Graduate Developer

Student First Programme 

• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Fixed-term position (11 months)

What You Will Do
The Student First Programme is a major Business Change Programme at the University of Canterbury to transform the student administration experience. Our work involves changing the regulations, processes and systems which manage the student lifecycle, from initial enquiry through to graduation and beyond.

We're offering a Graduate Software Developer the opportunity to join the University's Student First Programme team.

• Do you want to help shape the future of the student and staff administration experience at the University of Canterbury?
• Are you keen to experience life working on a state-of-the-art software development platform?
• Do you want to experience being part of a high performing team?

Who You Are
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• a can-do and eager to learn attitude
• an ability to work with a very diverse group of people - including our students, staff and our partners
• willingness to learn new technologies, concepts, architectures and skills rapidly
• the skill to work with the team to communicate technical solutions and their benefits/risks clearly to business-oriented people
• a Computer Science degree (or completed and awaiting results), or any alternative qualification
• a demonstrable passion for software development
• capability to carry out code development in at least 2 languages e.g. Python, Angular, C# or similar - we're looking more for the ability to learn rather than existing super-coding skills - although they'd be cool
• the enthusiasm to use new tools to deliver solutions rapidly.

Who You Will Work With
UC's high-performing Student First team are focused on transforming the student administration experience. Project work involves changing the processes and systems which manage the student lifecycle at the University from initial enquiry through to graduation and beyond. This is a fast-paced close-knit team environment. We're continually evaluating and implementing innovative solutions to the problems we're asked to address.

Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

The University of Canterbury is committed to accessible higher education, service to 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 information about the range of fantastic benefits that UC offers including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions, please visit us: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus

The University of Canterbury is an Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) employer and we encourage diversity in our staffing profile. The University of Canterbury actively seeks to meet its obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The closing date for this position is: Sunday, 31^st January 2020 (midnight, NZ time)

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]

Due to current border restrictions, you must have New Zealand Citizenship/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.