Scholarships Programme Project Officer (Fixed Term)

Institute of Physics; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An excellent pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Dental insurance

Healthcare cash plan

Eye care vouchers

Annual flu vaccinations

Long service awards

Employee assistance programme

25 days’ annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is seeking a Project Officer, Scholarships on a fixed term basis until 30 September 2027, to help deliver our mission. This full-time role (35 hours per week) supports the Education, Workforce and HE team in delivering the Scholarships Programme, including recruitment, assessment and the two-year support for Scholars.

The role involves budget management, coordinating marketing efforts and overseeing applications, shortlisting and reporting while ensuring data

Qualifications

• Experience in a project-based environment with internal and external stakeholder interest.
• Proficient MS Excel and handling data.
• Skilled in administration and PM of multiple projects with QA through evaluation, reporting and monitoring processes and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to the Manager, Strategic Implementation in relation to the Scholarships budget, including creating budget forecasts and quarterly invoices.
• Working with our internal Marketing Department to shape the marketing programme and evaluating the effectiveness of our advertising channels.
• To manage applications, including setting up and maintaining the online application form, screening ineligible candidates, obtaining references from referees, collating applications for the shortlisting process and assessment panels.
• Data management and storage, including providing data and analysis to facilitate monthly/quarterly reporting and invoicing to the DfE, ensuring candidate and Scholar data is captured, maintained and deleted according to the IOP policy guidelines, supporting the tracking of scholars through their initial training and into teaching.

Skills

MS Excel

Data analysis

Project coordination

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is seeking a Project Officer, Scholarships on a fixed term basis until 30 September 2027, to help deliver our mission. This full-time role (35 hours per week) supports the Education, Workforce and HE team in delivering the Scholarships Programme, including recruitment, assessment and the two-year support for Scholars.

The role involves budget management, coordinating marketing efforts and overseeing applications, shortlisting and reporting while ensuring data