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Join one of our Centres as a Student Centre Ambassador

Whether you are studying one of our intensive or distance learning programmes, as a Centre Ambassador your main role will be to showcase one of LSHTM Centres to the student community.  Centre Ambassadors may be requested to participate in a number of ways, depending on their particular set of skills and preferences.  This would include: 

Events 

  • Generating student Centre event ideas
  • Delivering approved student Centre events, working with a Centre event lead following LSHTM event processes
  • Assisting at Centre in-person events and Centre webinars 
     

Digital content 

  • Contributing to Centre social media activities, following editorial approval by the Centre Communications Officer
  • Make suggestions on what digital content would be of interest to students
  • Blogging/ writing content for Centre newsletters, following editorial approval by the Centre Communications Officer 


Misc 

  • Participating in Centre Management Group or Steering Committees or other ad-hoc meetings to represent the student community 

Commitment  

We will be looking for regular contributions throughout the year, so there will be lots of opportunities.  You can put your name forward for as much work as you feel you can do, and timescales and number of hours will be agreed in advance.  We expect our ambassadors to participate on a regular basis. 

The benefits of being a Centre Ambassador

  • Being an official representative of an LSHTM Centre
  • Helping to forge a community spirit and build links throughout LSHTM's global community 
  • Having a platform to develop your organisational, interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills 
  • Opportunities for academic and social networking with fellow students and staff 
  • Official recognition of your work to add to your CV, including valuable experience in areas such as event management and content creation.  

Who are we looking for? 

As a Centre Ambassador, you should be:  

  • Confident, with strong communication skills 
  • Enthusiastic (about LSHTM and the Centre) 
  • Professional 
  • Personable 
  • Reliable 
  • Committed to LSHTM’s Values 
     

For the comms-related tasks: 

  • Have experience of posting a range of appealing content on social media
  • Be familiar with a range of social media platforms e.g. X, BlueSky, LinkedIn 

How to apply 

To apply, please complete the expression of interest form.