Financial Support Manager

Student Success are excited to be recruiting for a Financial Support Manager to manage the Financial Support Team in a fixed term capacity for until 31/07/2022.

The Financial Support Team are based within Student Success in Widening Participation and Mobility and you would have responsibility for the management of the University's £550,000 Student Support Fund as well as oversight of the Bursary Programme and a range of targeted funds to support student retention and experiences during their studies.

You would be joining the department at a key point of development following the creation of our Widening Participation and Social Mobility Directorate in the past year and the launch of our new Widening Participation Strategy you will have the chance to shape the next steps for our department.

The team are at a key point in their development with the new Widening Participation and Social Mobility Directorate and this new role will be responsible for developing, along with the team of advisors, financial support initiatives that support the retention and success of students underrepresented in higher education. As well as line management of a team of four and oversight and management of our central financial support provision you would take a key role in the management of our US Federal Loans programme as well as supporting with complex Student Support Fund cases.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and management experience, be experienced in supporting the delivery of projects, be able to manage their own time and well as having an understanding of the Widening Participation and Financial Support agendas in HE.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Florence Harvey, Head of Student Success ( F.Harvey@soton.ac.uk ).

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.