Introduction

Applications are invited from suitable candidates to undertake a contract for Financial Assessor - Scholarship Applications for a period of 4 months from October 2024 to January 2025.

AVCAT History and Purpose

The Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust (AVCAT) is a national independent charity whose purpose is to provide tertiary education scholarships to children and grandchildren of ex-service men and women. The recipients of scholarships will have high financial need, be deserving and show academic potential.

AVCAT was established in 2003. It grew out of the former Vietnam Veterans’ Trust, established in 1985 to distribute the Australian share of the funds received from the Agent Orange legal settlement in the USA to Vietnam veterans and their dependents.

In 2003 the organisation was re-structured to focus on supporting the children of veterans through the administration and management of tertiary education scholarships. In 2024, AVCAT is helping over 260 scholars by providing financial assistance to enable them to study at a tertiary institution.

For more information about AVCAT see www.avcat.org.au.

AVCAT Governance

AVCAT is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board employs the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the CEO is responsible for the operations of AVCAT. The Financial Assessor - Scholarship Applications reports to the CEO through the Scholarships Manager.

Location

AVCAT is located at Ground Level, 280 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills, Sydney NSW. The financial assessor role is fully remote.

Role Overview

Scholarship applications are initially reviewed by AVCAT to determine those applications that require independent assessment by the financial assessor. Assessment of the application's financial information is carried out remotely through AVCAT’s CRM by the financial assessor.

There is the possibility of a recurring annual contract.

The major contract responsibilities include:

• Assessing up to 160 applications in stages across the period of the contract. The applications must be assessed on a ‘Financial Need’ basis and ‘Deservedness’. A ranking is required to indicate the financial need and deservedness of each applicant based on the information provided and accessed through a CRM. A detailed written financial assessment summary and a score for each applicant is to be entered in the CRM.
• Regular updates with the Scholarships Manager.
• Participation in an orientation session and a debriefing meeting at the end of the contract.

Salary

Salary will be negotiated and will be based on the number of assessments completed.

Selection Criteria

• Experience in preparing, analysing and assessing personal and business financial information and data including tax returns.
• Knowledge of current Centrelink requirements and system, in particular assessment of eligibility for youth allowance, Austudy, Abstudy and similar benefits.
• Knowledge of other Centrelink payments such as family tax benefits, carer payments, disability pensions and veteran affairs payments and the effect they have on assessing the financial need of an applicant.
• Ability to look beyond the numbers and consistently assess the applications
• Excellent attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and consistent approach to all assessments
• Objective writing skills and a high level of written English
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Use of a personal computer operating with
  • Windows 10 or above
  • Office 365 premium or home
  • Industry standard reliable anti-virus protection (Norton, TrendMicro, McAfee)
  • Reliable Internet Connect - greater than 80 Mbps download, greater than 30 Mbps upload

Selected applicants will be given trial applications to complete during the interview process.

More Information

Robyn Richardson - Scholarships Manager AVCAT

[email protected] using the subject line: Financial Assessor - Scholarship Applications enquiry via EthicalJobs / PH: 02 9213 7999