Program Coordinator

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND•Washington, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Coordinator is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and processing designated scholarship activities that are administered by the Student Services department. The Program Coordinator interacts with corporate donors, students, and departmental staff to carry out program processes, initiatives, programs, organize and disseminate scholarship data, and maintain databases. UNCF has been an engine of educational achievement for more than 80 years. UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of HBCU students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates. In addition, UNCF ensures that its member institutions remain respected models of best practices in moving students to and through college. Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has raised over $6 billion in private support, distributed scholarships to help students attend school, and enabled more than 500,000 scholars and low-income students to graduate from UNCF’s member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and launch professional careers. UNCF is committed to closing the educational attainment gap by increasing postsecondary access and success for student groups, particularly low-income and first-generation students.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from an accredited four (4) year college or equivalent work experience or appropriate combination of education and work experience.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Strong organizational and written and oral communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft O365 Apps, Products, and Services including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage scholars’ program databases to support the planning, coordination, awarding, and administration/processing and follow-up of scholarship funds.
Assist with the maintenance of key/critical corporate relationships to implement and monitor effective programs, which meet the needs of donors.
Develop and coordinate reporting tools for use with corporate donors to meet periodic client needs.
Assist with the development of periodic surveys of scholarship recipients to determine effectiveness of program.
Recommend and prepare updates to website content and online applications. Coordinate updates with UNCF professional IT staff. Monitor site for routine updates. Filter calls and email as the frontline staff member for program’s constituents.
Coordinate the handoff of programs workstream with the College Success Coach Team.
Assist with the development of manuals, procedures and guidelines for program administration
Provide assistance to Relationship Managers/College Success Coaches when needed.