Lead Administrator - Health Sciences - 2400834 HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE The role/Te mahi • Do you thrive on empowering and equipping a team to achieve great things?
• Are you an experienced administrator who is wanting to use your skills to provide excellent operational and strategic support to academic departments and leaders?
• Are you proactive, enthusiastic and a great team player?
Then we have the role for you!
You would join, and have the support of, a great team of Lead Administrators, and together you would lead a team of administrators and support academic leaders (Deans, Heads of Departments/sections, Associate Deans, Directors) to achieve teaching, research and service commitments of the School.
The role will require you to: • Effectively lead, train, equip and support your team of administrators to fulfil their roles.
• Support your academic leaders with operational and strategic support.
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with your team, academic leaders, departmental staff and students, and your Lead Administrator team.
• Develop a working knowledge of the administrative tasks within the School, and systems and processes in the University of Otago/ Otakou Whakaihu Waka.
• Effectively contribute to an operational and administrative leadership team involved in strategic initiatives, process improvement and projects.
• Lead change.
The successful candidate will have: • Supervisory experience or exposure to leading or managing teams.
• Experience in a busy and/or complex administration environment.
• The ability to be calm, adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to deal with challenging people.
• A positive team approach that is solutions focused.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience in a tertiary education institution would be advantageous.
Employee Benefits • Career Development + tertiary study benefit.
• Family friendly employer + on-site childcare providers.
• Open to flexible work arrangements.
• Salary + 6.75% superannuation + five weeks' annual leave (Pro rata).
We have two positions available: • 1 permanent • 1 fixed term (up to 12months) Both roles are full-time (37.5 hours per week), located in Dunedin.
Part-time hours may be negotiated with the ideal candidate.
The appointment range for this role is $70,602 to $76,668.
Top of range is $82,849 per annum.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for these positions.
For further information or to discuss the roles in confidence - please contact Sally-Ann Howard via the contact details below.
Application/Tono To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button.
Applications quoting reference number 2400834 will close on Wednesday, 31 July 2024.
Applications will be considered as they are received.
The University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.
Salary Level and Range Level 6 (Range of Appointments $70,602 to $76,668, Top of Range $82,849) #J-18808-Ljbffr
