Group Administrator/Personal Assistant

Te Kura Tāura | Uc Graduate School

• Full-time at 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
• Continuing (i.e., permanent) position

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
Te Kura Tāura | UC Graduate School is looking for a skilled and motivated personal assistant/group administrator to support the Dean Postgraduate Research and the wider team. UC offers a wide range of postgraduate and graduate research qualifications through state of the-art resources and hands-on research opportunities. By utilising your strong organisational skills and ability to work under pressure, you will work with colleagues across Te Kura Tāura | UC Graduate School and be responsible for providing administrative support to the Dean..

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role, you will have 4-5 years' experience in a personal assistant role with experience in dealing with confidential information. You will also have excellent communication skills and be motivated towards working in a team. You will also ideally have the following:

• Experience in an administrative role with customer service within a large organisation
• Knowledge of the tertiary education sector
• Experience interpreting and applying regulations and policies
• Proven record of data entry accuracy
• Experience with UCSMS would be an advantage
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Awareness of Privacy and Official Information Acts

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
You will work with a busy team within the Vice-Chancellor's Office. Within this office, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research (DVCR) team provide over-arching vision and leadership in the core academic and research missions of the University. The DVCR office lead the strategic direction and planning for learning, teaching and research in conjunction with an Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, ensure that the strategic and operational linkages between teaching and research are strengthened and enhanced.

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 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.

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: 5th December 2022 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after 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.

 

Job Details

Reference #	12643
Posted on	28 Nov 2022
Closes on	05 Dec 2022 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Administration
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) part-time
More details (document)	PD Postgrad Group Admin - PA.pdf
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