Job Description
Position Details
School or Department: Postgraduate Student Recruitment
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Grade/Band: Grade 2
Hourly rate: £13.06 per hour plus holiday entitlement
Casual contract from: 03/11/2025-18/08/2026
Working Hours: Ad Hoc
Advert closing date: 13/10/2025, 23:55pm
Number of positions available: 70
Please note that this vacancy may be taken down early depending on the number of applications received. We advise you to submit your application promptly.
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham .
Role Summary
Postgraduate Ambassadors will be emailed with opportunities to work throughout the year by the Central Postgraduate Recruitment Team. Work allocation will typically be upon a first-come first-served basis in response to the emails sent out by the Central Postgraduate Recruitment Team; this provides you with the flexibility to choose work that suits your timetable.
There are a range of opportunities, both in-person and online, that you can choose to get involved with, including the option to work: weekly Unibuddy messages, blogs and content creation; delivering campus tours; assisting with Postgraduate Open Days; writing ad hoc blogs and filming; answering student email enquiries; and more. You will receive briefings and training for all of the opportunities.
For those also interested in the Postgraduate Content Creator role, an additional form will be required to provide sample work of your video content and blog writing skills. You can find more information and the additional form on the following webpage: Postgraduate Content Central - University of Birmingham.
Main Duties
- Assisting with Postgraduate Open Days and being responsible enough to act autonomously and proactively within given roles.
- Providing exceptional customer service to prospective students and their guests, particularly for those who are experiencing the University for the first time.
- Being adaptable to various roles and tasks that are assigned at recruitment events.
- Creating and delivering presentations, in-person or online, detailing student life and personal experiences about topics useful to prospective students.
- Acting as a representative and ambassador of the University to uphold its reputation whilst advising prospective students either in-person or online.
- Answering prospective students’ enquiries either during a recruitment event or via our online platforms, such as Unibuddy or email queries, or taking part in our live chat sessions.
- Delivering engaging campus tours to groups of students and guests, and providing personal advice when questioned about the University and student experience.
- Assisting with the set-up of recruitment events on campus and assuming the responsibility to carry out tasks within a timely manner.
You can find more information and the additional form on the following webpage: Postgraduate Content Central (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/pg-content-central)
Person Specification
- Demonstrable experience of supporting events
- Experience and confidence in leading and dealing with large groups of people
- Excellent communication skills including public speaking
- Demonstrable ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to work with own initiative and manage time effectively
- An enthusiastic, customer-focused approach to work
- Accuracy and attention to detail
For applicants wishing to also be part of the content creator team, they will be expected to:
- Use their own initiative to develop regular content for given briefs.
- Use creativity to create and edit engaging content whether that be in blog or video format.
- Respond to prospective students’ Unibuddy messages within a timely manner.
For any informal queries, please contact Aaminah Salloo ( [email protected])
View our staff values and behaviours here
Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
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 to this, please be aware 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.