Outreach Ambassador

Salary: £26,942 - £27,644  per annum, with progression to £29,179

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 16 March 2025

The role

Are you a Newcastle University student who will graduate from an undergraduate degree in 2025 or who graduated from a Newcastle University undergraduate degree in 2024? We are recruiting for our 2025-26 Outreach Ambassador Team, and we want to hear from you!

Our team of Outreach Ambassadors play a vital role supporting the access projects outlined in the University’s Access and Participation Plan. As an Outreach Ambassador you will deliver workshops and presentations to encourage young people from all backgrounds to consider higher education and to apply to Newcastle University.

You’ll be travelling across the UK to visit schools, colleges and Higher Education fairs, as well as supporting activity online and on campus. In 2023-24 the team delivered 700+ activities to over 100,000 students and visited more than 400 schools in 50 counties across the UK.

As a recent graduate of Newcastle University, we think you are the best person to speak to young people about what it is like to study at our university. You are engaging and enthusiastic about higher education and the doors it can open. Speaking to someone like you could make the difference in helping inspire a young person and their choices.

As an Outreach Ambassador we will invest in your development to support you to make a strong start to your career. We offer an intensive training and development programme across the year, supported by both internal and external training providers. You will develop key transferrable skills and gain a broad experience base.

To discover more about the workshops and activities you could get involved in, take a look at the following resources:
 

• Hear from our existing team
• About the Outreach offering at Newcastle University
• About the PARTNERS Programme

Come and meet us

We really want to tell you more about this opportunity and invite you to our launch event.

• When: 1500 – 1700, Wednesday 12 March 2025
• Where: Lindisfarne Room, Hadrian Building

During the event, you will have the opportunity to meet our current Outreach Ambassadors and colleagues from the Student Recruitment teams. We will talk to you about the role in more detail, you’ll have a chance to learn more about the application process and what it is like working as a colleague at Newcastle University. This will be an informal event, with refreshments provided.

Please register for this event here.

Please note that attendance is optional and if you are unable to attend the event, please don’t hesitate to contact Jack Chamberlain (jack.chamberlain@ncl.ac.uk), Student Recruitment Manager (Outreach) for an informal chat about the role.

About you

We are looking for people who can demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills. You are enthusiastic about the benefits of higher education and motivated to inspire the next generation of Newcastle University students. You are an engaging presenter, able to tailor your approach across different contexts and to a range of audiences. You’ll be a team player who can also work independently and use your initiative. You have a positive outlook and a solution focused approach when faced with challenges.

PARTNERS students

As an Outreach Ambassador you’ll be supporting us to deliver on our Access and Participation Plan, which aims to increase the number of applications received from students who are currently underrepresented at our university.

As such, we are particularly keen to hear from students and recent graduates who took part in the PARTNERS Programme. Please indicate via the drop-down box in the application form if you are a PARTNERS student.

And finally….

This role involves considerable travel, and due to the location of many schools and colleges, you need a full UK driving license. You will be required to take an enhanced DBS check as the role involves working with children and young people.  During term time you will work from the office when not on visits, during school holidays there are working from home opportunities.

The role will commence on Tuesday 29th July 2025 and run until Friday 28th August 2026.

Application deadline: 23:59, Sunday 16 March 2025

We will be in touch by Friday 21 March 2025 to let you know the outcome of your application. Assessments and interviews will take place in the last week of March 2025.

How to apply

For full details about the role, please click here. To apply, please upload a CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification found here.

For more information and application guidance, don’t forget to attend our open event. Please register for the event by completing this form.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

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