Uniarts Helsinki recruits Student Ambassadors
University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts Helsinki) is now recruiting hourly-paid Student Ambassadors for our Student Ambassador programme. For the academic year 2023–2024 we intend to recruit 1–3 new Ambassadors per academy to join the Ambassador team, currently consisting of 9 ambassadors. For the Academy of Fine Arts we are looking for an ambassador, who has come to the academy to do only a master’s degree. The working period for new ambassadors is 1.11.2023–30.6.2024.
The objectives of the programme are to:
- have our own students represent the academies outside the university community
- support the services of the academies (admissions services, communications etc.)
- offer our students practical training/work experience opportunities
Tasks and responsibilities
The tasks of the Ambassadors vary according to the represented academy and the interests and capabilities of the Ambassador. Tasks are assigned to the ambassadors by the programme manager and the academies’ contact persons.
Annual tasks for ambassadors from all three academies are the following
Answering email inquiries from potential applicants
- Taking part in student recruitment events
- Conducting campus tours (online and on-site)
- Writing Student Ambassador blog posts
- Social media tasks (e.g. takeovers)
Other tasks may include for example
Communications and marketing support International office support Assisting in events Assisting in entrance examinations Assisting with the new students’ orientation period Other assisting tasks
What we expect from you
- Attending degree student in KuvA/SibA/TeaK
- Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus
- Excellent interaction skills
- Great written and oral communication skills
- Responsible
- Conscientious and meticulous
- Self-starter
In addition, the formation of a diverse group of ambassadors is considered – regarding language, cultural background, gender, age, department, stage of studies, etc.
What we offer
- Interesting and versatile tasks in the field of art at your own university
- Work experience and training from different facets of Uniarts Helsinki
- A community of student ambassadors transcending academy boundaries
- Salary for hours worked is 15 € /h
- Employment certificate signed by the dean
The amount of work per student varies depending on their own interest / activeness. In May, ambassadors are asked to confirm whether they want to continue the following year or end their ambassadorship
How to apply
Please submit your application including your CV (including information about your language skills, current stage of your studies, your academy) and short motivation letter through our electronic recruitment system by 1 October 2023 at 23.59 p.m. (UTC +2). Please save your application materials in English in PDF form.
After reviewing the applications, we will invite some of the applicants to an interview. All applicants will be notified regardless of whether they are invited to an interview.
Further information
For more information on the positions please contact Elsi Vertanen tel. +358 50 410 1106 and on the recruitment process Anne Kilpeläinen tel. +358 50 348 4539. Our email addresses are in the form firstname.lastname@uniarts.fi.