Te Tari o te Tumu Whakarae | Vice-Chancellor's Office
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 Senior Policy Advisor? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.
Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
We are a large and complex organisation, so no two-days are the same! Reporting to the Governance and Compliance Manager and working with the Senior Leadership Team, you will enable your portfolio to operationalise the UC strategy. By building trusted relationships, you will support the team to provide strategic direction and to manage, develop and maintain processes and best practice documentation regarding the development, maintenance, review and promulgation (including education) of university policy documents. The term 'policy documents' includes University policies, statutes, regulations and procedures.
Mōu | Who You Are
We are looking for someone with diverse experience leading and managing a complex policy suite, who will be developing innovative, practical and durable policy options. Previous legal and policy drafting experience is essential with at least 7 years' experience in a large organisation, preferably in a tertiary or public sector organisation. You will also have the following:
- Exceptional ability to draft and review complex policy documentation
- Innovative, analytical, and conceptual thinking skills
- Knowledge and experience of policy management principles and practices
- Proven ability to build effective and trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, curiosity, flexibility, and openness
- Commitment to contributing to the development of the Policy Unit's capability, culture and experience in supporting senior leaders to build quality policy documentation
We are interested to hear what YOU can bring to our Governance whānau. Tell us your strengths, areas of expertise, your drive, motivation and what you can contribute.
Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The General Counsel/Registrar is responsible for the legal function at UC as well as overseeing governance support, information management, policy and compliance. Additionally, this role will work closely with staff across UC including the Senior Leadership Team. For more information about the Senior Leadership Team, please visit our website here.
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: Sunday, 10 March 2024 (midnight, NZ time).
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.
This role sits within the General Staff Collective Agreement and the following salary scale applies: Band 7, $116,438 -$145,528.
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 WorkatUC@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.
