Student Ambassador

Cardiff Metropolitan University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University is seeking enthusiastic students to join its Ambassador Team in Marketing & External Relations. Student Ambassadors attend recruitment events such as Open Days, taster days and UCAS fairs.

Role includes visiting schools across South Wales to support sessions, plus occasional admin tasks to help the university's recruitment and widening access initiatives. Casual hours, paid experience that fits around studies.

Qualifications

• Communication and interpersonal skills required for engaging with prospective students and parents.
• Enthusiasm and a friendly approach to represent the university.

Responsibilities

• Be an active and flexible member of recruitment/events/widening access teams independently or with staff.
• Take groups of prospective students and parents on campus tours and provide information about buildings, facilities, and student life.
• Assist events such as Open Days, School Visit Days, and Summer School.
• Maintain knowledge of the university and available services.
• Attend staff development/training as required for events.
• Represent Cardiff Metropolitan University at Higher Education fairs around the UK.

Skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Enthusiasm and friendly approach

Job description

Student Ambassador

We're looking for enthusiastic students to join our Ambassador Team in Marketing & External Relations. Student Ambassadors work at recruitment events such as Open Days, taster days, and UCAS fairs for Cardiff Metropolitan University.

The role also involves working in schools and colleges across South Wales to support sessions to inspire students into further study at university with our Student Recruitment and Reaching Wider teams. Teams across the university also use student ambassadors for admin roles periodically throughout the year.

What you'll do - key duties

• Be an active and flexible member of the recruitment/events/widening access teams independently or along with other students and members of staff.
• To take groups of prospective students and their parents on tours around either campus. Visitors will be shown and given information about the buildings, ICT/learning facilities, Students Union and Sports facilities.
• Assist events such as Open Days, School Visit Days, interactive workshops with participants, welcome week, Reaching Wider Programmes, Summer School.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the university and the services/facilities available to students.
• Attendance at staff development/training as required appropriate to the event.
• Represent Cardiff Metropolitan University at Higher Education fairs around the UK.

What you'll bring

As a current Cardiff Metropolitan University student, you will serve as a positive and responsible role model, demonstrating good knowledge of employability opportunities and progression routes within secondary and higher education.

You will bring enthusiasm and a friendly approach, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.

Why become a Student Ambassador?

Being a Student Ambassador will give you the opportunity to develop skills such as communication, leadership, and teamwork as well as meeting and working with other students and staff across the university. This is a casual opportunity offering flexible, ad hoc hours - ideal for gaining paid experience that fits around your studies.

Why Work Here?

We invite you to join our collaborative community! Dating back to 1865, we remain rooted in Wales with a global reach, offering you a world of opportunity. Our education, research and innovation deliver positive impact for equality, social inclusion and environmental sustainability, locally, nationally and internationally.

Are you ready to contribute to something remarkable?

Join us in helping us to progress and deliver real change.

Cardiff Metropolitan University is proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

All applicants with disabilities, or those who are part of the Armed Forces community who during the shortlisting process meet the essential criteria for the role will be progressed to the next stage.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.