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The Student Experience and Mobility team, at the Division of External Relations, works with service and communication for international students at Lund University. Within our Mentor Programme, hundreds of current students work to help new international students find their way around Lund, the university and to find a social network to enrich their time at Lund University so they feel included and integrated. The mentors work on Arrival Days, during the Orientation Weeks and during the semester in mentor groups. As the Mentor Coordinator, you are responsible for recruiting new mentors and act as the main contact person for all mentors.

Your tasks may include:

• Recruitment of new students for the Mentor Program.
  
  
• Handle the communication with mentors during the semesters.
  
  
• Assist in the preparation of the Orientation Weeks.
  
  
• Being in charge of a few events during the Orientation Weeks in January and August.
• Lead and organize mentors on Arrival Days.
  
  
• Monitor the quality of the mentor programme, follow-up on the progress of the programme and produce the Mentor Certificates.

It is possible to combine this position with full-time studies. The workload varies and at different times can be quite heavy or light. This position would be held 2-3 semesters.

As a part of the team at Student Experience and Mobility, the Mentor Coordinator will have their own workspace at External Relations.

Candidates should be used to moving in an international environment and bring intercultural experience with them to the workplace. Examples of this may be that they have gone on exchange or worked abroad. It is required that one has been an International Mentor at Lund University through the External Relations programme and is a plus if one has worked as a volunteer in other ways as well. To succeed as the Mentor Coordinator, one must be socially competent and enjoy working with and meeting new people.

Communication is a central part of the Mentor Coordinator’s job. Therefore, it is very important that candidates are comfortable with writing and speaking both English and Swedish in front of large groups. Many tasks in this job are administrative meaning that planning and organizational skills are key to success. It is also beneficial to have leadership experience since the mentor coordinator have to manage large groups.

The following requirements have to be met in order to be eligible to apply:

• You have to be a current active student at Lund University, during Autumn 2020, and throughout the employment as mentor coordinator.
  
  
• You must have been a mentor in the External Relation’s mentor programme within one of the last three years.
  
  
• You must be able to communicate fluently in both Swedish and English, in writing as well as speaking.
  
  
• You must be used to working with Excel and Social Media.

Type of employment: “Amanuens”, 20%, during the period January 1 to December 31, 2021, with a possibility to be extended.

For more information, please contact Hanna Gustafzelius (hanna.gustafzelius@er.lu.se, 046-222 03 76) Student coordinator, Student Experience and Mobility Team.