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

Description

37 hours per week | Permanent| Term Time (40 weeks)

Good college funding administration matters.

Application Deadline: 9 October 2026

Department: MIS

Employment Type: Term Time

Location: Wigan & Leigh College

Compensation: £27,467 - £28,279 / year

37 hours per week | Permanent| Term Time (40 weeks)

Good college funding administration matters.

It helps students get onto the right course. It helps curriculum teams plan and deliver. It supports timetables, registers, funding claims, audits, reports and decisions.

This role will suit someone who loves the detail and is organised.

The Funding Administrator provides a high level of financial and student support to both internal and external stakeholders. The role is responsible for monitoring and maintaining bursary systems, ensuring information is accurate, timely, and compliant with reporting requirements. The post holder will support the effective administration of bursary funding and transaction processing while maintaining robust data quality and audit controls.

What you'll do

• To provide administrative support to the Bursary application process and to respond efficiently and professionally to enquiries from staff, management and other external stakeholders
• To maintain, update, develop and support all areas of the Bursary system in line with the requirements of the College
• To assist the College MIS team and other internal stakeholders in the production of the scheduled payments
• Be responsible for the collection, input and processing of operational bursary data and to ensure all transactions are input and completed accurately in accordance with prescribed time-scales. This will include:
• Liaising with internal and external partners
• Processing of funding support claims for learners
• Assisting with daily / weekly / monthly ad-hoc reports
• Assisting with any duties as may be required in other departments in the College in providing a corporate College service
• To undertake appropriate staff development as agreed with your line manager to keep up to date with developments in the principal area of work
• Work under your own initiative to liaise with Heads of Departments / Budget Holders to deal with all bursary funding issues

What you'll bring

• Competence in the use of financial operating software within an Education environment Effective communication skills
• Effective organisational skills
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Setting up and maintaining effective and supportive administrative systems and procedures
• To work as a proactive team member
• To efficiently process data electronically
• To deal effectively and efficiently with a broad spectrum of stakeholders in a wide variety of circumstances
• To prioritise work and work to deadlines
• To work under pressure
• To think and act effectively and have a creative approach to problem solving
• To be able and willing to work with minimum supervision, and to demonstrate initiative

What You’re Like

• Specialist. You bring strong funding knowledge and use it to make decisions.
• Clear. You can explain complex information in a way colleagues understand.
• Accurate. You know that assessments, reports and records need to be detailed, reliable and compliant.
• Collaborative. You work well with curriculum teams, support colleagues, external agencies and wider stakeholders.
• Organised. You manage deadlines and follow-up activity effectively.
• Proactive. You adhere to all College regulations including financial regulations and to ensure compliance with GDPR and Freedom of Information Act

Essentials

• You’ll need an enhanced DBS check. If you get the job, we’ll do this for you.
• You’re committed to safeguarding, inclusion and the college values
• You can work across college sites and other locations where college activity takes place
• You’re able to work flexibly during key college periods, including enrolment and academic vacation periods where required
• You’re committed to maintaining current specialist knowledge and completing role-related professional development
• You’ll follow college policies, including safeguarding, health and safety, equality and diversity, data protection, freedom of information and confidentiality.

Benefits

This is the kind of role that helps the college work properly.

If you enjoy detail, systems, problem-solving and making sure things are right, this is a role where your work will matter.

Great people. Change lives.

Time to recharge

• Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on your role
• Family-friendly leave policies

Wellbeing as well as work

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Occupational health support
• Confidential counselling
• Specsavers eye test vouchers
• A culture where people look out for each other

Financial peace of mind

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work and buy tech
• Railcard and Tusker Green Car Scheme
• Local and national discount schemes

Clear progression routes

• Ongoing professional development
• Opportunities to build experience across MIS, funding, timetabling and student records
• Opportunities to step up, specialise or move across college teams
• Leadership pathways

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