Internationalisation Advisor (Employability and Skills)

Job Description:

Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
We have an exciting opportunity for an Internationalisation Advisor to join Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School. The role of Internationalisation Advisor is to support the implementation of UC Business School’s internationalisation strategy, with a particular focus on the international student experience, employability outcomes, and strengthening opportunities for all students to develop their global capabilities.

Mōu | Who You Are
Naturally, you will have an outgoing personality with a passion and enthusiasm for supporting ākonga | students in the Education sector, as well as:

• 5+ years’ experience supporting the implementation of internationalisation initiatives in the tertiary sector, specifically in the fields of international student experience and employability, and global capability development.
• University-level degree in a business subject, ideally completed at a New Zealand university as an international student.
• Advanced and up to date knowledge of challenges, trends and key frameworks related to international student experience and employability, as well as global capability development, including active participation in key professional bodies and fora.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present confidently and effectively to large audiences, with proficiency in a language other than English that is widely spoken in one of UC Business School’s priority countries desirable.
• Ability to build strong relationships and work effectively with a wide variety of individuals both within and beyond the university, especially in an international setting and with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
You will work with a dynamic team of professionals within UC Business School and pan-University. Our School offers attractive undergraduate and postgraduate programmes up to PhD level, and is known nationally and internationally for innovative, student-centric learning and cutting-edge research.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ UC Business School

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour. Our values provide a roadmap for how we do things, affirming our commitment to the oranga (health, safety and wellbeing) of our students through mana-enhancing pastoral care and support. Ngā Uara (our values) challenge and inspire us to be the best we can be. They make UC a great place to work and study. For more on our Ngā Uara | Our Values visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/values/

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 www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is: 12 June 2026 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed after the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on 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 [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role.

Please note, this is an onsite position.

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