Engineering School Administrator - Events & Student Support

Waikato; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 73,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Waikato’s School of Engineering on Hillcrest campus invites applications for an Engineering School Administrator. This full-time role (37.5 hours/week) provides comprehensive admin support to the Dean, School Manager, staff and students, including postgraduate applications, enrolments, exams and travel arrangements.

You will coordinate events such as Experience Engineering and Open Day, support engagement activities, and help maintain efficient administrative systems.

Qualifications

• Excellent ICT skills including Microsoft 365, Adobe and shared drives.
• Extensive administrative experience in a university or complex organisation.
• Strong organizational, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• A tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and office support to the Dean, School Manager, staff and students.
• Coordinate postgraduate applications, enrolments, examinations and grade processing.
• Assist with events, outreach activities and communications for the School.
• Coordinate travel, purchasing, meetings and events, ensuring efficiency.
• Contribute to process improvements and proactive service delivery.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication

Event coordination

Customer service focus

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft 365

Adobe

Excel

Shared drives

Job description

The University of Waikato’s School of Engineering on Hillcrest campus invites applications for an Engineering School Administrator. This full-time role (37.5 hours/week) provides comprehensive admin support to the Dean, School Manager, staff and students, including postgraduate applications, enrolments, exams and travel arrangements.

You will coordinate events such as Experience Engineering and Open Day, support engagement activities, and help maintain efficient administrative systems.