• Job Description

  Req#: REF23800C

  Company Description

  Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
  
  Our mission and values place a strong emphasis on both our student body and our scholarly community, and we work with both community and enterprise to advance the well-being of the peoples of Auckland and New Zealand, with a clear commitment to pursuing sustainability.

  Job Description

  Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
  
  The Faculty of Arts is seeking to appoint an organised, efficient and pro-active Group Services Administrator to join our cohesive, high performing team. This role provides pivotal administrative support to academic staff through a range of activities primarily focused on teaching support and course administration, including assessment and examination administration for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. While this position primarily supports the School of Social Sciences, you may be required to provide support to other schools within the faculty when the need arises.
  
  The key accountabilities of this role include:

  • Providing general administrative support to academic staff and students
  • Ensuring courses are set up and published in the University’s Learning Management System, Canvas.
  • Compiling a list of Staff Student Consultative Committee representatives, setting up meetings, agendas and minute taking.
  • Supporting all examination processes, such as, compiling and updating nominations of examiners and assessors, online and paper-based tests and exam papers, final grades submission, test and exam aegrotat/compassionate applications.
  • Coordinating and administering postgraduate dissertations and research projects, including nominations of examiners and assessors, and final result submission.

  Candidates with knowledge and experience of Student Services Online (SSO), the University’s LMS system (CANVAS), SharePoint and proficiency in Microsoft suite of packages, particularly Teams, will be strongly considered.

  
  This is a part-time (20 hours per week/ 0.53 FTE), permanent opportunity. The remuneration for this role is $50,700 - $63,900, per annum pro rata, dependent on skills and experience.
  
  For more detailed information, please refer to the position description.
  
  
  Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team
  
  This is a large Group Services team led by a Group Services Manager and three Group Services Team Leaders. The team are hardworking, improvement-focused and have created a warm and supportive culture, where they celebrate and give their team members the opportunity to learn and grow.
  
  He kōrero mōu | About you
  
  Our ideal person will:

  • Have some tertiary work experience
  • Have a natural ability to build positive and effective working relationships with stakeholders
  • Have an innate ability to multi-task effectively to manage a busy workload and prioritise well in order to meet deadlines
  • Be proficient in Microsoft Office 365 applications including, Outlook, Teams, Excel and Word

  If you have strong administrative skills, are proactive and enjoy working in a collaborative team environment, this could be an opportunity for you to start your career in teaching and learning administration.
  
  
  Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
  
  The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities.

  The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

  • Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
  • Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
  • A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave

  In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.

  For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.
  
  
  Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
  

  Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 6 February 2024 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.
  
  Please reach out to Sushila Pinto via s.pinto@auckland.ac.nz for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.
  
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  Additional Information

  Equity

  The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment. For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQIATakatāpu iMVPFAFF+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other personal circumstances go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz

  The University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment where everyone can thrive. For further information see Te Ara Tautika | the Equity Policy and visit www.equity.auckland.ac.nz

• About the company

  The University of Auckland is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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