Looking to boost your CV, make a real difference, and grow as a leader? As a Student Challenge Leader, you’ll stand out to future employers by gaining hands-on leadership experience that sets your application apart. You’ll also play a key role in raising funds and awareness for life-changing causes, making a direct impact where it’s needed most. Plus, you’ll grow your confidence, expand your social circle, and earn real respect by leading peers on an unforgettable adventure. Ready to step up and stand out? Join us.
WHY BECOME A STUDENT CHALLENGE LEADER?
Joining the Choose a Challenge team as a trip leader comes with a few great guarantees…
DISCOUNTED ADVENTURE TRAVEL
See the world, experience the extraordinary, go on an unforgettable trip AND receive a leader discount! Possibly even a free trip!
CV BRAGGING RIGHTS
Leading a team alongside your studies builds confidence, sharpens leadership skills, and earns you recognition across campus. Increasing your career opportunities
PERSONAL GROWTH
Grow your confidence, network, make friends for life and see the world. You will come back from this adventure of a lifetime as a new person. More motivated than ever!
CHARITY IMPACT
Your team will raise thousands for charity, making a real, lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most. A hugely rewarding feeling you and the team
What Else…?
Fundraising training with your charity
In-person training in London with us
Branded Stash!
Be responsible for the team that raised thousands for charity
Opportunity to connect to the charity and travel sector
CV boosting skills to stand out from the crowd
Opportunity for formal accreditation offered by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
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James Young
Aberystwyth Challenge Leader 2021Choosing to be a Challenge Leader was one of the best decisions I ever made. Not only was the challenge itself incredible but knowing that I enabled so many others share that experience made it even more rewarding. You make friends for life and we still all meet up as a team every month for a reunion
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Tessa Marley
Nottingham Challenge Leader 2024Choose a Challenge is very unique. Allowing students to take on some of the best challenges out there, all with a group of fellow uni mates who will become friends for life, is very special. I have loved being able to bring that group together and build a team.
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Theo Clarke
Glasgow Challenge Leader 2023Being a Challenge Leader is an incredibly rewarding experience - not only do I have the chance to take on a once in a lifetime challenge, but I get to help others do the same, all while raising money for an amazing charity and boosting my CV!
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Josh Antcliff
UEA Challenge Leader 2021A great opportunity to learn more about fundraising, marketing and leadership I've learnt a lot from being a Challenge Leader. It's also a great chance to learn more about yourself and your personal strengths. Since then I've begun working in the charity sector encouraging people to go on all sorts of adventures!
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Jack Whittington
Plymouth Challenge Leader 2017I loved being a Choose a Challenge Leader. It allowed me to work with a great charity, whose work I really agreed with and raise a substantial amount of money for them. I also got to meet a group of new people and learnt a new set of skills to help facilitate my team to raise as much money as possible money. Looking back at uni, the Morocco High Atlas trip and the overall experience I had as a leader are some of my fondest memories.
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Lizzy Binks
Plymouth Challenge Leader 2019I wanted to sign up as a Challenger Leader because I wanted something that would challenge me whilst allowing me to support others and fundraise for charity whilst studying. I would recommend signing up as a Challenger Leader if you are interested in developing leadership skills in an informal environment… don’t do what I did and leave it until your final year to do this because I would’ve loved to have been a challenge leader for a second year!
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Louis Griffin
Warwick Challenge Leader 2020Being a Challenge Leader was an insanely cool experience. Both the build up to the challenge by raising money for an amazing charity, alongside climbing the Three Peaks was one of the highlights of my university degree. You will meet many cool people and get outside of your comfort zone which has been so important for me and many others I have spoken to who have been a Challenge Leader!
The responsibilities
Recruit a team of enthusiastic fundraisers and travellers!
Attend fresher’s fairs, presentations and promotional events on campus - Get the word out there as best as you can!
Coordinate group fundraisers with your charity support staff.
Host exciting group socials and training for your team!
WHAT NEXT?
As a challenge leader, you’ll be central to the success of the event. With our help, you’ll make a recruitment plan specific to your campus and we’ll provide you with all the materials to help you recruit a team of fellow students. Once your team are on board, you will work alongside the Student Fundraising Officers at your chosen charity to provide one-to-one and group support to help get everyone to their fundraising targets and our team will provide you with all the support for the trip itself, including travel advice, training, pre-departure briefings, and more.
Remember, the challenge isn’t just about making it to the summit of the 3 Peaks, or the finish line at the Budapest Marathon – it’s about raising crucial funds for incredible charities. You will be responsible for helping your team meet fundraising targets. There’s no better feeling than knowing what that money can do, and the fact you raised it. Why not check out some of the work our amazing charity partners do here.
Our Peak Partners
Challenge Leader Blog
We'll be uploading a new blog at least once a month, and a lot more frequently around recruitment season. Keep an eye out here for stories of previous leaders, top tips from experts, and general advice on how to best tackle each stage of the year ahead.
Challenge Videos
Check out our YouTube page to see all of our promotional videos for our student treks.
