Student Casual – CoSS Student Ambassador – Student Recruitment & Marketing Team – Grade 2 – 906995
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Grade/Band: Grade 2
Hourly rate: £13.06 per hour plus holiday entitlement
Contract: Casual, 07/12/2025 – 18/08/2026
Advert closing date: 02/12/2025, 23:55pm
Number of positions: 10
Applicants must be current undergraduate or postgraduate students in the College of Social Sciences. Applications should be submitted promptly as the vacancy may be taken down early.
Background
We are looking for undergraduate and postgraduate students based in the College of Social Sciences. This role sits in the Student Recruitment, Marketing & Communications team, located in Muirhead Tower and University House.
Role Summary
* Represent CoSS: Act as an ambassador and source of insight for the department, demonstrating knowledge about the different programmes you study.
* Engage and signpost: Communicate with prospective students, parents and visitors about the College of Social Sciences and how the service can support them to reach their goals now and into the future.
* Support events: Help deliver core recruitment events on campus.
What You’ll Gain
* Valuable skills: Gain practical experience of stakeholder engagement, student support and event management to develop strong competencies.
* Work schedule: Agree a pattern that works around your role, studies and activities.
* Real impact: Help bring awareness to prospective students both UK and Overseas.
Main Duties
* Act as an ambassador and source of student insight for CoSS.
* Develop knowledge of the support, resources and opportunities offered by CoSS to appropriately guide the audience.
* Understand prospective student’s key questions, needs and challenges.
* Work with the Marketing Assistant and wider Marketing Team to develop and implement ways to better engage our students in person.
* Serve as the first point of contact on the UniBuddy platform, engaging with prospective students to understand their interests and provide information on how the College of Social Sciences can support their academic and personal goals.
* Create engaging and diverse content to boost reputation and awareness, including blogs and video content.
* Engage with students, staff and external guests at flagship events such as Open Day and Offer-Holder Visit Days.
* Help teams with the physical set‑up and delivery of events on the day and before the event.
* Support with any live social media content as appropriate.
Person Specification
* A current UG/PGT CoSS student at the University of Birmingham through the academic year 2025/26.
* Demonstrable interest in event support.
* Excellent written and oral communication, with the ability to adapt to different groups.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with ability and enthusiasm to engage other students.
* Experience and confidence to deliver informational presentations to small and large groups, including diverse student and staff audiences.
* Digital literacy and adaptability, and ability to use MS Office / MS 365 programmes.
* Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time‑management skills.
* Evidence of use of initiative, creative thinking and of implementing creative ideas.
* A positive, teamwork, enthusiastic, flexible and problem‑solving approach to working.
* Commitment to the working hours and contract duration.
Additional Information
The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g., PGT, PGR or PhD student), you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition, please be aware that if you are an international student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate authorised absence.
You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered.
To work you will need to carry out a right‑to‑work check. These checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing.
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
For any informal queries, please contact Afsana Hoque a.hoque.2@bham.ac.uk.
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