New Zealand Job Openings

University of Canterbury

Kaiurungi | Māori Student Advisor

Christchurch

FULL TIME & PART TIME

December 1, 2024

UC Māori
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Continuing (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 Kaiurungi ? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.
Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
There is an exciting opportunity for a Kaiurungi to lead and support ākonga Māori including delivery of successful pre-assessment and transition of ākonga into first year tertiary study with a particular focus on year one undergraduate completion and retention. You will play an integral role in the delivery of UC's leading edge Māori student retention and achievement strategy by assisting in designing and delivering evidence-based Māori student development initiatives, services and advice that orient and transition students through their studies. You will also assist in developing and leading ākonga engagement initiatives that enhance the ākonga Māori experience to optimise their personal, social, and academic success.
Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role you will have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to engage successfully with diverse ākonga Māori, whānau, kura and other Māori community members including iwi, rūnanga and organisations. You will also have:

experience delivering evidence-based recruitment, transition, and retention initiatives
demonstrable understanding of the academic, social and cultural needs of ākonga Māori
a commitment to enhancing bicultural competence and confidence
a recognition of Te Ao Ngāi Tūāhuriri - values, tikanga (processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions and valuing Te Reo Māori.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The role of UC Māori is to support outcomes for Māori students, academics and research at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Te Rautaki Māori, UC's Strategy for Māori Development is one of the key initiatives of our UC Futures Programme with a vision to become a vibrant contributor to indigenous knowledge economies regionally, nationally and internationally. We are committed to developing graduates and staff that can live and work in a bicultural Aotearoa and a multi-cultural world as well as delivering leading edge Māori student recruitment, retention, and achievement strategies. For more information about our team, please visit us here @ UC Māori
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/joinus/benefits/ .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: 12 January 2025 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.
Please note, the University of Canterbury will be closed from the 24 December 2024 - 2 January 2025. During this period, we will be unable to respond to queries regarding this role. We will get back to you as soon as possible upon our return.

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 Workat UC@canterbury.ac.nz
You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #

23194

Posted on

02 Dec 2024

Closes on

12 Jan 2025 23:59

Location(s)

Christchurch

Expertise

Education & Training, Student Services, Te Ao Māori

Job level(s)

Entry/Graduate, Experienced

Work type(s)

Continuing (Permanent) full-time

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