What You Will Do
As Centre Manager you will project manage education and outreach, and research and innovation activities, manage the day-to-day business operations of the Te Hiranga Puhanga Hiko | EPECentre, and support the Director to ensure high quality business planning and development, delivering strategic outcomes for the Centre. You will be responsible for providing this through the operational management of research and innovation, education and outreach, marketing, communications and events, financial and staff management, and continuous business planning and development.Who You Are
In addition to holding a Bachelor's Degree (NZQA Level 7), preferably in engineering, you will have:
About 5 years' proven project and business management experience
Highly developed project management skills including experience with large projects
Demonstrated effective staff and financial management experience
Proven ability to develop and sustain strong relationships with industry partners
Experience in thinking critically and being able to respond creatively and flexibly in a challenging and dynamic environment
High competence in the Microsoft Office suite and database management
Desirably you will also have knowledge of the electricity industry, University financial processes and systems, and experience in the Education & Outreach and/or in the Research space.
Who You Will Work With
EPECentre (Electric Power Engineering Centre), a joint initiative between the electricity industry and the University of Canterbury, was established in 2002 as an entrepreneurial endeavour. EPECentre is a world-class clean technology research incubator and it brings together industry, researchers, academia and students to foster collaboration and innovation.
For more information about the EPECentre and our team, please visit our website.
Please take a virtual tour of our Engineering facilities.
Why UC
Tangata Tu, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.
The University of Canterbury is committed to accessible higher education, service to 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.
For information about the range of fantastic benefits that UC offers including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions, please visit us: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus
The University of Canterbury is an Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) employer and we encourage diversity in our staffing profile. The University of Canterbury actively seeks to meet its obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
