"Future Student Advisor"

Job Description:

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement
Located in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• 5 weeks annual leave + 5 days university holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Generous superannuation provisions (up to 6.75% employer contribution)
• Continuing (permanent) position

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

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Want to inspire the next generation of university graduates? Enjoy meeting people from all walks of life? Want to join a high-performing and collaborative team?

Based in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland with one other team member, you will work within the wider Future Students team to educate future students about the amazing world-class learning opportunities at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury. You will develop an effective student recruitment plan for key markets, schools and regions and put your excellent sales, presentation and coaching skills to good use in order to create a connection with a diverse range of students, that inspires and encourages them to choose UC.

You'll enjoy exploring Aotearoa as some domestic travel will be required in order for you to build effective relationships with schools, kura, stakeholders, students and their caregivers across the country through presentations, face-to-face meetings and events - the Koru membership is on us!

Mōu | Who You Are

Naturally, you will have an outgoing personality, with a passion and enthusiasm for working in the Education Sector. Creativity and innovative thinking will come naturally to you, and you will show your ability in sales or account management skills. You will have excellent communication (oral and written) and people skills with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with a range of key stakeholders. You'll be a natural presenter and be confident in standing up in front of a range of audiences and nailing that presentation with professionalism and humour.

Our Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Team are based in a premium shared office and collaborative workspace meaning you'll be working alongside lots of other people from a range of industries. Plus, we will give you a tutorial on how to use the barista coffee machine on site!

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The Future Students Team covers domestic and international student recruitment. Together the team successfully communicates the profile and reputation of UC as an outstanding, world-class learning environment that supports the pursuit of excellence, attracts a diversity of talent and investment and continuously reinforces the value of UC qualifications and experience - we make sure we have plenty of fun along the way.

For more information about our team, please visit us at Future Students Office | UC

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

At UC, being part of our team means more than just a job. We are committed to supporting our kaimahi | staff’s career and wellbeing with benefits designed to help our kaimahi grow and feel connected, supported and valued.

UC’s Benefits approach is shaped by Ngā Uara | Our Values Whanaungatanga, Tiakitanga, and Manaakitanga. They are designed to be relevant, support and inspire our people, they include:

• 5 weeks annual leave + 5 days university holidays
• UC Parental Leave (up to 9 weeks paid) + 26 weeks Government paid parental leave and onsite childcare facility
• generous employer contribution to superannuation (up to 6.75%)
• flexible working arrangements
• professional development and study opportunities
• supportive working environment
• a wide range of retail discounts across shopping, entertainment and travel
• on-campus staff discounts including UC RecCentre
• living in revitalised Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
• a unique working environment in a beautiful campus with access to UC facilities such as UC RecCentre and Staff Club at discounted rates plus onsite cafés and eateries, and more.

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: 11 February 2026 (midnight, NZ time)*Please note applications will be reviewed after 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 WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.