Job Description

Grade UE02: £24,547 per annum, pro-rata 

Student Recruitment and Admissions

Guaranteed Hours: 10 hours per annum contract

Fixed Term: dependant on length of studies 

The Opportunity:

Discover new ways to make an impact. Unlocking Edinburgh.

Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together.

We are looking for enthusiastic  Postgraduate Student Ambassadors, who are undertaking their studies on campus, to share your authentic experience with prospective students and their supporters.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

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 £13.45 per hour. As the work is ad-hoc, an increment of 18.1% is applied to cover holiday pay.

Your skills and attributes for success:  

• Driven to make a real impact on student recruitment activity
• Proud to represent the University - always acting with integrity, professionalism, and enthusiasm
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, both in person and online to a variety of audiences
• Awareness of equality and diversity
• A dependable team player and work independently when needed
• Reliable with excellent time-management and organisational skills 

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. 

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How to apply

• You can find our full advice on how to complete your application here: Application advice 
• Please submit a cover letter/personal statement, this should be no longer than one page of A4.  This cover letter  must answer the following questions:  
  • Why do you want to be a Student Ambassador?  
  • What skills and experience do you have that are relevant, in particular in relation to the essential and desirable criteria?  

• The cover letter is the most important part of your application and will be used to decide who is progressed to interview but you can also submit a CV/résumé to support your application. Our advice on how to write this is here: Application advice 

• Use of AI tools: Please be careful if you are using AI tools to aid you in writing your cover letter. We have recently seen a rise in cover letters that do not match the person we interview. Please ensure that your cover letter represents you and includes real examples from your past experience. If you are unfamiliar with a cover letter, you can find more information at our Student Ambassador Application webpage. This also covers the use of AI in writing your application - Top Tips for writing your Student Ambassador Cover Letter

• Applying and next steps after submission
• If you already have an existing work contract with another department within the University of Edinburgh use your University work email address when applying for this role, not your student UUN email address.

• We will not look at references for this role as these are not required – when completing the online application please put “not applicable” in this section.

• Once you submit your application, you will be sent an additional online application form to complete. If you do not complete this by the deadline given at that time, we will not be able to progress your application. 

• 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
  

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

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the 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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages(opens new browser tab)

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Monday 21st September. Please note, once you submit your application, you will be sent an additional online application form to complete. This allows us to complete necessary Right to Work checks. If you do not complete this by the deadline, we will be unable to progress your application.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held  week commencing 5th October 2026. 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. 

For all new Student Ambassadors attendance at a training session is mandatory.  

For all on campus students: Mandatory training will take place in-person on Saturday 7th November 2026, between 10:00-16:30. This is the only training session available to on campus students and you will not be able to undertake any work as a Student Ambassador unless you complete this training.

Please note that additional training will be required beyond these sessions, details of this will be given at the time. 

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.