Portfolio and Secretariat Specialist

Planning, Portfolio and Process Improvement

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• 5 weeks annual leave +5 days university holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Generous superannuation provisions (up to 6.75% employer contribution)
• Permanent position
• 37.5 hours per week

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

As Portfolio and Secretariat Specialist you will lead the coordination of selected University of Canterbury (UC) management and executive-level committees. This includes:

• coordinating work programmes (including paper development and decision timelines)
• preparing agendas and reviewing papers
• taking minutes, and monitoring follow-up actions.

A second key part of the role is contributing to the central University portfolio, programme and project management (P3M) function, including:

• drafting and reviewing a range of P3M-related documents.
• contributing to improving P3M frameworks
• undertaking coaching and advisory tasks as required.

This role combines high-level coordination, governance expertise, and analytical capability to help drive the University’s strategic priorities.