Student Ambassador Scheme

The role allows you to gain employability skills, enhance your CV and become a key part of the Goldsmiths community. 

Applications for Student Ambassadors open in the Spring term to all current first and second-year students who meet the eligibility criteria. All successful applicants will undergo a training programme before commencing the role.

Student Ambassadors participate in exciting paid opportunities on and off campus. In becoming an Ambassador, you can work with various university departments and external stakeholders, such as schools and colleges.

Examples of the type of jobs our Ambassadors get involved in:

• Clearing call handling
• Graduation ceremonies
• Open Days and campus tours
• Marketing content creation 
• IT support
• School and college visits
• Administrative work with a university department
• Accommodation welcome events
• Widening participation projects and outreach projects

The Student Ambassador Scheme is looking specifically for students who are

• Enthusiastic about study, higher education, and Goldsmiths University
• Responsible, reliable, and punctual
• Comfortable communicating with a wide range of people
• Positive, friendly, respectful and inclusive of others
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
• Keen to contribute to events, outreach work, and wider campus activities
• Empathetic to the challenges faced by students who are underrepresented in higher education
• Committed to their own personal and professional development

Some of the benefits of becoming a Student Ambassador

• Flexibility to work around your studies
• Jobs are varied
• Opportunity to develop both professionally and personally
• Earn a competitive hourly rate
• You have the opportunity to travel, network and to make new friends
• Your experience can be listed in your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
• Your experience can count towards you achieving The Gold Award
• You can work in the Student Ambassador role for a maximum of three Years

How to Apply

To reflect our diverse community, we welcome applications from students from across all academic disciplines, first and second year undergraduates, postgraduates and students from underrepresented backgrounds.  

To be eligible to apply, you must be:

• A current 1^st or 2^nd year Undergraduate or Postgraduate student at Goldsmith’s University, enrolled until at least January 2027.
•  Able to provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK 

*Goldsmiths is an accredited Disability Confident Employer. You can find out more information here.

Applications will open on 16 February 2026. The deadline to apply is 11.55pm on Sunday 1 March 2026.

Please carefully read the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about the role and to support your application: 

Student Ambassador - Job Description and Person Specification (PDF)

You can access the Careers Service webpage for guidance on completing an application form and preparing for an interview here.

Please email any enquiries about the Student Ambassador Scheme or application process to: ambassadors (@gold.ac.uk).

What our Student Ambassador have to say