Student Funding Portal & Grants Administrator

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Hybrid pension scheme

Job summary

The University of Cambridge is seeking a Funding Administrator within the Student Funding and Fee Policy Team to support the Funding Management Portal (FMP) and help secure the best applicants.

You will engage stakeholders to increase users, administer Trust Funds, assist Faculties and Departments with funding decisions, and support processes from application to offer while contributing to broader funding administration.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles; experience in student funding/scholarship administration preferred but not essential.
• Ability to prioritise and self-manage workload, meet targets and deadlines, and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth implementation and operation of the Funding Management Portal (FMP).
• Engage stakeholders to grow user adoption of the portal.
• Administer Trust Funds and support the offer-making process for funding.
• Assist Faculties and Departments to assess applicants for funding and share information with internal funding bodies.
• Contribute to ongoing funding policy work and wider administrative tasks across the team.

Skills

administrative skills

prioritisation

deadlines

work under pressure

Education

HND/HNC or Level 4/5 vocational qualifications

Tools

Funding Management Portal (FMP)

Trust Fund administration

Job description

The University of Cambridge is seeking a Funding Administrator within the Student Funding and Fee Policy Team to support the Funding Management Portal (FMP) and help secure the best applicants.

You will engage stakeholders to increase users, administer Trust Funds, assist Faculties and Departments with funding decisions, and support processes from application to offer while contributing to broader funding administration.