Student Finance Administrator

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

The School is seeking to appoint a Student Finance Administrator to work within the Student Finance team in the Registry. This is a busy and varied role, which requires strong organisational, IT and communication skills.

The post holder will report to the Student Finance Manager and will be responsible for administering the School’s student finance procedures, processing requests and advising stakeholders on related policy, procedures and regulation, as well as providing general administrative support to the wider Registry team. Further details about the Registry can be found on our website.

You should be educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience. You should hold experience of interpreting and implementing regulations, policies and procedures and hold knowledge of the SITS student records system, including analysis of data. Presentation skills and ability to prioritise own workload is essential. The successful candidate will be numerate and good at multi-tasking. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent. 

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 4 in the range £34,261 - £38,448 per annum pro-rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line via the above ‘Apply; button. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential. 

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