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
Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
At the University of Canterbury (UC), we're committed to inspiring the next generation of learners. As a Kaitohutohu Ākonga | Future Student Advisor, you will play a vital role in connecting with future students to share the opportunities, pathways, and experiences UC has to offer.
As a Future Student Advisor you will build strong connections with future students, their whānau, careers staff, and key community stakeholders. By representing UC at schools, events, and community engagements you will foster interest and engagement that results in the recruitment of high-quality future students to UC in line with our strategic goals. You will provide expert advice on academic pathways, entry requirements, and study options and gather and use market insights to enhance recruitment strategies and programme development.
While you will recruit students from all walks of life, you will also have a strong affinity with the Pacific community. This role involves regular travel to meet future students where they are.
Mōu | Who You Are
You will have at least 2-3 years' experience in sales, marketing, recruitment, or advisory roles, as well be able to demonstrate:
- Active connections or networks with the Pacific community
- Presentation skills to diverse audiences.
- Ability to foster relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Skills in report writing, data analysis, and ideally experience with CRM systems.
- Understanding of tertiary or secondary education environments.
- Full NZ driver's licence, and the ability to travel.
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.
We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc . For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/
The closing date for this position is: 7 September 2025 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.
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.
Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz
You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.