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Student Funding Officer

Employer
Prospectus
Location
City of London
Salary
£38017 - £44045 per annum
Closing date
30 Oct 2019

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Function
Administration, Finance & Legal
Sector
Education
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen at one of London's leading universities using education, research and enterprise to transform the lives of their students. They are currently recruiting for a Student Funding Officer to support the wider team in offering a specialist support and advice service, enhancing student's ability to fulfil their academic and personal potential.

As the organisation's Student Funding Officer, you will provide details advice and guidance on student funding, welfare and financial capability both face to face, via email and on the telephone. You will provide advice on the best solution, drafting appeals and complaints documents. The post-holder will be required to keep up to date with relevant development and changes in student funding and welfare benefits, ensuring the highest quality advice and service is given. Working closely with the wider finance team, you will process bursaries and scholarships on behalf of students as well as processing payments. Along with understanding calculations to determine cost of attendance and student eligibility, you will also understand and keep up to date with US Federal Aid regulations.

To be considered for this position, you will be a proven professional with previous experience working in a similar role within an educational institution. You will possess specialist working knowledge of UK statutory student support regulations coupled with experience of providing advice and guidance to students. Experience of advising students on welfare benefits including assessment calculations and entitlement is essential to this role. You will also have exceptional communication skills with the ability to work proactively and act with initiative together with excellent numeracy and IT skills including MS office packages. Experience of case management is also essential to this post.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below by submitting your CV in Word format; a cover letter is not required at this stage.

Company

We believe our clients change the world for individuals, communities and society. For over 60 years Prospectus has been working across the UK and internationally to connect talented people with beyond profit organisations.

 

Company info
Telephone
(020) 7691 1925
Location
20/22 Stukeley Street
London
London
WC2B5LR
GB

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