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Student Funding Manager

Employer
University of Bristol
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Salary
£38,017 - £42,792
Closing date
Aug 11, 2021

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The role

The Student Funding team plays a key role in attracting a diverse range of students and supporting them to succeed. We administer and pay out over £40m of scholarships, bursaries and funds and support students by providing high quality advice and guidance about money issues. The Funding Manager will lead day-to-day operations, managing a team of nine advisers and administrators.

What will you be doing?

Over the next 12 months you'll:
  • Help to develop and deliver a new model for the student advice elements of the service, as part of a more joined-up approach to delivering student support.
  • Drive improvements in processes and systems to improve the user experience.
  • Be accountable for the budgets allocated to you, ensuring that funds are effectively managed.
  • Build strong relationships across a range of academic schools and professional services teams to influence and advise on funding-related issues.
  • Effectively lead an experienced team of advisers and administrators, making the most efficient use of resources to deliver a high-quality service for students and stakeholders.


You should apply if
  • You're passionate about supporting students to access and succeed in higher education.
  • You have a track record of driving process improvement and putting users at the heart of service delivery.
  • You're great at building strong, effective relationships with the ability to influence at all levels.
  • You have excellent management skills and build effective, dynamic teams.
  • You have a good knowledge of financial management and are used to taking responsibility for large budgets.
  • You are someone who can get up to speed quickly, thrives on digesting lots of information, is mindful of competing priorities, and can drive activity forward in a sustainable manner.


We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.

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