Senior Coordinator

• Making a difference by building positive relationships and supporting people to succeed
• Great employee benefits
• Based in Te Awamutu

Mō mātou | About us

As a proudly indigenous tertiary educator, ‘tauira success’ is our mission and ‘whānau transformation through education’ is our vision, guiding our commitment to delivering quality education programmes underpinned by Māori culture and values.

Our kaimahi (employees) enjoy a whānau-friendly workplace and a great range of benefits to support their wellbeing and that of their whānau:

• Free Southern Cross health insurance and life insurance.
• Four extra leave days each year to celebrate Matariki and Christmas, plus special leave available for those involved in cultural or sporting events.
• Flexible work hours for non-rostered positions and work-from-home options for positions that can be performed away from the office.
• Free car parking at our main campuses.

Mō tēnei mahi | About this job

The Senior Coordinator will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of performance, advisory, and project outcomes. This role involves providing high-quality coordination, administrative support, and functional assistance to the Director – Te Karumārama, Te Karumārama wāhanga (including Organisational Project Management), as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide quality coordination, administrative support, and functional assistance to the Director – Te Karumārama and Te Karumārama wāhanga (including OPM).
• Monitor, track, and support various wāhanga initiatives, project milestones, deliverables, and other related tasks to support the Director– Te Karumārama in delivering assigned strategic objectives.
• Manage and prioritize multiple tasks assigned to the wāhanga.
• Facilitate day-to-day operations and activities, including general office management, minute taking, report preparation and compilation, and organization and scheduling of hui as requested.

Mōu | About you

Some of the things the ideal candidate will have.

Experience:

• Extensive experience in administration, including minute taking and documentation/report drafting.
• Experience in the Tertiary Education sector.
• Exposer to project coordination.

Qualifications and Certifications:

• Diploma in Business Administration or relevant qualification.

Technical Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Accurate and proficient in typing and data entry.
• Confident manager of reporting and data entry.
• Excellent planning and project/task management skills.
• Advanced user knowledge of Microsoft suite of applications (i.e., Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Teams).
• Knowledge of best practice project management methodologies and practices.

As a kaupapa Māori organisation, your willingness to participate in cultural activities and develop an understanding of Āhuatanga Māori (values, culture and tikanga) will be key.

Kua whati te tai, tono mai! | Apply today!

If we’ve outlined a role that matches your capabilities and aspirations, and a workplace that appeals, apply today as applications will close as soon as we have a suitable shortlist.

A position description is available on our careers website.  For any other queries, please email jobs@twoa.ac.nz