Volunteer Student Ambassador at Generation Success

Student Ambassador, Generation Success

• Pay: Volunteer role, unpaid. 
• Level: For current students in any year. No experience needed
• Hours: About 4 hours a month, flexible around your studies and exams
• Where: Your own campus, and online
• Dates: Late January to [July] 2027
• Reports to: [Name], [title], Community team
• Places: [Number] ambassadors across the North of England
• Apply by: Sunday 15 November 2026

Why this role exists

In finance, law, consulting, technology and most professional careers, a lot still depends on who you know. Generation Success opens doors into these careers for students who don't have a contact inside.

The invitation works best when it comes from someone on your own course. That's what an ambassador is, a door opener!8

Is this for you?

You're at university in the North of England and you're curious about a professional career, whether that's finance, accountancy, consulting, law or technology. You don't need to have picked one. Maybe you don't know anyone who works in that world yet. If you've ever looked at a big firm and wondered whether people like you get in, this role was written for you.

What you get

• Your own mentor, someone working in the professional world, meeting you [monthly] for the length of the role
• Priority places at our Open Your Doors Days, where you spend a day inside firms such as [2027 hosts, once cleared to name]
• Training in outreach and customer service, two skills every professional services firm looks for
• Our careers training, including how to use AI in your job search
• A seat in employer focus groups, where firms ask students what they want
• A group of ambassadors from other universities, meeting online once a term
• A reference after six months, and a certificate stating your hours and what you did
• A way to stay involved after the role ends, and to become a mentor yourself once you're working

What you'll do

You'll be Generation Success's person on campus. In about four hours a month, you'll:

• Share mentoring and career opportunities in your course and society group chats, so students who would never hear about them do
• Once a term, introduce us to a society or your careers team. We can do the talking if you'd rather
• With training and support from us, help start conversations with local businesses about our work. It's an early taste of client development, which professional services firms rely on
• Tell us what students on your campus actually want, so we build the right things

What you need

• To be a student at a university in Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, York, Sheffield, Manchester, Hull, Durham, Teesside, Newcastle or Liverpool, aged 18 to 30
• An interest in a professional career, such as finance, accountancy, consulting, law or technology, even if you're still working out which
• To be able to work in the UK without a visa

What you don't need

You don't need experience of promoting events or working with employers. You don't need any particular degree subject. You don't need contacts in the industry either. If you don't know anyone who works in finance, that isn't a gap. It means you understand the students we're trying to reach.

How it works

Apply through a five-minute form, with no CV. If you're shortlisted, we'll have a 20-minute informal video call in late November. Everyone hears back by Friday 4 December 2026, whether or not they're selected.

If you need anything to take part, or if travel to events would be a problem, tell us on the form or email events@generation-success.com.

[Choose your place – five minutes, no CV]

After you submit, you'll get an email confirming we have your application.