Student Funding Administrator

Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for an experienced Student Funding Administrator who is keen to develop their skills in Student Financial Support.

In this role, you will be working with the Student Funding Administration team to deliver a range of bursary and scholarship programmes which provide essential support to our diverse University student body.

As Student Funding Administrator, you role will be:

• Dealing with large data sets, assessing documents and calculating financial support entitlement
• Working with the team to check and process data received from the Student Loans Company
• Submitting attendance and registration confirmations, as well as Change of Circumstance notifications.

As our Student Funding Administrator, you will need:

• Experience in working with SITS, and the HEP portal is desirable
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience using Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

This role will also provide crucial support to our US Federal Aid administrator in the processing of US Federal Loans. As such we would welcome applications from anyone with experience, or an interest in gaining experience in this area. We will provide you with appropriate training, so this role would be ideal for an administrator looking to broaden their skillset in Student Funding. We look forward to hearing from you.

This opportunity would build on experience as: Funding Advisor, Funding Administrator, Student Advisor, Student Financial Support Officer.

Remuneration

£29,392 rising to £32,962 per annum. The salary is Grade 4 on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Birkbeck offers a competitive salary and generous pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and some of the best benefits in the HE sector, all while being located right in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Terms and Conditions

Open-ended, permanent, full-time contract (35 hours a week (1.0 FTE)). Hybrid working with no more than 1 day on site a week although specific tasks may need office attendance. Please submit an application form for consideration. Closing date: 3 September 2024. Interview date: 12 September 2024. Appointment requires an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Peter Kolodziej, Student Funding Administration Team Leader, at p.kolodziej@bbk.ac.uk.

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk, providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes. www.birkbeck.ac.uk/jobs

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