Administrative Assistant - Finance/Bursary

Part-Time - Contract

22 hours a week

Flexible hours

Pay Rate: £11.44ph

Derbyshire

Our Client:

Located in the heart of Derbyshire, our client is an FE College that offers over 220 courses to all ages, abilities, and ambitions. They offer qualifications up to University level, as well as access qualifications, leisure courses, apprenticeships, and traineeships. They hold their values close to their heart, focusing on developing students' skills in their industry-standard facilities. They are a fairly small college but create a large impact to the community.

The role:

The college are looking for an Admin Assistant to work in their Finance and Bursary team. The role is focused on supporting the day-to-day operational demands that come with the delivery of high-quality student services.

Duties of the position:

• Support the administration of the full range of FE College Discretionary Bursary Funds
• To support effective communication around the Bursaries with students, parents, and staff
• To use ICT Systems - Office 365, Student Record System, e-Tracker, and Paymystudent
• Undertake clerical functions such as filing, photocopying, collating, and distributing documents
• To ensure all work undertaken complies with current legislation such as GDPR and the Data Protection Act
• Contribute to the promotion and development of the Financial Support Fund Team

What you need:

• GCSE Maths and English - grade 4/C minimum
• Level 3 Business Administration qualification or relevant experience
• IT-based qualification
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Experience working in a customer-facing role
• Experience with the systems E-Tracker, Student Record System or Paymystudent

Could this be your next challenge? This opportunity is on a contract basis. Please note that payments are made via an umbrella company, if you have a preferred umbrella company please let me know. If you are interested in applying to this position, please send your CV through using the link on this advert and/or call PJ in the Bristol office for Dovetail & Slate on (phone number removed), or email

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a market leading education recruitment company. We specialise in hiring across the entire spectrum of education, including positions in student support and support services. With our extensive range of roles, we are confident we can find the right match for you, so if the current vacancy does not seem relevant to your expertise, we welcome you to upload your CV or give us a call to discuss your ideal position, with our dedicated team.

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