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Brand Ambassador - The University of Edinburgh

Teach First

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Empower future generations as a Teach First Brand Ambassador

Overview

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£12

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North East (Newcastle Upon Tyne)

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Expires at anytime

Join Teach First, a pivotal organization in the UK's education sector, dedicated to creating equitable educational opportunities. As a leader in graduate recruitment, Teach First offers an inspiring mission where you can contribute to unlocking every child's potential.

Role Summary:

  • Spread awareness of Teach First’s programmes on your university campus.
  • Engage in event management, online promotion, and network building.
  • Work part-time, averaging four hours per week during the academic terms.
  • Must be enrolled at a UK university where the role is offered for the 24/25 academic year.

Role Requirements:

  • Exceptional communication skills.
  • Experience in customer service, events, or marketing.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and commit to weekly work hours.
  • Creativity and initiative in developing new promotional ideas.
  • Passion for making a societal impact and working towards Teach First’s mission.
  • Capability to work independently and within a team to execute top-notch events.

Benefits:

  • 27 days of annual leave plus public holidays.
  • Participation in pension scheme with employer contributions.
  • Life assurance, income protection, and private healthcare benefits.
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits including dental care, health screenings, and discounted gym memberships.

Application Process Details:

  • Prepare your CV and a tailored cover letter showcasing how you meet the criteria.
  • Assessment period expected between 29 July – 2 August.
  • Applications accepted only through Teach First’s careers website.
  • Requirement for a joint DBS application with Teach First for background checks.
  • Must have legal right to work in the UK.

Teach First is committed to building a fair education for all, unlocking the potential in all children. As one of the biggest graduate recruiters in the UK, we are looking for Brand Ambassadors to join our team in the 2024/25 academic year.

The role: As a Brand Ambassador, you’ll play a critical role in spreading the word to students and stakeholders on your campus about Teach First’s programmes. This role is a dynamic mix of running events, online promotion and tapping into on-campus networks. You will work an average of four hours per week across the autumn and spring terms, and must be a student during the 24/25 academic year at one of the UK universities where we offer this role.

Job requirements: You must be a strong communicator, able to strike up conversations and encourage people to register their interest with confidence. You should have some experience of customer service, events or marketing work, and be committed to delivering a great experience to potential applicants. You should be able to plan and organise your own time, able to commit to four hours’ work per week alongside any other commitments. You should be creative and confident to develop innovative new ideas, with proactivity to bring them to life. You should be passionate about making a difference in your work, and seeing your impact on our mission. You should be able to work as part of a team, as well as autonomously, to deliver high-quality events.

Benefits: Teach First’s core benefits include 27 days holiday per annum (3 of which must be taken during the holiday shutdown period between Christmas Day and New Year's Day), participation in the pension scheme via Salary Exchange (with an employer contribution of up to 6%), life assurance, income protection and private healthcare. Through our flexible benefits platform access to subsidised dental membership, health screening, discounted gym membership, travel insurance, Give As You Earn and the option to buy annual leave.

Application details: Make sure you’ve got your CV ready to upload, along with a tailored cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our essential criteria. We expect assessments to take place between 29 July – 2 August.

Please note, we only accept applications through our careers website. All roles require that the successful applicant and Teach First make a joint application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a background check. This role is based within the UK. Teach First has a responsibility to ensure that every employee has the legal right to work in the UK.

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