Student Ambassador (Undergraduate)

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Staff Benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking Undergraduate Student Ambassadors to share authentic experiences with prospective students. Ambassadors will represent the University across programmes and lead campus tours, on-campus and online events, and student panels.

The role offers a flexible schedule to fit study commitments and pays £12.60 per hour, with an 18.1% holiday pay uplift. There are 50 posts available across Schools, with training provided and opportunities to gain valuable work

Qualifications

• Current student at the University of Edinburgh and residing in the UK.
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing.
• Awareness of equality and diversity.
• An ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Reliable with excellent time-management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead campus tours for prospective students and their supporters.
• Host on-campus and online events for outreach.
• Engage in peer-to-peer text chat with prospective students.
• Participate in student panels and other recruitment activities.

Skills

Communication

Public speaking

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Education

Enrolled student (Edinburgh)

Job description

Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working)

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Job Info

• Job Identification 12151
• Locations 1-7 Roxburgh Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9TA, GB (Hybrid working)
• Organization SRA Directors Office, SRA Directors Office, Edinburgh University Group
• Department SRA Directors Office
• Health and Safety Requirements No key hazards identified for this post
• Criminal Record Check No criminal record check required
• Job Schedule Part time
• Grade UE02
• Number of Openings 52
• Job Function Student Services

Job Description

Grade UE02: £22,995 to £23,028 per annum

Student Recruitment and Admissions / USG

Part time: Guaranteed Hours contract (10 hours per annum)

Fixed Term: Length of studies

Number of posts available: 50

We are looking for enthusiastic Undergraduate Student Ambassadors to share your authentic experience with prospective students and their supporters.

To ensure representation across the University’s academic programmes and to complement our current pool of ambassadors, we are recruiting Undergraduate Student Ambassadors from particular schools and subject areas within them.

Joint degrees: In general, the subject that comes first in the title of a joint degree is in the school that that joint degree is based in. There are exceptions to this such as Philosophy and Theology (MA) which is based in the School of Divinity not in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. For joint degrees we strongly recommend checking our recruitment website to see a full list of accepted degree programmes before you apply.

Generally, we are recruiting students who fit the following:

• College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (CAHSS):

School of Divinity - All undergraduate MA programmes based in the school.

School of Economics - All undergraduate programmes based in the school.

School of History, Classics and Archaeology - All undergraduate programmes based in the school that include subjects from Classics and Archaeology.

School of Law - All undergraduate LLB programmes, students studying Global Law (LLB) are particularly encouraged to apply as this is a new programme so we currently have no Ambassadors from this programme.

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures - All undergraduate programmes in Chinese, Japanese, European languages, Arabic and Persian, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Celtic, Scottish Ethnology and Scottish Studies.

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences - All undergraduate programmes based in the school that include Linguistics, English Language or Cognitive Science (Humanities).

School of Social and Political Science - All undergraduate programmes based in the school.

• College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM):

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies - All undergraduate BVMS programmes, this includes those intercalating in other schools from a BVMS programme.

• College of Science and Engineering (CSE):

School of Biological Sciences - All programmes based in the school except those intercalating from MBChB Medicine programmes.

School of Engineering - All programmes based in the school that include Chemical, Civil and Structural, or Mechanical Engineering. The general Engineering (BEng/MEng) programme is also accepted if you plan to move on to one these programmes in your second year.

School of GeoSciences - All programmes based within the school except joint degrees that are Geography and a subject based in another school as we have enough representation from these programmes.

School of Mathematics - All undergraduate programmes based in the school.

School of Physics and Astronomy - All undergraduate programmes based in the school.

Being a Student Ambassador is a great way to get involved at the University, have fun and gain valuable skills. You’re also helping prospective students learn why the University of Edinburgh is a great place to study.

Ambassadors will have opportunities to represent the University, their School and the student body to internal and external audiences. The work is always varied but will primarily involve opportunities to lead campus tours, on-campus and online events, peer-to-peer text chat, and student panels. As well as other activities that arise throughout the year. Ambassadors will receive specific training to support the activity that is expected of them.

The work is also flexible around your studies – there are no set hours per week or month. Whilst this work cannot offer a frequent income, it does offer valuable work experience. The pay rate for this role is £12.60 per hour. As the work is ad-hoc an increment of 18.1% is applied to cover holiday pay (£2.28).

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Passionate about the student experience.
• Current student at the University of Edinburgh and residing in the UK.
• Represent the University with integrity, professionalism and enthusiasm.
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, in person and online to a variety of audiences.
• Awareness of equality and diversity.
• An ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Reliable with excellent time-management and organisational skills.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

You must also have, or be applying for, a National Insurance Number. Everyone working in the UK is required to have one. Further information is available on our National Insurance webpages.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Monday 24 th March.

Interviews will be held w/c Monday 21 st April - If you are successful to interview you will be given the opportunity to select a range of interview dates and times that would suit you. If you do not complete this by the deadline given at that time, we will not be able to progress your application.

Training will be conducted on campus on Friday May 23 rd, 2025 (depending on demand), for those interested in working during the summer vacation. This is a full-day paid training session. There will also be additional training required in addition to the full days training. Student Ambassador training is mandatory.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team

Student Recruitment and Admissions (SRA) leads the design, development and implementation of the University of Edinburgh’s strategy for student recruitment, admissions, and widening participation.SRAis one of a number of key services within the University Secretary’s Group (USG).We contribute to two core University strategies: the Student Recruitment Strategy and the Widening Participation Strategy.

We support the implementation of these strategies in two ways:

• Our teams deliver a range of core, University-wide activities;
• We lead and co-ordinate the delivery of aspects of the strategies where there is shared responsibility with Schools, Colleges and Support Group services.
• Professional:we are experts and skilled practitioners: adept communicators, analysts and strategic thinkers.
• Collaborative:we work in partnership with colleagues within and beyond the University, forming valuable networks and teams.
• Constructive:we are helpful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy.
• Creative:we are innovative, inspiring, proactive and flexible.