This is entry level position.

The Specialist is imposed with the following functions:

• assisting the School employees in ensuring coordination and monitoring of the process of collection, analysis of academic data, the School curriculum to draw up a schedule, individual student curriculum and form student groups at the department;
• assisting the monitoring of current academic status of the student population, the results of mid-term and final control of students’ knowledge;
• preparing financial statements and necessary documents on research grants of the department;
• participating in the preparation of service contracts in the framework of research projects and coordinating the terms of reference for the contracts;
• preparing agreements with sponsors in the framework of research grants and coordinating the terms of reference for the contracts;
•  providing assistance in resolving the issues related to the School activities;
•  providing consultative and advisory support to the faculty regarding procurement, budgeting and other issues within his/her competence;
• assisting and participating in the School events, including activities related to students admission;
• drafting correspondence in the range of his/her functional duties;
• participation in identification, evaluation, management and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction;  
• timely and proper fulfillment of other orders of the Dean, the  and the University management within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers.

Education:

Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction;

Bachelor's degree
Work experience must meet one of the following requirements:

•  with a bachelor's degree: at least 1 year in areas corresponding to the functional areas of a specific position in international and / or national companies; or
• with a degree from a higher education institution with English as the language of instruction and medium of assessment, work experience is not required.

Professional competences:

• knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of education;
• fluency in Kazakh, Russian and English languages;
• skills in translation of documentation in English language;
• skills in records management in Kazakh and English; 
• budgeting skills;
• advanced negotiation and work process planning skills;
• high analytical and organizational skills;
• strong oral and written communication skills;
• skills in the field of presentation preparation and presentation
• Class schedule and curriculum skills;
• knowledge of organization and undertaking of training process and research activity;
• financial statements skills; contracts skills;
• analytical skills;
• literacy;
• knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

Personal skills:

• Nazarbayev University competency model;
• leadership skills;
• sociability;
• responsibility; 
• ability to work in team; 
• stress tolerance;
• ability to work with representatives of different cultures and nationalities

This is temporary appointment for the period of maternity leave cover of the main incumbent (until September 2022).

Application packages should consist of a cover letter and CV in English.

This position is open for Kazakhstan nationals only.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.

Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values  to identify how they fit into  Nazarbayev University core values