Scholarships and Bursaries Officer

About the role

This role is responsible for the administration of undergraduate funding awards which include the Bath Bursary, Gold Scholarship Programme and other philanthropic scholarships. This is a vital role in terms of the University’s commitments under its Access & Participation Plan and its objectives in terms of philanthropic and corporate fundraising.

You will be the lead administrator for all funding schemes and provides guidance and advice to applicants and current students.

The role requires significant technical skill in relation to the administration and continuing development of the University’s Fund Manager system as well as other parts of the student records database, in relation to student funding. The ability to liaise professionally with a wide variety of people is also essential, together with the ability to understand and interpret complex legislation and financial award frameworks.

As part of our reporting requirements to the Office for Students, you will lead on the evaluation, analysis and reporting of under-represented students supported by our bursary and scholarship awards.

You will work independently and collaboratively as a part of the Scholarships and Bursaries Team to ensure outcomes and objectives are met in line with our Access and Participation Plan.

About you

You will bring:

• strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex processes and deadlines.
• confidence working with data and digital systems, ideally including funding, student records or admissions platforms.
• clear communication skills, with the ability to explain processes and guidance to a wide range of colleagues and students.
• experience applying policies, rules, or eligibility criteria in a consistent and fair way.
• a collaborative approach, with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
• a proactive mindset, with the ability to improve systems and solve problems.

Further information

We are willing to consider candidates who are able to work either full-time (1.0 fte) or part-time (0.8 fte). The role is offered on a fixed-term basis to cover secondment for a period of 7 months.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lisa Dew at ***email_hidden***

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance

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Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.