Job Introduction
Here at BPP Education Group we have a dedicated Apprenticeship Operations Funding Team who are responsible for managing the end-to-end funding process for all apprentices at BPP Group.
Due to continued growth and expansion, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced, diligent and detail orientated individual to join the team as an Apprenticeship Funding Team Leader. You will be responsible for managing several members of the Apprenticeship Operations Funding Team and ensuring all SLA’s, deadlines and objectives are met.
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP Education Group?
It is a great time to join BPP Education Group as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP Education Group such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time 2 days per week in our Manchester Office and 3 days per week from wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family
What you’ll be doing
In this role you will be responsible for the end-to-end accurate processing of new apprenticeship starts from; managing the apprenticeship completion process, accurate data entry of breaks and leavers, amendments/changes to funding information within the PICS system and reporting requests received into PICS mailbox.
You will lead and support several members of the team in ensuring all learners are inputted into the funding systems in an accurate and timely manner and that ESFA funding rules are adhered to throughout the funding process.
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Checking and confirming eligibility of key client and public apprentices and auditing sign-up packs before inputting data to PICS
- Supporting Apprenticeship Funding Manager on month end upload process to ensure timely and accurate transition of funded data to ESFA
- Ensuring all queries received into the PICS mailbox are responded to in a professional and timely manner
- Managing the Leaver non-achiever and break in learning processes
- Processing funding data through the funding team and producing PICS reports
- Management of the apprenticeship completion process to ensure all data has been fully audited and remains compliant
- Liaising with clients to rectify complex discrepancies on the Apprenticeship Service portal for funding
- Tracking performance and providing feedback using performance indicators for timely SLAs on the Apprenticeship Service portal
- Assisting with the production of reports for non-BPP stakeholders for accurate payments of invoices
- Supporting in the role of Apprenticeship Funding Manager during periods of holiday or absence
What we’re looking for
To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:
- Previous experience and exposure to apprenticeship funding operations within a similar setting is essential
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Outstanding communication skills with a positive telephone manner and the ability to build rapport and maintain empathy with internal and external clients
- Ability to effectively manage client and internal stakeholder relationships, promptly responding to queries, ensuring expectations are managed
- Ability to create and maintain accurate/accessible and organised documentation
- Ability to use email, internet applications, MS Windows operating systems, including Excel and tracking tools to support this role
- Ability to apply numerical skills to analyse data, interpretation of facts and figures presented in the form of statistical tables and diagrams, thinking critically and checking for errors or variance from targets
- Must be comfortable working with defined KPI’s and SLA’s
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check
BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices
BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.
