Student Funding Manager

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
Department
The Student Fees and Funding team are a friendly and supportive team with around 34 staff who manage a wide range of finanical support and funding opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate applicants and students. This includes scholarships, bursary and loan programmes, international schemes and central financial assistance.
This post will oversee and optimise operational delivery of existing Academic Futures programme streams as well as provide support for planned expansion of provision and strategic development of new inititiatives.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme


• 38 days annual leave


• A comprehensive range of childcare services


• Family leave schemes


• Cycle loan scheme


• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans


• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working.
About the Role
This new role is an exciting opportunity to work on the forefront of the development and delivery of access to graduate education. It is a strategic priority for the collegiate University to diversify our graduate applicant and offer holder pool, ensuring we attract and retain the very best graduate applicants to study at the University of Oxford, regardless of background.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in the management and future development of graduate access schoalrships through the Academic Futures programme, an initiative to transform the funding and support opportunities available to underrepresented and disadvantaged groups at the University of Oxford through scholarships and bespoke support programmes.

You will need to be organised, proactive, meticulous, and able to manage and prioritise multiple competing demands. The successful candidate will be experienced in desiging and implementing administrative processes to support strategic aims, including production of narrative and financial reporting and analysis.
An analytical and problem-solving approach is key, with a drive for continuous improvement, along with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds and at all levels within and outside the collegiate university.