Description
* Suffolk County Council
* Address: Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX - Hybrid
* Salary: £28,598 per annum (pro rata if part time)
* Hours: 14.8 per week, flexible working options available
* Contract: Permanent
This post is only open to current Suffolk County Council staff only.
We're passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a SEND Funding Hub Technician and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.
Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities
Working in a small team, you will be liaising with Budget Managers and supporting them to forecast spends across the Inclusion Service. The work will involve raising Purchase Orders and raising general debts, whilst maintaining meticulous financial records.
You will be responsible for interrogating large amounts of data to help reconcile a variety of budgets and identify where spend belongs. You will meet regularly with budget managers to support financial management of different areas of expenditure. You will use a range of systems to gather information to monitor and reconcile budgets.
You will need
* Excellent numeracy skills as well as attention to detail.
* Great interpersonal skills to communicate with managers and external customers.
* A good working knowledge of Microsoft packages is essential as well as a willingness to learn new IT or web-based systems.
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (Word). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
The Funding Hub is a central function of the Inclusion Service and sits within the Strategy & Operations Team. They are responsible for ensuring that budgets are kept up to date and payments made on time to a range of providers.
We will offer you
An opportunity to support a variety of services within Suffolk's Inclusion Service and the successful candidate will gain a greater understanding of the wider services that support Suffolk Children with SEND to help inform your future career progression. A variety of e-learning courses will be available to help you familiarise with the work of the authority as well as on the job team shadowing to learn the role.
Empowering Everyone
We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.
For more information
Please contact April Oliver (she/her), for a casual conversation. You can reach her by calling or emailing
If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (Word)
Step 2 - Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template.
1. Describe a time when you had to consider conflicting workloads, when planning a task or project.
2. Can you describe a time when you have had to quickly adapt to new systems or ways of working?
3. Explain a time when you used your communication skills to effectively manage a difficult conversation.
4. Tell us about a time when you have analysed data and presented findings to a manager? What did you do and what skills did you use?
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.
Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to apply? If you are disabled and/or have additional support needs, you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting our Recruitment Team at or
You can find examples of possible adjustments on our Reasonable Adjustment pages. If you're invited to the next stage, you'll have another chance to request adjustments.
Closing date: 11:30pm, 23 February 2026
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.