Associate Director of Future Students

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand
- Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
- Permanent position
- Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā _He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Associate Director of Future Students? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei._

**Āu Mahi | What You Will Do**

The University of Canterbury (UC) is seeking an Associate Director of Future Students to lead day-to-day operations of our student recruitment function. This is a pivotal role you will:

- Lead a collaborative, high-performing team with a values-driven culture
- Drive results through strategic, data-informed recruitment across domestic and international markets
- Align recruitment with UC's strategic goals through cross-unit collaboration
- Represent UC with authenticity to students, families, and communities
- Shape the future by co-creating purpose, roles, and capabilities centred on students.

**Mōu | Who You Are**

You will have at least 8-10 years' experience in senior sales, recruitment or account management, preferably within the tertiary or international market. You will also have:

- Proven people leadership skills and a talent for building high-trust
- Strategic planning expertise with a track record of delivering measurable outcomes
- Ability to analyse data, influence stakeholders, and design processes that continuously improve
- A relevant tertiary qualification (Master's degree preferred)
- An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

**Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With**

The Engagement department includes domestic student recruitment and international student recruitment. Together the team successfully builds 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. For more information about our team, please visit us here.

**Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC**

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

**The closing date for this position is: 20 July 2025 (midnight, NZ time)**:
**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.

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

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**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 27819
- Posted on
- 11 Jul 2025
- Closes on
- 20 Jul 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Christchurch
- Expertise
- Sales / Relationship Management
- Job level(s)
- Management
- Work type(s)
- Continuing (Permanent) full-time