Te Pātaka Coordinator

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Part-time at 15 hours (Thursday & Friday at 7.5hrs) (0.4 FTE)
• Will be required to work 2 days between Mon-Wed initially for onboarding.
• Fixed term position for 1 year (Split week - job share arrangement)

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
You will work in collaboration with the incumbent Te Pātaka Operations Coordinator, to enhance the UC student experience by facilitating the day-to-day operations within Te Pātaka; you will provide administrative support for the Te Pātaka teams. You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders; provide reports on flows and activities; and utilise feedback to implement ongoing positive changes for students.  You will also have the skills and motivation to facilitate organisational change when required.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role you will have a minimum of 3 years' experience in administration services in a medium to large organisation. You will be an experienced people and project manager and will hold a high level of planning and organisational skills. You will have academic and general knowledge of students in an academic environment. You will have a high degree of initiative and an ability to quickly develop effective professional relationships. This is a front facing role, so you will have a bubbly personality, good sense of humour, and be calm under pressure.

Along with the above, you will have:

• Excellent communication skills with awareness of and sensitivity towards cross-cultural diversity.
• Active commitment to upholding the values, tikanga (protocols and processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions as guided by mana whenua, Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and valuing te reo Māori.
• Competency in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga is an advantage.
• Keyboard and computer experience with the ability to learn new systems and processes
• Ability to extend hours during peak periods (January, February and July) would be an advantage.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
You will be working with a diverse range of people both within the Te Pātaka and Puaka-James Hight teams.  You will also liaise with Faculties, departments, students and visitors to Te Pātaka.

For more information about our team, please visit us at Student Operations.

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: 17 September 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.