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Position Summary

The role of Senior University Ambassador is to support the effective facilitation and delivery of in-school, on campus, and online educational outreach programs and workshops. The Senior University Ambassador connects with high school staff and students across Sydney to support the expanded delivery of the Gateway Admission Pathway and Program. Senior University Ambassadors will act as a representative of UNSW, leading and coordinating selected ambassador engagements.

Ambassadors play a role in establishing familiarity and an early sense of belonging for high school students. Acting as role models for young people who may be the first in family to attend university, and a mentor fellow University Ambassadors.

This role reports to the Students as Partners Program Lead and has no direct reports. This is a paid casual position for a current UNSW student to gain valuable work experience.

This role will:

Level 2

- Oversee the delivery of in-school workshops led by University Ambassadors and liaise with secondary school staff to organise and disseminate workshop resources.
- Mentor and provide feedback to University Ambassadors, related to facilitation delivery for in school, on-campus, and online sessions.
- Undertake and facilitate components of UNSW-run training to support Student Equity programs.




- Participate in UNSW-run training for your professional development in line with UNSW Graduate Attributes.
- Oversee, co-ordinate and provide administrative support with tasks such as enquiry management, data entry, and collation of program resources.
- Support the Students as Partners work area on student and staff equity projects as they arise including participating in focus groups, reading training materials and providing feedback from a student’s perspective.
- Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the University and take all reasonable care to ensure actions do not impact on the health and safety of others in the University.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.

A person engaged is generally expected to have the following skills and experience:

Level 2

- Previous experience as a University Ambassador with Student Equity.
- Experience and confidence in providing detailed feedback to peers.
- Sound understanding of the Gateway Admission Pathway and proficiency in communicating key messages around the Pathway and Programs to both staff and students. Admission to UNSW through the Gateway Admission Pathway is desirable.
- Proficiency in a range of computing skills including Microsoft Office suite, particularly word processing and database, applications, and email.




- Demonstrated ability to interact with different stakeholders including future students, parents and staff from diverse social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of UNSW including academic and extra-curricular activities, the student experience, and available student support services.
- Competent organisation and time management skills.
- Ideally hold a valid Driver’s Licence and the ability to drive to various locations across Sydney and NSW.

Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:

- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant skilled membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

If you require any further information regarding the role, please contact Wajiha Ikram via [email protected]

To submit an application for the role, please do so via the 'Apply Now' button. Please note, no applications will be accepted via email.

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