Project Manager - Tauhokohoko | Hamilton
Ngā kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
The Project Manager – Tauhokohoko will provide professional support and planning to the Principal Investigator as part of a MBIE funded programme – Tauhokohoko: Indigenising trade policy and enabling Mana Motuhake through Indigenous trade.
You will be responsible for supporting and maintaining external relationships (stakeholders and subcontractors), budgeting, planning and organising research hui, overseeing post-doctoral researchers and research assistants, travel arrangements, and coordinating MBIE reporting, and associated reports.
This is an administrative role, not a research role, but you must be familiar with research processes and comfortable working with researchers, participants, and partners.
Salary will be in the range of $66,698 to $79,256 per year pro rata based on skills, knowledge and experience brought to the position. This is a fixed term, full time role (37.5 hours a week) from May 2024 to May 2025. This role is based at our Hillcrest Campus in Hamilton.
For more information on the role please see the position description here. For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Corlia Booysen, Project Administrator, corlia.booysen@waikato.ac.nz
Ko ngā āhuatanga e hiahiatia ana e mātau – Desired attributes for this role
You will have a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline or substantial work experience, which will be needed to provide exceptional administrative support in a range of tasks including: note taking, report preparation, file management, contract management, and relationship management.
To be successful in this role you will also need:
Knowledge of te reo and tikanga Māori
Clear and confident communication skills
Experience with event management and organisation (hui and conferences)
Experience with budget management and controls
Contract management – ensuring contact deliverables are met, issues raised and resolved, and regular reporting
Ko wai mātau? – Who are we?
The Division of Management (known externally as the Te Raupapa, Waikato Management School) has distinguished itself among New Zealand business schools by the relevance and rigour of its education and research. The Waikato Management School is one of a very small group of elite business schools across the world to have achieved triple-crown accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS).
The Division’s research strategy focuses on the development of world-class theoretical, applied and practice-relevant research. Our staff and postgraduate students engage in theoretical and applied research in all of the core and emerging disciplines of management. The aim of the Division’s research is to increase knowledge and shape management theory, improve business practice, and inform public policy in New Zealand and around the globe. We work collaboratively with many international scholars, and a wide range of business, government and community groups.
He aha ngā take me tono mai ai koe? – Why should you apply for this position?
We want you to be part of our success! Our University stands proudly on the world stage as a provider of future-focused, international education and an active player in global research. Our rankings reflect these strengths. Working with us means you’ll enjoy a satisfying work environment with many benefits.
The University of Waikato is distinctive for the diversity of its staff and students, and encourages applicants with the relevant capabilities from all backgrounds to apply.
Ko te Tangata – For the People
The University of Waikato prides itself on the quality of its engagement with the communities that it serves, the provision of a world-class education and the national and international impact of its research. Our policies are guided by the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and equal opportunity for all.
E herea ana te Whare Wānanga ki te kaupapa kia whakaratohia te mea angitū ōrite ki ngā tāngata katoa.
Applications Close on Friday 5 April 2024
Requisition Number 1001449
