Funding Officer - Office for Students Funding Officer 12 month fixed term contract £36,470 - £36,470 plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension

As a funding officer, you will be involved with many different aspects of the OfS's work. Across a funding year, this will involve collecting information and data from providers; oversight and monitoring of bids and projects we fund at providers; drafting guidance; conducting training; issuing funding allocations; issuing terms and conditions of grant and monitoring providers’ compliance against them., In addition, our Total Reward Framework offers a range of benefits to suit your way of life. These include comprehensive learning and development, annual leave starting at 25 days per year (plus public holidays), access to the highly regarded Civil Service pension scheme and a variety of health benefits.
Working arrangements
We love working flexibly because we know that it helps us all to do our best work. We’ve created a set of principles to shape our approach to flexible and hybrid working, which our teams then use as guidance on how they deliver their business goals. This would usually mean working from the office for two or three days in a typical week.
To attract the widest possible field of qualified applicants, flexible working, for example job share and part-time working, apply to these roles.
Closing date for applications: 22 September 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 30 September 2024
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

+ is confident in delivering discrete pieces of work (including projects)
+ is able to work autonomously
+ has strong analytical skills allowing them to collect, evaluate and interpret data
+ can use that information to form judgements and take appropriate action
+ can manage their own workload within a team environment and cope with changing priorities in a flexible and proactive way
+ has strong written and verbal communication skills and who can communicate effectively to internal and external audiences

About us
The Office for Students is the regulator for higher education in England. Our primary aim is to ensure that English higher education is delivering positive outcomes for all students - past, present, and future.
The OfS is also responsible for the distribution of around £1.5 billion of funding a year to more than 340 higher education providers. Our funding is used by providers for capital projects, to meet the teaching costs of certain subjects and to support the access, success and progress of underrepresented groups of students.
We are looking for someone to join our funding team and help to deliver this key area of our work.

Alongside your salary of £36,470, Office for Students contributes £9,402 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role
+ An environment with flexible working options
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%