Bursary & Funding Administrator

Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre; Wigan; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Family-friendly leave

EAP

Medicash health plan

Occupational health

Counselling

Job summary

Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre is seeking a Funding Administrator to manage bursary processes, support MIS functions and ensure accurate, timely financial data for student funding. The role focuses on processing bursary claims, maintaining systems and providing excellent stakeholder support.

The post requires meticulous data handling, strong organisational skills and the ability to work across college teams to ensure compliance with reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Experience using financial operating software in an education environment.
• Clear and effective communication, both in writing and orally.
• Strong organisational skills with a methodical approach to work.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in processing data and reports.
• Setting up and maintaining efficient administrative systems and procedures.
• Ability to work as part of a proactive team and support colleagues.
• Efficient data processing and management of records with good audit trails.
• Able to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Bursary application process and respond to enquiries from staff, management and external stakeholders.
• Maintain, update, develop and support the Bursary system in line with College requirements.
• Assist MIS team and other stakeholders in producing scheduled payments.
• Collect, input and process bursary data; ensure transactions are timely and accurate.
• Liaise with internal and external partners; process funding claims for learners.
• Assist with daily/weekly/monthly ad-hoc reports.
• Support other College departments to provide a corporate service.
• Engage in staff development to stay updated with the principal area of work.
• Work with Heads of Departments to resolve bursary funding issues.

Skills

Financial software

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Administrative systems

Team player

Data processing

Stakeholder management

Deadlines

Problem solving

Initiative

Job description

Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre is seeking a Funding Administrator to manage bursary processes, support MIS functions and ensure accurate, timely financial data for student funding. The role focuses on processing bursary claims, maintaining systems and providing excellent stakeholder support.

The post requires meticulous data handling, strong organisational skills and the ability to work across college teams to ensure compliance with reporting standards.