University of Canterbury Looking for Tautāwhi | Academic Administrator at Christchurch Central, Canterbury Full Time

Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education

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

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!

He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Tautāwhi / Administrator Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

What You Will Do

An opportunity has arisen for an Academic Administrator to provide professional and confidential academically focused administrative services to the Associate Dean (Academic) and provide administrative support and assistance to the Office of the Executive Dean. You will provide a variety of support services including organisation and administration of committee meetings, maintaining information management systems and coordinating events and meetings. This is a varied role that would provide new opportunities to expand as an administrator by offering the experience to work with potential and existing students and management teams in a caring and supportive environment.

Who You Are

To perform successfully in this role, you will ideally have:

• general administrative experience including strong Microsoft Office Suite skills

• 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, supporting senior managers in a professional environment. In return, we will offer an attractive salary, benefits, and an opportunity for you to enhance your personal skills and experience in a large organisation.

Who You Will Work With

The College of Education, Health and Human Development includes national and international research leaders in multiple domains of educational and heath studies. We have a commitment to world-class research, teaching, and professional development in Education, Health and Sport through our three Schools (Educational Studies & Leadership, Teacher Education and Health Sciences), UC Education Plus, and a range of research projects and teams.

For more information about our school and team, please visit us @ College of Education, Health & Human Development

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora – Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour. Our values provide a roadmap for how we do things, affirming our commitment to the oranga (health, safety and wellbeing) of our students through mana-enhancing pastoral care and support. Ngā Uara (our values) challenge and inspire us to be the best we can be. They make UC a great place to work and study. For more on our Ngā Uara | Our Values visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/values/

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is: November 4th 2022 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to 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]

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.