Administrator - Risk and Assurance

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | Risk and Assurance 

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Permanent position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy supporting effective systems and processes? Are you ready to play a key role in supporting enterprise risk, audit, and insurance functions at a leading university?

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

The University of Canterbury is seeking a proactive and detail-focused Administrator to join our Risk and Assurance team. This position provides administrative and customer service support with a key focus on the implementation and maintenance of our Enterprise Risk Management system.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the Enterprise Risk Management system, including training documentation and user support.
• Administer travel insurance processes for UC staff and students, ensuring compliance and timely processing.
• Provide high-quality administrative support to the Risk and Assurance team across functions such as risk, audit, insurance, and business continuity.
• Maintain accurate records, manage internal systems such as SharePoint and intranet pages, and support process improvements.
• Coordinate communications with internal and external stakeholders, and assist in preparing reports for senior leadership and committees.

Mōu | Who You Are

You will have at least 4 years' administrative experience in a complex medium-to-large organisation or tertiary education setting as well as being able to demonstrate:

• Previous experience with an Enterprise Risk Management Solution
• Ability to apply processes and policies correctly
• Strong technical (software and digital platforms) aptitude and keenness to streamline processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex information clearly to diverse audiences
• Ability to ensure time-sensitive priorities are addressed effectively along with a high attention to detail, strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to build positive relationships, working independently and collaboratively to foster
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

You will be joining a great supportive team and full training will be provided.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The Risk and Assurance team is a small, dedicated team of subject matter experts in risk, insurance, and assurance that strives to support and improve the effectiveness of the University's risk management and controls environment. The Risk and Assurance team is part of the Planning, Finance and Digital Services (PFDS) Department.

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.

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/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc . 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: 30 May 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 or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.