Global Mobility Peer Advisor Job - England-London

Job Description

The Global Mobility Office (also known as GloMo) is seeking four current King’s students to join us as Peer Advisors for the 2024/25 academic year. We encourage applications from students from underrepresented and widening participation backgrounds.

We are looking for someone friendly, enthusiastic and reliable who has previously studied or worked abroad on a placement facilitated through GloMo (i.e. Summer exchange or a semester/year abroad as part of your degree). You should have an interest in international education and an awareness of the value of experiencing different cultures.

This role will involve assisting with the incoming Study Abroad Orientation week in both September and January (welcoming approximately 1000 students across the academic year), as well as other events during the year for both incoming and outgoing students. You’ll spend two hours per week in the GloMo office working on other administrative tasks and projects, which will vary depending on the office’s needs and your particular skills. You will also act as an advisor to outgoing students, by talking about your own experiences and challenges whilst studying abroad, and assisting with events such as pre-departure meetings.

You must be available for the September 2024 (16th – 20th) and January 2025 (8th – 11th) orientation periods to be eligible for this position. The role will begin from early September 2024 (exact start date can be negotiated, but ideally week commencing 2nd September) and will finish at the end of April 2025.

Interviews will be held week commencing 12th August via Teams.

To apply for the position, please apply via this advert and complete our application form online. If you have any questions about your eligiblity for this role, please contact Sarah Goodyear, Global Mobility Senior Officer (Incoming Students Coordinator) at sarah.goodyear@kcl.ac.uk.

Qualifications

N/A

Skills

You must have studied or worked abroad as part of your degree or facilitated by Global Mobility.

Not essential but beneficial:

Administrative experience

Ambassador experience

Customer service experience

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