Scholarships and Bursaries Officer
Department: Student Support and Safeguarding
Salary: Starting from £31,236, rising to £37,694 pro rata
Closing date: Thursday 04 June 2026
About the role
This role is responsible for the administration of undergraduate funding awards, which include the Bath Bursary, Gold Scholarship Programme and other philanthropic scholarships. This is a vital role in terms of the Universitys commitments under its Access & Participation Plan and its objectives in terms of philanthropic and corporate fundraising.
You will be the lead administrator for all funding schemes and provide guidance and advice to applicants and current students.
The role requires significant technical skill in relation to the administration and continuing development of the Universitys Fund Manager system, as well as other parts of the student records database, in relation to student funding. The ability to liaise professionally with a wide variety of people is also essential, together with the ability to understand and interpret complex legislation and financial award frameworks.
As part of our reporting requirements to the Office for Students, you will lead on the evaluation, analysis and reporting of under-represented students supported by our bursary and scholarship awards.
You will work independently and collaboratively as a part of the Scholarships and Bursaries Team to ensure outcomes and objectives are met in line with our Access and Participation Plan.
About you
You will bring:
- strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex processes and deadlines.
- confidence working with data and digital systems, ideally including funding, student records or admissions platforms.
- clear communication skills, with the ability to explain processes and provide guidance to a wide range of colleagues and students.
- experience applying policies, rules, or eligibility criteria in a consistent and fair way.
a collaborative approach, with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
- a proactive mindset, with the ability to improve systems and solve problems.
Further information
We are willing to consider candidates who are able to work either full-time (1.0 fte) or part-time (0.8 fte). The role is offered on a fixed-term basis to cover secondment for a period of 7 months.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lisa Dew.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from underrepresented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, an autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us, and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work/life balance
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff benefits, including discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
- Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent rewards package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
Find out more about our benefits on our website and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work, as well as following us on X and LinkedIn.
Be Well at Bath
Were committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:
- Staff support groups and networks
- A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
- A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive
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