Senior Administrator

Tēnā koe. Nau mai ki te Kuratini Tuwhera.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

We are looking for a Senior Administrator to join our Academic Registry Administration Team in a permanent full-time position working in our office based at our Lower Hutt campus. Working as part of the team you will assess complex enrolment applications, provide advice and support to learners and other staff across the organization, as well as completing a range of administrative support tasks.

In this role, you will liaise with other departments and ensure academic assurance processes are maintained. You will communicate effectively with learners. You will also assist the Academic Registrar with advice on queries, requests, interpretations, and other matters related to compliance with the relevant regulations, policies and procedures. The Academic Registry team manages the systems and processes for student admission, assessment, examinations, awards and qualifications and student information.

Ngā pūkenga mo te tūnga | What you will bring to the role:

You will have a passion for impacting the lives of everyday people and seeing them achieve their educational goals and dreams. You will also constantly be striving to be the best you can be, just as our students do and you pride yourself on the quality of your work.

You will have the following:

• Several years in an enrolment administrator role, or in a senior administration or business coordination role
• Work experience in an education environment is desirable.
• The ability to plan and organize own work
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to relate to a wide range of people
• A Solutions focused approach
• Confidentiality appropriate to the work
• Awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi as it relates to the educational sector
• Excellent database management and Microsoft Office skills

Mō mātou | About us

The Kuratini Tuwhera is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We are a Business Division of Te Pūkenga (New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology). We specialise in taking the learning to our students, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 students each year. We're a place where you can make a difference.

We offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our students are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way.

Ngā hua o tō tomo mai ki a mātou - Why you should join our team

We have a fantastic culture with a campus based in Lower Hutt. We currently offer our people who study at the Open Polytechnic free education (50% off for whanau), free car parking on campus, a modernized working environment, subsidized school holiday programmes for your children, free fitness classes, and an on-site café.

We are proud of our kaimahi and value every contribution from all of our people.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Applications must be submitted online via our career's website. Contact Dominic Ellery - dominic.ellery@openpolytechnic.ac.nz with any questions about the role. Applications close 11pm 2 July.

Noho ora mai. Tēnā koe.