Scholarships Officer in London

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple has an exciting opportunity for a Scholarships Officer to join the team.Location: LondonSalary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience)About Us:As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers. The Inn awards just over a million pounds in scholarships each year, with the majority going to students commencing the bar vocational training course, some to students doing a post-graduate law conversion course, plus smaller amounts for ad hoc overseas placements, essay prizes etc.Scholarships Officer – The Role:In this fulltime role (37.5 hrs pw) you will effectively and efficiently coordinate the scholarships award process from applications to interviews, right through to approval and payment of awards, keeping accurate records throughout.The Inn awards just over a million pounds in scholarships each year, with the majority going to students commencing the bar vocational training course, some to students doing a post-graduate law conversion course, plus smaller amounts for ad hoc overseas placements, essay prizes etc. This role is to effectively and efficiently coordinate the scholarships award process from applications to interviews, right through to approval and payment of awards, keeping accurate records throughout.Scholarships Officer – The Successful Candidate:The successful candidate will be tactful, diplomatic and have an excellent attention to detail.They will have experience of coordinating meetings and events including planning, support and delivery and ideally have experience of the administration of funding &/or scholarships and working with financial resources and numerical data.We’d love to hear from you if you have experience of a similar working environment &/or another not-for-profit organisation.Scholarships Officer – Benefits:We provide a raft of benefits to our people including:- Life Assurance- An Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)- Private Medical insurance (incl, gym membership)- Medical cashback scheme (e.g. for dental, optical)- Generous pension (12% employer contribution)- Season Ticket Loans- Generous annual leave entitlements- Access to a range of learning & development opportunities- Opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique and historical setting in central London.Middle Temple is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are looking for candidates who share this commitment and we strongly encourage candidates to apply regardless of your socioeconomic circumstances, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability or anything else that makes you who you are. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.To submit your application for this exciting Scholarship Officer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now to be directed to the Middle Temple jobs page for further information about us, all our vacancies & to download and complete the application form.CVs sent in isolation will not be considered.Closing date: 10am on 22/07/2024. Interviews: 29/07/2024