Facts & figures
Our volunteer community
- 1600+ volunteers
- 46,000+ volunteer hours
- 80 programs and activities supported
Mentoring programs and volunteering opportunites provide you with many benefits.
For more information on why you should become a volunteer, read our article on the 7 surprising benefits of volunteering, including why it's good for your health and wellbeing.
We are looking for alumni who currently hold executive positions and can help support female University staff to accelerate into leadership positions. If you have previous mentor experience, we encourage you to become part of the Sydney Women’s Mentor Program.
You will contribute to the staff experience and improve your colleagues' leadership skills while developing your coaching skills.
Sydney
Fourteen hours over ten months, between February and December.
What you can expect as a mentor:
To find out more and express your interest, complete our expression of interest form.
We're looking for alumni who have graduated in the past seven years from undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and can assist University staff at recruitment events by sharing their experiences to potential future students.
You will be supporting our University community by recruiting the most talented students from diverse backgrounds into our broad set of faculties and schools.
Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney.
A few hours throughout the year attending evening events and our Open Day.
As an ambassador, you could be asked to:
To find out more and express your interest, complete our expression of interest form.
We're looking for alumni who are currently overseas and have graduated in the past five years to assist University staff at international recruitment events by sharing their experiences to potential future students.
You will be supporting our University community by recruiting the most talented students from diverse backgrounds into our broad set of faculties and schools.
Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam.
A few hours throughout the year attending evening events.
As an ambassador, you could be asked to:
To find out more and express your interest, complete our expression of interest form.
There is a wealth of knowledge and experience within our Business School alumni community. The Business Alumni Mentoring Program is an opportunity for alumni to share their knowledge and expertise, contributing to the development of our students who are aspiring business leaders. We are seeking Business School alumni with at least five years professional experience to mentor Business School students in a one to one setting, virtual or face to face, for a minimum of six meetings.
Location
Sydney/remote
Time commitment
Minimum of 6 meetings, between May 2021 and October 2021
Volunteer responsibilities
Successful mentor applicants will be matched with a current University of Business School student, taking into account areas of study, interests, experience and goals.
The program runs for from May to October. Applicants must be able to commit to six meetings with their mentee. Meetings are face to face where geographically possible and virtual for students based out of Sydney.
To get the most out of the experience, we ask mentors to:
If you are interested in mentoring, or any other opportunities to support our Business School students, please email business.engage@sydney.edu.au.