Tautāwhi | Administrator

Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Fixed-term position (to March 2027)

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly competent Tautāwhi | Administrator to work with the UC Business School’s MBA team. As a program dedicated to bringing together the best of industry leadership with academic knowledge you will work alongside professionals striving for excellence in education, both on campus and online. Reporting to the MBA Director, your responsibilities include support for faculty and MBA students, day-to-day administrative support, coordinating academic programmes, maintaining information management systems, supporting promotional activities, coordinating events and meetings.

The role will include the occasional early morning or evening events / workshops. Flexibility is required to support programme requirements outside standard hours when needed. This will be balanced with flexible time arrangements to ensure overall weekly hours (37.5 hours per week) are maintained.

Mōu | Who You Are

To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:

• administrative experience in an education-related or medium to large business environment with a strong customer service focus
• experience coordinating courses, workshops and events and general office organisation
• the ability to communicate confidently and professionally with a warm, personable, and service-focused approach
• excellent organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• strong written communication skills and high attention to detail across correspondence, scheduling, and documentation
• proficiency using a range of administrative systems, databases, and Microsoft Office applications
• a positive can-do attitude, with energy, drive and initiative in a flexible working environment
• passion and commitment to enhancing cultural awareness and competence.

The Business School MBA program provides a positive challenge for an administrator wanting to work in a vibrant and progressive environment.