University of Canterbury Hiring for Tautāwhi | Administrator Job at Christchurch Full Time

Te Kura Mātāpuna Tangata | School of Language, Social & Political Sciences

• Continuing (permanent) position
• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
An exciting opportunity has opened for a Tautāwhi | Administrator to join our growing Te Kura Mātāpuna Tangata | School of Language, Social & Political Sciences. Working in a team of administrators, you will be responsible in providing administrative support to a number of academic programmes and departments. You will closely work with various academics and interact with our ākonga | students. This is a diverse role with many aspects that change at various times during the year. It will provide new opportunities to expand as an administrator with a customer focus. The role offers experience to work with potential and existing ākonga | students, assisting faculties and schools across campus and get involved in project work, in a caring and supportive environment.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role you will have experience in a similar role in a medium-large organisation, and have:

• excellent, well developed customer service skills
• general administrative experience including strong Microsoft Office Suite skills
• a proactive approach to work where you use your initiative to assist decision making
• strong intrapersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• organisational, time management and problem solving abilities
• great attention to detail

• experience in minute taking and committee meeting administrative support
• experience in managing a diverse workload and working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced role.

You will be highly competent, working with a team of administrators to support our academic programmes in a professional environment. In return, we will offer an attractive salary, benefits including amazing professional development, and an opportunity for you to enhance your personal skills and experience in a large organisation.

If you take pride in providing a high level of customer service, are highly motivated and enthusiastic with a positive attitude – we’d like you to be part of our team!

For more information about our teams, visit us @ Te Kura Mātāpuna Tangata | School of Language, Social & Political Sciences

The closing date for this position is: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume. Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

This role requires that you are, and remain, fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any additional doses or boosters that become available, during your employment with the University of Canterbury.

Due to current border restrictions, you must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

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