Institute Administrator/Personal Assistant

Te Kāhui Pā Harakeke | UC Child Well-being Research Institute
Te Rāngai Ako me te Hauora | College of Education, Health and Human Development 

• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā! He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki ngā mahi tautāwhi | Personal Assistant? He pōwhiri atu tēnei nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai te hunga i te tūranga Tautāwhi.

 

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
We have an exciting opportunity for a Personal Assistant to work alongside Professor Gail Gillon, Director of Te Kāhui Pā Harakeke | Child Well-being Research Centre, to ensure the smooth running of the Institute and liaising with community and other Faculty-relevant networks across campus. This is a unique opportunity for someone interested in working in a prestigious academic environment alongside researchers and other professionals, all working to support children's holistic well-being.

It is a diverse role with many aspects that change at various times during the year. The role will provide new opportunities to expand as a personal assistance by offering the experience to work with researchers, potential and existing students and being involved in some project management work.  

Mōu | Who You Are
To perform successfully in this role you will ideally have:

• significant experience in a high level administrative/PA role
• excellent presentation and an exemplary customer service approach
• a very high level of communication, accuracy and report writing skills
• a high degree of initiative with excellent decision making and problem solving skills.
• proficiency dealing with high volume emails, along with diary management skills
• experience in managing a diverse workload and working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced role
• experience supporting senior manager(s) in a professional environment
• advanced Microsoft suite knowledge.

If you are a team player with the willingness to share knowledge, highly organised and take pride in providing a high level of customer service, motivated and enthusiastic with a positive attitude - come join our team! 

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
UC's Child Well-being Research Institute is where 'nurturing research excellence to support children's holistic well-being' takes place. You will be working closely with a dynamic, interdisciplinary group of researchers and other professionals as part of the Child Well-being Research Institute team. You will located at Manawa, a state-of-the-art health and education research hub in Christchurch's central city.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ Child Well-being Research Institute

For more about our research focus, please visit us @ Better Start Literacy Approach

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: Tuesday, 30 August 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.

 

Job Details

Reference #	11150
Posted on	16 Aug 2022
Closes on	30 Aug 2022 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Administration
Job level(s)	Entry/Graduate
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Position Description.pdf
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