Job opening:
Graduate student ambassador
Our graduate student ambassadors support prospective students from across Canada and around the world to make informed choices about their future graduate studies. You will represent Concordia University and your program on the University website and be available to chat with prospective students, applicants and newly-admitted students, providing honest answers to their questions about your program, campus life and what it’s like to live and study in Montreal.
Why become a Concordia graduate student ambassador?
- Paid, meaningful work encouraging your future peers
- Flexible hours
- Broaden your CV and strengthen your leadership and communication skills
Primary responsibilities
- Represent graduate studies at Concordia University through virtual and in person events, online chat and email inquiries
- Communicate with students and answer student questions, based on your direct experience and liaising with graduate recruitment staff when needed for more specialized inquiries
- Connect students to the information and resources they may need to make informed decisions about their future graduate studies, including referring them directly to graduate program and recruitment staff
- Check your ambassador accounts daily and answer questions in a timely manner
- Host peer-to-peer graduate studies information sessions and Q&As, and participate in graduate student panels
- Prepare outreach recommendations based on your direct knowledge of specific regions or programs
- Work extended hours at in-person recruitment events such as Open House and graduate recruitment fairs
- Maintain conversations and build friendly relationships with students by asking questions and being engaging
- Provide insight into your university experiences through chats, videos and social media
- Demonstrate good judgment and a professional, solution-oriented approach, particularly when dealing with difficult or challenging questions
- Attend training sessions and weekly meetings (at least one training per term)
Requirements
- Be a graduate student in good standing who has completed at least 1 term of study (preferably at least 1 year)
- Engaging and enthusiastic, able to connect well with others and identify their needs
- Confident communicator who enjoys producing engaging content about the University
- Comfortable with data management and social media
- Open to learning about themselves and others
- Reliable and responsible, able to balance the demands of an academic workload with the requirements of being a student ambassador
- Bilingual in English and French a strong asset
Ambassadors will spend on average 2-3 hours per week responding to student inquiries and hosting or participating in graduate studies information sessions. They will also be required to work extended hours twice a year at Concordia’s Open House and assist with other recruitment activities. Each ambassador will work approximately 30-35 hours per term.
Pay: $25/hour.
Interested applicants should send their CV, including student ID and graduate program to Andres Vazquez and complete an online form.
Application deadline: June 21, 2024
