Job Description
School or Department: Student Experience, CMH
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Grade/Band: Grade 2
Hourly rate: £13/06 per hour plus holiday entitlement
Casual contract from: 20/09/2025-21/09/2025
Advert closing date: 24/08/2025, 23:55pm
Number of positions available: 2
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
Background
The Student Experience Team oversees the planning and implementation of Welcome Week for CMH. We aim to work with and collaborate with students and staff to provide the best support we can for our new starters and one of the main pieces of feedback is more engagement with current students. Therefore, we would like to bring student ambassadors on board to provide their own experiences in this role.
Role Summary
- Represent College of Medicine and Health at Welcome Weekend (20 th & 21 st September 2025)
- Provide peer-to-peer support and share personal experiences with prospective and new students.
- Assist with organising and running the event.
- Collaborate with university departments, student organisations, and staff to promote programs and services.
- Serve as a role model for current and prospective students, maintaining a positive and professional demeanor at all times.
- Ability to work during Welcome Weekend (either Saturday or Sunday)
Main Duties
Represent the College of Medicine and Health at various events, including:
- Welcome Weekends
- Provide peer-to-peer support and share personal experiences with new students
Assist with organising and delivering:
- Welcome Weekend activities
Collaboration:
- University departments
- Student organisations
- Staff and other stakeholders
- Promote college programs and student support services
- Serve as a positive role model for current and prospective students
- Maintain a professional, friendly, and welcoming presence at all times
Person Specification
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Friendly, approachable, and supportive demeanor
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Reliable and well-organised; able to manage time and meet deadlines
- Maintains a professional and positive attitude at all times
- Committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
- Proactive and enthusiastic about student engagement
- A student of the College of Medicine and Health
For any informal queries, please contact Martin Nguyen (
[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. 
