Volunteer

Description

Are you looking for volunteering opportunities to contribute towards your student volunteer award? Are you interested in social justice and in helping to advocate equality on your campus - while joining a supportive community of activists and changemakers? 

 

STAND is recruiting volunteer STAND Ambassadors on four campuses - UL, UCC, MU and TCD - this Spring. 

 

Ambassadors will be the ‘friendly face’ of STAND on campus and play a key role in raising awareness of student opportunities, representing STAND at outreach events and helping to bring the STAND Festival to life. 
 

Time commitment: 10 -14 hours between January - March 2025 
 

Key dates: The Festival will spend one week on the following campuses where Ambassador support availability will be required.  

 

• University College Cork (UCC): 10-14th February 

• University of Limerick (UL): 17 - 21st February 

• Maynooth University (MU): 3rd - 7th March  

• Trinity College Dublin (TCD): 10 - 14th March  

Deadline to apply: 17th January 2025 

Apply here:and further information will be provided for the application process.

 

Time commitment: 

Approximately 10 – 14 hours over 2 months, which includes:  

• online induction: week of 3rd February 2025 

• Approx 2 hours per week in lead up to Festival on your campus 

• 1 –2 hours per day during Festival week  

• Additional time as you wish  

  

Required activities: 

• Represent STAND at least one outreach event during the academic year (eg. an info booth or fair -  materials and merchandise provided!) 

• Represent STAND at info booth during STAND Festival Week (1 – 2 hours)  

• Actively seek opportunities to promote STAND opportunities among students and staff 

 

Optional activities:  

• Create 1-2 pieces of content for STAND online platforms eg. Tiktok / Instagram / STAND News 

• Other activities as they arise – we love creative ideas!  

 
THE ROLE IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:  

• A ‘people person’, excellent at networking  

• Enthusiastic, self-driven and an ability to motivate and mobilise others 

• Reliable and dependable - prompt responses to communications with STAND 

• interested in global justice, inclusion, equality or taking action for a better world 
   

YOU’LL GAIN:  

• Valuable volunteering hours to log towards your student Volunteer Awards (eg. Presidents Volunteer Award PVA; ICOS Volunteer programme) 

• Formal recognition in the form of a STAND Ambassador certificate which can be added to your CV and Linkedin 

• An invitation to join STAND’s Spring Global Issues courses free of charge 

• STAND merch! (tshirt, tote bags) 

• An insight into ‘behind the scenes’ of a non-profit organisation and a supportive community of peers  
   

 

ABOUT STAND 

STAND celebrates the power of ordinary people to change the world. We support third-level students to stand up for justice and equality, learn more about important global issues, and find out how they can take positive action. We do this by running a range of activities in collaboration with students at third-level campuses across Ireland, including: 

  

STAND Student Festival: annual film and art exhibition for students highlighting global justice issues. 

STAND Global Issues Course: part-time evening course for students who want to change the world. 

STAND Ideas Collective: summer bootcamp to develop creative solutions to global problems. 

STAND Changemakers Academy:  a 6-month immersive changemakers programme for ambitious postgraduates and graduates from across the globe. 

STAND News: an online student-run news outlet focusing on global justice and equality issues. 

 

If you have any questions, please contact studentvolunteer@ul.ie and contact details will be provided for STAND

Is training provided?: Yes

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

Required activities: 

• Represent STAND at least one outreach event during the academic year (eg. an info booth or fair -  materials and merchandise provided!) 

• Represent STAND at info booth during STAND Festival Week (1 – 2 hours)  

• Actively seek opportunities to promote STAND opportunities among students and staff 

 

Optional activities:  

• Create 1-2 pieces of content for STAND online platforms eg. Tiktok / Instagram / STAND News 

• Other activities as they arise – we love creative ideas!  

Skills required for this role:

THE ROLE IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:  

• A ‘people person’, excellent at networking  

• Enthusiastic, self-driven and an ability to motivate and mobilise others 

• Reliable and dependable - prompt responses to communications with STAND 

• interested in global justice, inclusion, equality or taking action for a better world 

Details of time commitment needed for role:
Approximately 10 – 14 hours over 2 months, which includes: online induction: week of 3rd February 2025 Approx 2 hours per week in lead up to Festival on your campus 1 –2 hours per day during Festival week Additional time as you wish

Minimum time commitment per week:
2 hour p/week

Additional screening required for this role:
If you have any questions, please contact studentvolunteer@ul.ie and contact details will be provided for STAND Deadline to apply: 17th January 2025 Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/243533352919359