Student University Mentor

Summary

Join the Financial Times as a Student University Mentor and help shape the future of news engagement with young people. This part-time, 6-month contract (starting September 2025) offers remote work, averaging 12 hours per month. You will support a global team of 60 Student Advocates, fostering communication between them and the FT. Responsibilities include running monthly calls, maintaining Slack communication, gathering feedback, updating teachers, and tracking student engagement. The ideal candidate is a current undergraduate or postgraduate university student with strong communication and organizational skills and experience mentoring young people. The FT offers various benefits, including generous annual leave, flexible working, medical cover, enhanced parental packages, and subsidized gym memberships.

Requirements

• Be a current undergraduate or postgraduate university student
• High levels of motivation and initiative
• A keen interest in news and current affairs
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Experience mentoring young people or working with diverse groups

Responsibilities

• Support a group of 60 Student Advocates by running two monthly calls and maintaining regular contact on Slack, helping them feel confident sharing ideas to boost FT visibility in schools
• Communicate ideas clearly between the FT and Student Advocates, and work with the Schools team to put these ideas into action
• Gather feedback from Advocates on ongoing projects and use this to help shape programme development
• Keep teachers updated on their students’ progress through monthly emails and respond to any queries
• Track student engagement by monitoring attendance, updating records and following up where needed to ensure active participation

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with the FT/FT Schools

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowances
• Flexible working (including working from home)
• Medical cover
• Enhanced parental packages
• Subsidised gym memberships