Director - Auckland Online

Company Description
**Waipapa Taumata Rau** **| The University of Auckland**
- The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s pre-eminent University, with a turnover of $1.3bn, including research revenue of over $300m generated across eight diverse faculties and two research institutes. With over 6,000 staff and 45,000 students, the University of Auckland is one of New Zealand’s most significant and complex entities._

As part of the University’s strategic growth initiatives, Auckland Online has been set up to help working professionals advance their career via 100% online learning. Auckland Online is now a hotspot within the University as exponential growth has seen the team expand their product offering and supporting resources. Our fully online programmes combine the freedom of digital delivery with the exceptional quality of a programme or degree from New Zealand’s top ranked University.

We now have a fantastic opportunity to appoint a new **Director of Auckland Online**.

**Job Description**:
**The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi**

As the Director, you will be responsible for motivating, coaching and retaining a highly productive team that co-creates successful online programmes & courses with our leading academics and that also delivers high quality digital marketing and customer acquisition activities. The Director leverages a deep knowledge of both the online postgraduate market and the University’s own capabilities to design and negotiate a relevant portfolio of current and future programmes.

Some key responsibilities include:

- ** Strategy and Planning - **Lead the development and execution of the University’s strategy for online programmes, ensuring academic excellence and market relevance that is aligned with the University mission and achieves the aspirations outlined in _Taumata Teitei_.
- ** Relationship Management - **Build** **strong relationships with academic leaders to agree the composition of the online portfolio both current and future in addition to external stakeholders and professional associations and other organisations that fund students to take our online courses.
- ** Course Development - **Lead the process of agreeing which new courses will be prioritised and developed, taking into account the project market demand and available resources. Also assess and implement innovative techniques and tools for the creation and delivery of online content.
- ** Marketing Activities - **Support the growth of revenue from online delivery of programmes and courses and assess ROI and engagement for marketing effectiveness.
- ** Operational Leadership - **This includes financial oversight and ensuring department operations are adequately resourced to meet the needs of the unit. It also includes day to day management of the digital marketing and programme advisor teams and also ensuring they operate in a safe and equitable environment.

For more information, please refer to the Position Description

**About you | He kōrero mōu**

As a proven leader in large and complex environments, they will need to demonstrate relationship management strengths, with clear evidence of your ability to build successful business partnerships and drive strategic direction and effective service cultures.

This is a senior leadership position working within a collegial and effective executive team and a unique role that requires strong skills in influencing and driving collaboration. High-level communication ability is essential, with verbal, written and interpersonal skills integral to success in this role. In addition, the successful applicants will possess strong analytical ability coupled with an innovative and creative thinking style and robust business and technology acumen.

**What we offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou**

We offer our staff more than just a job - we offer them an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, world class organisation which provides staff with benefits and support throughout their lives and careers. We have a number of generous benefits that we believe will be important to you:

- Flexible employment practices and a culture that supports work-life balance
- Career development programmes
- A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave
- 6.75% superannuation scheme
- Enjoy our beautiful park like grounds and take advantage of the facilities on offer including childcare, parking, cafes, libraries etc. century old buildings, as well as green star rated buildings.

For more information please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Additional Information

Applications should be submitted online, before the closing date of Wednesday 28th June and include an up to date CV and cover letter outlining what strengths you will bring to this role.

**_ Equity_