Academic Administrator

**Location**: National

**Job type**: Fixed Term Full Time

**Department**: School of Undergraduate Studies

**Position**: Non-teaching

**Vacancy Reference Number**: 24SUGS10

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi offers the highest standards of tertiary education from certificate to doctorate levels, including programmes for international scholars of indigenous studies. Our vision is to promote, grow and sustain Māori language, knowledge and culture, according to tikanga Māori practice.

This is an exciting time to be part of Māori and indigenous scholarship, and our success relies on the excellence of our people and our connection to the communities that we serve. We offer a stimulating teaching, research and professional working environment in one of our three campuses: our beautiful main campus in Whakatāne, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland).

We are seeking an Academic Administrator to support our School of Undergraduate Studies. This role reports to the Personal Assistant/Team Leader and is part of a team of administrators supporting certificate, diploma and degree level courses. Our Academic Administrators provide high quality administration to our academic teams and ensure a positive experience for students who choose to learn with us.

Our successful applicant will have:

- A relevant administration or computing related L2 certificate qualification or equivalent experience.
- 2 years previous administration and/or secretarial experience.
- Minute taking experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Professional customer service experience/abilities
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel
- A full clean driver’s licence.

Being well-organised with flexibility and great interpersonal skills. Knowledge of tikanga Māori and the ability to korero Te Reo Māori to at least a level 2 competency is desirable, or open to learning. We offer a supportive working environment.