Student ambassador

Engineering Student Ambassadors serve as key representatives for the Faculty of Engineering, promoting its programs and student life to both prospective and current students. Ambassadors represent the Faculty at a range of events, including Open Day, information evenings, webinars, virtual and in-person school visits, and 1:1 phone conversations or Zoom calls with prospective students. They may also support the Faculty through social media engagement and marketing activities.

Engineering student ambassadors are employed as casual staff members, receive extensive training and gain a range of transferable and workplace-relevant soft skills that will enhance their resume and employability.

Student Ambassador

What’s involved

Our student ambassadors must uphold the following commitments.

Facts and figures

  • Working hours

    Approximately 30 hours across various activities throughout the year, including the compulsory involvement in Open Day.

  • Timesheets

    Ambassadors must submit timesheets within two weeks of each shift worked.

  • Training and workshops

    Attendance at all training throughout the year is compulsory and paid.

  • Open Day

    Attendance at Open Day is compulsory.

Key responsibilities

Facts and figures

  • Events

    Student Ambassadors assist at a range of events, including Open Day, information evenings, careers events and public lectures, school visits and internal or external career expos. These events may be physical or virtual.

  • Engineering Tours

    Throughout the year Ambassadors take prospective students and their parents on tours of the Engineering precinct, showing them the Faculty's facilities and sharing your experiences as a current student.

  • Student voice

    Student Ambassadors may be asked to contribute ideas and thoughts on a range of materials including websites, posters, course guides and other materials. They may be asked to conduct 1:1 phone or Zoom calls with prospective students both on and offshore.

  • Social Media

    Engineering Student Ambassadors may be asked to contribute content to the Faculty’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, which may include testimonials and promotion of events.

Application process