The Movember Student Ambassador Programme is officially open for business
The Movember student ambassador programme is an opportunity for confident, energetic and enthusiastic students who want to challenge themselves whilst raising funds and awareness for the largest global men's organisation. Successful applicants will be tasked with leading a fundraising campaign at their university. This will involve recruiting fellow students to take part, coordinating club and society participation, running a social media campaign, hosting fundraising events across campus and spreading awareness for our three cause areas: mental health & suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
Responsibilities:
- Personal fundraising
- Recruiting students, lecturers, friends and family to take part in Movember
- Leading and coordinating the overall university fundraising effort
- Running a social media campaign
- Raising awareness for key men’s health issues on campus
- Organising and hosting fundraising events
- Being a positive role model and ambassador for men’s health, acting as a point of contact for other students on campus
Location: Your university
Requirements:
- Confidence
- Organisational skills
- Great communication
- Positive attitude
- Interest in men’s health
- Social personality
- Resilience & persistence
Skills you’ll gain:
- Fundraising
- Marketing
- Online campaigning & promotion
- Event organisation
- Public speaking
- Leadership & management
What you’ll receive:
We provide full training to all ambassadors, as well as personalised merchandise and fundraising materials to help them lead a successful campaign.
There’s a Movember staff member dedicated to supporting ambassadors throughout their journey to provide them with advice, techniques, tools and materials to ensure they have a positive and successful experience. This will include:
- Regular updates
- Individual monthly phone catch ups
- Ambassador Facebook group
- Early access to and inclusion in Movember activations
Timings:
The ambassador role runs from August 2021 – May 2022 but the bulk of student involvement will be from September to December.
- September: recruit students, clubs & societies to take part and build hype around the Movember campaign at your university
- October: plan fundraising events, promote them on social media and continue to recruit to your university’s challenge page
- November: host and coordinate fundraising & events, manage and oversee university challenge page, post relevant info and incentives on social media
- December: wrap up final donations and celebrate!
Students may also be asked to participate in awareness activations in key Movember health touch points like Testicular Cancer Awareness Month (April). Finally, they must recruit their replacement.
Like all of our dedicated Mo fundraisers, this is a voluntary position. However, Movember will provide all ambassadors with references and special consideration for a summer internship at Mo HQ in London.
We want applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. If you would like to apply, please fill out this form by Thursday 26th August.
For further information email aoife.keane@movember.com.