Advertising, Media, Arts & Entertainment,Program & Project Management
Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Tui tui hono tangata, whenua me te moana.
Auckland War Memorial Museum: Connecting through sharing stories of people, lands and seas
Auckland Museum is a much-loved culture and heritage organisation at the heart of Auckland's identity, committed to outstanding management of its world-class collections, developing and sharing engaging content through its galleries, exhibition, events, educational programmes and the permanent and volunteer staff who tell the Museum's stories. We are Auckland's home of commemoration as well as the country’s oldest research institution and a major tourist destination.
Job Description
Mō te tūranga | About the role
A full-time, permanent role, the Associate Project Manager plays a crucial role in the delivery of public programmes, ticketed events and community engagement of Tāmaki Paenga Hira both onsite and offsite. In this position, you will be responsible for maintaining important functionality, systems and processes to ensure that activities are completed on time and within budget, while meeting high standards and strategic objectives. You will also be providing project coordination and administrative support across a busy team and dynamic annual calendar of public events, from the initial planning stages to final delivery across multiple programmes and timelines. Flexibility to work weekends, evenings and holidays is also a requirement of the role.
You will be a natural collaborator with a high degree of cultural understanding - a true team player, who is willing to contribute and support a diverse range of projects and kaupapa. Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this role, as it involves working on various kaupapa with people and communities from diverse backgrounds, including Museum kaimahi and external stakeholders from the creative and GLAM sectors in Tāmaki Makaurau. You will be a critical thinker, have excellent attention to detail and quality and be able to balance multiple tasks and conflicting priorities to meet deadlines.
Desired Skills and Experience
Ō pūmanawa | What you will bring
Ideally, you will have end-to-end experience in coordinating and delivering projects with master spreadsheet skills, coupled with financial acumen and experience in budget management and reporting. A qualification or training in project or event management is desirable. An understanding of and confidence in working within different cultural contexts, including excellent pronunciation of Te Reo Māori is hugely important. A strong interest in art, culture, live performance, audience development and community engagement with work experience and/or qualification in project management, museum studies or a related creative sector will be advantageous.
The role will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to use and further develop their skills and experience in the key areas of coordination, collaboration, project delivery, public programming and cultural understanding.
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
Availability to purchase additional annual leave
An award-winning wellbeing programme including free membership with Boost app and MyEverydayWellbeing
An active social club which is part of the fabric of Museum life
Life insurance from your first day and discounted Health Insurance
Free museum membership and other staff discounts
Discounted onsite parking
Accredited by Rainbow tick
Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here.
Tono mai i tēnei rā! | Apply today!
Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 14th August, 2026. We may commence interviews prior to the closing date of the advert.
You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to apply for this position with a current full driver's licence. Please view the position description here or select the apply button to view if on the seek platform.
Auckland Museum offers a rich and fulfilling work culture where we embrace diversity and nurture our bicultural capability as demonstrated in our Teu le Va and He Korahi Māori strategies.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to be part of an iconic New Zealand institution, committed to telling our local and national stories, reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.
