Administrator - Humanities

at  University of Otago

DIVISIONAL SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION

• Salary + 6.75% Superannuation + 5 Weeks Annual Leave (pro rata).
• Long Service Leave and additional Paid Parental Leave entitlements.
• Ongoing Professional and Career Development and opportunities.
• Insurance and Local Business Discounts.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE/KĀ PŪKEKA ME KĀ WHEAKO

Your strong customer service focus and excellent administration skills will be critical to success in this role.

We are looking for candidates who are solutions focussed with:

• Proven experience as an administrator or in a customer-facing, support-based role.
• A passion for delivering exceptional service to customers.
• A desire to learn new skills and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Strong proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of programmes.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to multitask.
• A self-starter attitude and the ability to work individually and as a team.
• A willingness to be adaptable and committed to continuous improvement.

Exciting opportunity for a team player, who is positive, well-organised, has excellent time management skills, and can form good working relationships.
As part of a wider administrative team within the Division of Humanities, you will support the Humanities Divisional Office, and undergraduate and postgraduate academic teaching staff as an Administrator in the Classics Programme.

Key tasks of this role include:

• Course administration.
• Event organisation.
• Meeting, email, and calendar support.
• Recruitment administration, including vacancy administration and onboarding coordination for new staff.
• Financial administration, including purchase card reconciliation, reimbursements, purchasing and invoicing.