Administrator

Pūhanga Metarahi me te Rawa Taiao | Civil & Natural Resources Engineering
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Fixed-term position covering parental leave (22 April 2024 to 28 February 2025)

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
The Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering is a busy and diverse department that provides cutting edge research and education for engineers looking to provide a better future on the world and society.

This role of Department Administrator will provide professional and effective support in the key areas of travel arrangements and coordination, undergraduate student support and administration, academic, accounts and general administration. You will provide assistance in analysing and monitoring processes and expenditures relating to academic staff and post-graduate students, ensuring that the required processes are adhered to, and facilitating process steps between students, supervisors and technicians as necessary.

This role is a fixed term position covering parental leave.

Mōu | Who You Are
As an experienced administrator, with a background in business or education-related environment you will have:

• National Certificate (NZQA Level 4) qualification or equivalent work experience
• At least 3 years of demonstrated work experience working in an educational or business environment, preferably in large organisations
• Competent in all Microsoft Office programmes including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to cope with competing demands.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Able to relate to people with varying backgrounds, education and seniority, you will have the ability to work with a wide variety of people, with a flair for quickly developing effective professional relationships. You will also have excellent written and oral communications skills, and a demonstrated competence in the Microsoft Office suite and content management systems.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
Civil and Natural Resources at UC is rated in the top 1 per cent of civil engineering schools in the world. A qualification from us is recognised globally, will open doors to employment on projects all over the world and has an international reputation that is the envy of other universities.

For more information about our department and team, please visit our website or take a virtual tour of our Engineering facilities.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

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

The closing date for this position is: 24 March 2024 (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 via 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.

Job Details

Reference #	19606
Posted on	08 Mar 2024
Closes on	24 Mar 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Administration
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Fixed term full-time
More details (document)	PD Administrator March 2024.pdf
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