Job Introduction
Funding Executive
At BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our specialised team of performance support staff working closely with learners to ensure they are getting the most from our courses.
We're now looking for enthusiastic and innovative people to join our Apprenticeship Operations team and ensure learners are fully signed up with compliance documents in line with ESFA funding rules. We are seeking individuals who have great attention to detail, and a keen eye for problem solving.
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. More reasons to join now are:
- 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 between one of our centres and 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, 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 end to end accurate processing of new apprenticeships, and managing the apprenticeship completion process, accurate data entry of breaks and leavers and any amendments/changes to funding information
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Audit and Compliance across new apprenticeship processes
- Producing reporting as answering all queries received into mailbox
- Data entry of apprenticeship starts following quality control checks, assessor changes, breaks in learning and leaver non-achievers,
- Checking and confirming eligibility of apprentices and auditing sign-up packs before inputting data to PICS
- Assisting with the day to day administration of the Apprenticeship Service
- Providing first line of contact via Emails, telephone calls etc.
What experience you’ll need
To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:
- Excellent communication with a positive telephone manner and the ability to build rapport and maintain empathy with students and 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
- Strong Computer Literacy and MS Office skills
- Strong data-entry and data analysis skills
- Passionate about client service with a positive approach to dealing with people
Apply now, and join a team working together on one common goal: delighting customers with the information they need.
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic DBS check.