Assistant Director of Scholarships - Financial Aid & University Scholarships

Assistant Director of University Scholarships 

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education 
•    One year of general administrative experience involving public contact in a higher education setting. 
•    Experience using database software such as Banner, Scholarship Universe, or similar systems. 
•    Work history of proficiency in written and oral communication. 

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Three years of related experience. 
•    Two years' experience with Banner or an admissions CRM. 
•    Budgetary fiscal management experience. 
•    Work history of proficiency in written and oral communication. 
•    Experience working with higher-ed database software such as Banner, PeopleSoft, or similar systems. 
•    A highly organized individual who is able to multitask and who is detail-oriented. 
•    Work experience showing strong organizational skills. 
•    Ability to build and enhance collaborative relationships.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Assist the Associate Director of Scholarships with managing institutionally funded scholarship funds. 
•    Works with the Associate Director of University Scholarships on new scholarship budgets. 
•    Monitors federal, state, and institutional regulations regarding scholarship funding. 
•    Examine processes for ways to improve access to students and ensure we are compliant with any and all regulations. 
•    Assist the Associate Director in collaborating with the Departmental Scholarship Administrators (DSA) working group for all fund administrators and provide continual training to the group. 
•    Serve as a campus contact to departments in select colleges. 
•    Collaborate to develop technological solutions to streamline business processes. 
•    Distribute University allocation budget notices to each awarding entity. 
•    Create a centralized and coordinated presence for campus and college-based scholarships to increase awareness of scholarship opportunities, including a robust website for scholarship information. 
•    Collaborate with the Dean's office in assigned academic colleges, University Advancement (particularly donor services), the Office of Admissions, the Office of Student Financial Aid, and the Division of Student Affairs. 
•    Collaborate with the Office of Admissions and the Sr. Assistant Director of Communications in Financial Aid to market scholarship programs to eligible students. 
•    Assist the Associate Director in overseeing the selection of the incoming scholars by managing the review process and serving as a guide for the selection committees. 
•    Support and ensure that University Scholarships follows the vision, goals, and plan of the Institution, and Office of Student Financial Aid and University Scholarships. 
•    Market opportunities to students, faculty, and staff while serving as a contact point for external partners. 
•    Help others understand the purpose and need of these scholarships. 
•    Assist with the scholarship database Scholarship Universe, the application review and selection process for first-year and continuing-student scholarships. 
•    Provide reports, analyze application data, and outline scholarship trends to the Associate Director. 
•    Other duties as assigned.