Careers Student Ambassador
Closing Date: 22/05/2026

Are you interested in enabling students to make effective use of the Careers and Employability Service at Lancaster University?  

Do you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and an interest in working with students, providing signposting and information, both in person and online?  

Are you interested in enhancing the employability prospects of students by helping them to access appointment bookings, careers information, our extensive resources, and job opportunities? If so, our Careers Ambassador role is a fantastic way for you to contribute to students’ future success, whilst developing your own skills and experience.  

 We are recruiting several current Lancaster University students, from all levels of study and degree subjects, to raise awareness and enhance student engagement with the Careers and Employability service. By acting as a brand ambassador, you will promote the service through faculties, societies, and events.  This is a part-time, flexible, on-campus role, designed to fit around your study commitments.  

There is no guarantee of hours, and this may vary from week to week for example it could be 0 hours one week and 10 the next, however we would typically expect around 5 hours a week during busy times.  This will be primarily during term-time, although some out of term work may be available.  

Comprehensive initial training, covering advising skills and core employability topics will be provided along with ongoing development opportunities and training. This role is open to current Lancaster students only.  

Main duties and responsibilities   

• Raising awareness on how to make effective use of the Careers and Employability Service among Lancaster students by contributing to promotional activities such as college roadshows, careers fairs and library foyer events.  

• Providing initial signposting to careers information and services. This will include demonstrating resources to students or responding to quick queries in-person or electronically, researching information, or referring queries to the Careers Service staff as necessary.  

• Working with service staff to contribute to the development of digital information resources such as blog posts or short information videos.  

• Promoting the Careers and Employability Service to students as a brand ambassador through actively liaising with the faculty Academic Employability Champions, Lancaster University Students’ Union, and colleges to seek new ways to engage with students to encourage them to commence their career planning journey.   Also, promoting the Careers and Employability Service to prospective students and their families at offer holder events and open days.

• Contributing student perspectives to all aspects of our work and engagement activities.  

• Gaining knowledge through initial training, ongoing support from staff, and development activities, of the graduate labour market, further study, and other postgraduate opportunities.  

• Contacting Graduates by phone to remind them of the continuous Careers support from the team.

• Engaging with the evaluation and continuous quality improvement of our frontline services, making recommendations in discussion with line your manager.  

•  Assisting with the delivery of careers events. This could be giving out flyers, engaging students and also setting up small pop up events 

• Participating in any relevant projects to enhance the Careers Service and its offering to students.  

Essential  

• To be a current Lancaster University student, working towards an undergraduate or postgraduate degree (taught or research) in any year of study.  We are particularly interested in final year students, who are currently applying for graduate roles.  

• A genuine interest and enthusiasm for helping Lancaster University students to make use of the resources and opportunities available to develop their employability skills.  

• To be proactive and curious, with a can-do attitude to finding solutions to enable peers to explore resources and take ownership of their future.  

• Excellent verbal and digital communication skills, able to confidently deal with queries in person and electronically, with the ability to demonstrate resources clearly and articulately.  

• Excellent written communication skills with ability to write engaging content, including blogs and articles for the Careers website.  

•  To have a positive, and non-judgemental approach with the ability to relate to and engage with a diverse range of students from all backgrounds and at all levels of study  

• An awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusivity matters  

• Professionalism to represent the service and work effectively with diverse colleagues across the service and wider university.  

• The ability to work in line with the University’s confidentiality, data protection and GDPR policies  

• Good IT skills, including experience of Microsoft Office and ability to use and contribute to digital tools and resources.