage. As part of the Collection Hub and reporting to the Head of Conservation, you will work closely with the Conservation Team to carry out the necessary remedial treatments and preventive programs for a wide range of collection objects and materials required to preserve the Museum’s collections.

MOTAT is committed to embracing te ao Māori, and as such, this role will collaborate closely with Māori stakeholders to ensure that opportunities to integrate te ao Māori principles are considered in the care of the collection.

Responsibilities

With experience in conservation and collection care and utilising museum standards and practices, the focus of the Conservator position is to :

• Plan and carry out preventive measures and remedial conservation treatments to support new acquisitions, accessibility to MOTAT’s collection, exhibition and storage requirements.
• Provide input for wider conservation and collection care planning and prioritisation demonstrating time management skills.
• Carry out conservation and collection care programs such as IPM, environmental monitoring, handling, packing, housing of collections.
• Conduct inventories and ordering of conservation supplies.
• Support loans, acquisitions, and exhibitions through completing assessments, testing, condition reporting and providing expert advice to relevant teams.
• Work closely and collaborative with team members and across teams demonstrating interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate conservation interests.
• Embrace a mindset of continuous improvement in understanding and implementing the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Model behaviours consistent with MOTAT values and MOTAT competency framework.
• Comply with all museum policies and procedures including but not limited to Safety & Wellbeing and the Museums Aotearoa’s Code of Ethics.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required from time-to-time to ensure that MOTAT’s business objectives are met.

Key performance indicators

Key relationships / delegated authority

Responsible for : Nil

Internal Liaison : Conservators, Conservation Cleaning Technician, Registry Team, Library & Archives Team, Curatorial Team, Workshops Team, Exhibitions Team

External Liaison : Contractors (including electricians, cleaners, construction workers, freight forwarding, and pest control services), other suppliers

Budgetary authorities : $2,000

Skills & Experience

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