Director of Scholarships
About The Position
Within Student Financial Support, the Director of Scholarships (Associate Director in HR systems) is responsible for overseeing the Scholarship Team, state aid programs, and institutional aid managed in Student Financial Support. This position reports to the Executive Director in Student Financial Support. All team members strive to possess the following characteristics: Friendly disposition and enjoys working with students. Detail oriented, accurate, and self-motivated. Organized and able to work in a fast-paced office as a community-minded team member. The Director of Scholarships will be part of the Leadership Team and work collaboratively with all office staff, including campus partners across the USU system.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus 4+ years of experience; or 8+ years of directly related experience
- Knowledge, skillset, or potential related to the specific duties & responsibilities of the position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Higher Education
- Utah State University Experience
- Masters Degree
- 5+ years of progressive experience at an institution of higher education of similar scope and size as Utah State University.
- Experience with state financial aid compliance audits, budget management, or student aid reporting.
- Previous supervisor/managerial leadership experience.
- Familiarity with any of the following systems: Office 365, Banner, CampusLogic (StudentForms, CampusCommunicator, ScholarshipUniverse), ServiceNow, or similar systems.
- Familiarity with USU policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with Federal and/or State aid regulations.
- Experience developing and analyzing data.
Responsibilities
- Awareness & oversight of campus-wide processing of institutional scholarships and endowment funds
- Awareness & oversight of state aid programs and programs directed by the Utah System of Higher Education
- Collaborate with department and division leadership on enrollment strategies
- Oversee awarding of institutional UG academic and other scholarship programs (i.e. Legacy, etc.)
- Budget and account management
- Involvement in institutional scholarship awarding strategies (including fund utilization, understanding discount rates, etc)
- Lead the recruitment, training, development, supervision, and evaluation of a dedicated scholarship team
- Developing and analyzing data
- Manage specific scholarship and endowment accounts housed within Student Financial Support
- Represent the institution and serve on committees specific to scholarship administration
- Supervise full-time staff
Benefits
- excellent benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
