Student Experience Administrator

Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Part-Time 18.75 hours per week (0.5 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position

• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Student Experience Administrator? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
The Student Experience Administrator plays a crucial role in facilitating the development, delivery, and administration of cohort-specific transition and engagement programs and events, which are designed to support students' seamless integration into and progression through university life.

Transition and engagement projects and events will optimise students' personal, social, extra-curricular and academic experiences in the UC Business School. By doing so, they aim to elevate their overall development, foster their perseverance, and pave the way for their triumph at UC.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role you will have a minimum 3 years previous experience working in a tertiary institute or schooling environment in a related role and:

• Previous experience planning and delivering student experience or transition programmes and events in a tertiary setting.
• Proven ability to plan, deliver, monitor, review and report on projects, including budgets and health and safety.
• Previous experience in public speaking or teaching, and group facilitation.
• Exceptional relationship building and interpersonal skills with ability to engage with people of diverse ages, genders, cultures and languages, and socio-economic contexts.
• A Bachelor's Degree (NZQA Level 7) in a commerce related discipline is desirable, but not essential
• Previous experience in public speaking or teaching, and group facilitation.
• Full Drivers' Licence
• 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.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
UC's Business School enjoys a well-deserved reputation domestically and internationally for excellence in teaching, high quality writing and research as well as for producing outstanding graduates. You will feel part of a cohesive team working alongside professional and dynamic colleagues.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School

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: 25/10/2024 (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.

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