Join us as an Academic Strategy Manager! Drive growth and success by coordinating key academic initiatives, aligning departments, and managing strategic projects.

Ngā kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Join us in supporting the growth and success of the University by providing high-quality coordination across our academic strategy, initiatives, and projects. As the Academic Strategy Manager, your focus will be maintaining a comprehensive overview of key activities, ensuring alignment and connectivity across various departments and workstreams.

You will work closely with department leaders, providing regular updates to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic (DVCA), senior leaders, stakeholders, and relevant committees. Additionally, you will manage key projects within the Academic Office, as well as those initiated by the DVCA.

To succeed in this role, you'll build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, develop a deep understanding of the workstreams within the DVCA's portfolio, and communicate effectively with diverse audiences. You'll use your initiative to identify opportunities and challenges and will play a role in problem-solving and strategic planning.

If you're ready to make a significant impact on the academic strategy of our University, we want to hear from you!

Salary will be in the range of $96,956 to $107,177 per year based on skills, knowledge and experience brought to the position. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours a week), based on our Hillcrest Campus.

For more information on the role please see the position description.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Tim O'Brien, Director of Academic Office, tim.obrien@waikato.ac.nz

All applications must be submitted through the online portal, emailed applications will not be accepted.

Ko wai koe? - Who are you?

You are a highly skilled professional with exceptional communication abilities, capable of engaging effectively with stakeholders, preparing detailed reports, and presenting key findings. You thrive in collaborative environments, maintaining strong, constructive relationships across all levels of a large organisation. Your ability to track complex information, manage projects, and utilize relevant software ensures successful outcomes. With a keen strategic mind, you are adept at analyzing data, conducting environmental scans, and using planning tools to support decision-making.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single attribute of a role. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to get in touch or to just apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Ko wai mātou? - Who are we?

The Office of the Vice-Chancellor is the administrative headquarters and the chief executive office of the University. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic's portfolio provides comprehensive academic and student services to the University and our students.

The Academic Office oversees academic governance of the University through the structures, processes and information that relates to academic programmes and student-facing regulations. This includes the following areas: academic strategy and planning, new programme development, academic agreements and pathways, academic quality, paper information, committee servicing, the University Calendar, the academic model within the Student Management System, complaints, and student discipline.

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. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in NZ in accordance with the NZ Immigration regulations which can be found here.

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 Monday, 24 March 2025

Requisition number: 100245