"Student Ambassador"

Job Description:

• Are you a current student looking to develop leadership skills and make a positive impact?
• Do you want to help new students transition into university life?
• Can you work with a diverse range of people?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting Student Ambassadors on a casual basis for 2026.

As a Student Ambassador, you would have the chance to:

• Gain valuable leadership experience.
• Improve your presentation and communication skills.
• Connect with fellow student leaders.
• Get paid for your efforts.

Key information:

• Student Ambassadors are on casual contracts. This means hours are irregular/not guaranteed.
• Shifts are listed on Microsoft Teams Shifts, where students can sign up for them.
• Student Ambassadors are paid $27.80 per hour (gross).
• A key Student Ambassador role we are recruiting for currently is as a UNI101 peer group leader. The UNI101 programme helps students get connected with the University. You will mentor a group of students over four weeks starting from New Students' Orientation week February 16-20 up to Week 3 of Trimester 1 February 24-28. This is up to 10 hours total time commitment over the 4 weeks.
• Other roles for Student Ambassadors during NSO include staffing the Information Desk during New Students' Orientation week, ushering sessions, being on student panels, and conducting tours of Kelburn, Pipitea and Te Aro Campuses amongst others. You can be a UNI101 group leader and also take on these other roles.
• We usually have many shifts available during New Students’ Orientation in Trimester 1 and work opportunities for New Students' Orientation for Trimester 2 and 3.
• We require that all new Student Ambassadors attend training at our Kelburn Campus. This will be two sessions in the first week of Feb 2026 (one online and one in person). If you cannot attend the training, we may be able to offer an alternative.

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How to apply:

This is a two-part application. Please ensure you are applying for this role directly on our careers page and not via email. When applying for this position, candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter.

We also require a 1-2-minute video of you welcoming prospective students to our University. You can pretend you are speaking to a group of Year 13 students who have never visited Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington before and are keen to look around/find out more.

For this video, things you could cover include:

• An introduction, what you study, what year you are, etc.
• Why you chose/love VUW.
• What it’s like to live in Wellington city.
• Information about support services available to students.
• Your personal experience as a student.

We are not concerned about video quality or camera work; we simply want to see how you present to a ‘group’ and what aspects of our University you are most proud of.

Contact details for vacancy:

Please submit your application through the online portal and email your video to Emele-Moa Makisi (emelemoa.makisi@vuw.ac.nz) by Friday 12 September. Applications that do not complete both requirements will not be considered.

We hope to let candidates know the outcome of their application by Thursday 25 November.

Close date for vacancy:

12 September 2025.