• Job Identification: 1678
• Job Category: Administrative, Professional & Managerial
• Posting Date: 03/06/2025, 15:25
• Locations: JC-Business School North-7020, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 1BB, GB
• Apply Before: 16/06/2025, 09:00
• Job Schedule: Part-time

As a Student Guide, you will actively engage in developing activities that facilitate the smooth transition of students into university. You will serve as a point of contact for students seeking advice from a peer perspective. 

You should demonstrate professionalism and a clear understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding requirements. Strong IT skills, effective communication with individuals of varying ages and roles within the University, time management, and teamwork abilities are essential.

You should possess a thorough understanding of and actively promote the principles of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). You should value and appreciate cultural issues, fostering an inclusive and equitable environment within the University community.

Start date: 1 September 2025 End date: 31 August 2026 Working hours: Various - 5-15 hours per semester, to be agreed 

Rate of pay: £13.12 per hour plus holiday pay Location: Jubilee Campus Dress code: Smart casual

The duties will include: 

As a Nottingham University Business School second or final year student, you will work closely with Academic Guides, UG course teams, Amy Chappell: Senior Operations Officer (Tutoring), and wider Education and Student Experience (ESE), contributing to a multidisciplinary team.

You will be actively involved in developing engagement activities and will serve as a point of contact for students seeking advice from a peer perspective.

Additionally, you will be required to support the school in wider events such as:

• Support with Welcome Week Activities
• Open and Offer Holder Days
• Community Building Events
• ESE Governance
• Student Survey Promotion Events- NSS, NLES

Skills and experience required for the role: 

• Currently enrolled as a second or final-year undergraduate student at Nottingham University Business School.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with fellow students, staff and other stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities to coordinate activities, manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Evidence of knowledge of EDI principles and cultural issues within a university setting.
• IT proficiency, including proficiency in relevant software applications for record-keeping and communication purposes.
• Professionalism and the ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding guidelines.
• Empathy, approachability and the ability to provide guidance and support from a peer perspective.
• Active involvement in student societies or student union activities as required.
• Understanding of University systems and resources, as well as the ability to navigate them effectively.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work with individuals of different backgrounds, ages and roles within the University

What you can expect to gain during this role:

• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Teamwork skills  

Application Instructions: Application Closing Date: 16th June at 9 am The Careers and Employability Service supports students and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way, the team can help you to:

• ace the recruitment process, providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation.
• explore a wide range of career areas through web resources and sector events. 
• connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs.
• generate career ideas if you're not sure what you want to do.
• develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace.  

Go to the Careers and Employability Service website to find out more.

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed, this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from the UK, Europe and from across the globe.

Further information:

The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required.

The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely, and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff, job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice.

 What Next: To apply for this vacancy, please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

Please contact JobZone@nottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.