Bursary Advisor - Rotherham

Bursary Advisor

Location: Rotherham Campus, Rortherham

Salary: £24,930 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full time (37hrs per week, all year round)

Closing Date: 01st June 2026

We are looking for a Student Bursary Advisor to join our dedicated Safeguarding and Student Support team. In this role, you will be on the front line of removing the financial barriers that can stand between a learner and their education.

This is a hybrid of customer support and administrative excellence. You will be responsible for administering financial support for our learners, ensuring they have the resources they need to succeed and stay on track with their studies. From providing expert guidance on policy to processing applications, your work will directly impact student retention and success.

Key Responsibilities

Advice & Guidance

• Promote Support: Actively raise awareness of the bursary funds available to learners through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, and digital communication.
• Expert Liaison: Provide clear, accurate information to students and front-line staff regarding financial support and travel assistance policies.
• Stakeholder Management: Liaise with curriculum and finance departments, as well as external stakeholders regarding childcare and transport arrangements.

Administration & Assessment

• Application Processing: Input and process student financial applications with high levels of accuracy.
• Eligibility Assessment: Award funds based on established policies and procedures, ensuring fair and timely support.
• Data Integrity: Record, store, and prepare detailed data on learner finance, ensuring all student caseloads and records are accurate and up to date.
• Childcare Support: Assist with the administration and payment of funds for eligible learners.

Have you got what it takes to be successful?

You understand that financial discussions can be sensitive and can provide support with a helpful, non-judgmental approach. As a case management Expert, you are comfortable managing a busy workload and can prioritise your caseload effectively to meet deadlines.

A level 2 literacy and numeracy (or equivalent) is essential; achievement of a level 2 initial advice and guidance qualification (or willingness to undertake) would be advantageous.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• Access to local government scheme (with employer contributions from 15.6% to 23.68%)
• Up to 44 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.