Receptionist

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi offers the highest standards of tertiary education from certificate to doctorate levels, including programmes for international scholars of indigenous studies. Our vision is to promote, grow and sustain Māori language, knowledge and culture, according to tikanga Māori practice.

This is an exciting time to be part of Māori and indigenous scholarship, and our success relies on the excellence of our people and our connection to the communities that we serve. We offer a stimulating teaching, research and professional working environment in one of our three campuses: our main campus in Whakatāne, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) 

We are seeking a permanent Receptionist (1x fulltime OR 2x part-time) for our Whakatāne Campus.

In this role you will be the first point of contact to manaaki (greet, meet, and look after) our manuhiri (visitors), tauira (students), and kaimahi (staff) in a manner that models the values of our organisation. 

The role also provides operational administration support services including handling phone and reception enquiries, inwards and outwards mail and courier parcels, managing the Enquiries electronic system, and co-ordinating, arranging and monitoring purchase orders, travel and accommodation bookings, and site approvals for Academic Registry.

Applicants who have the following are encouraged to apply:  

·         A friendly, welcoming, and approachable nature.

·         A relevant business administration, computing, or related level two certificate qualification.

·         At least two years relevant reception or administration experience in a customer service type role.    

·         Experience using the Microsoft Office suite of programmes including MS Outlook, Word, Excel to at least an intermediate level.   

·         A full clean driver’s licence.

You will have a knowledge of Tikanga Māori and the ability to communicate at a basic level in Te Reo Māori, or a willingness to improve Te Reo Māori skills beyond basic level.

We offer a supportive working environment and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.