Tautāwhi | Administrator - Library

Updated: about 1 year ago
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 06 Feb 2023

Ngā Puna Mātauraka o Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | UC Library

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

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

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!

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

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Provide administrative support for the Pou Tuatahi | University Librarian, Pou Tuarua | Associate University Librarians and other managers to enable the smooth, efficient and timely operation of the Library.

The role facilitates and supports the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of specific Library projects and practices.

The role supports tiakitanga by acting as a check and balance for the Library's compliance with institutionally required finance and records management processes.

Mōu | Who You Are
You have significant administrative experience and have experience working in a tertiary or Library environment.   

As you are critical to the development and maintenance of excellent relationships, and you enjoy building effective working relationships with a diverse range of people.

Being the only administrator for the leadership team, you will have the ability to work independently and manage a range of different demands.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

You will work with our supportive Library leadership team.  

You will work with a team who are passionate about making a difference for student and staff learning, teaching and research. The team delivers on-campus and online library engagement services and oversees library learning spaces for the student community.

For more information about the Library and our team, please visit our website .

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 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: Monday 6 February 2023 (midnight, NZ time)
Applications will be reviewed after the closing 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 Aotearoa | New Zealand, then you may also be considered.


Job Details
Reference # 12931
Posted on 11 Jan 2023
Closes on 06 Feb 2023 23:55
Location(s) Christchurch
Expertise Administration, Library, Project Management
Job level(s) Entry/Graduate, Experienced
Work type(s) Continuing (Permanent) part-time
More details (document) Library Administrator PD.pdf
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