Scholarship Manager

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) invites applications for the CALS Scholarship Manager position. This position is dedicated to the management of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) scholarship portfolio. The role involves supporting the development, implementation, stewardship, awarding, and maintenance of CALS scholarships. It requires managing scholarship processes within the campus scholarship management system, the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH), to ensure these processes help accomplish recruitment and retention goals for CALS and meet donor intent. The position also involves working with the UW Foundation, UW System Trust Fund staff, and CALS Business Services to coordinate fund management, budgeting, and award reconciliation of scholarships. Additionally, the Scholarship Manager will serve as the CALS point-of-contact for scholarship questions and inquiries from students, families, and campus colleagues. This position requires a minimum of 2 days a week on-site, with one day at CALS in Agricultural Hall and one day at OSFA in 333 East Campus Mall.

Requirements

• Strong organizational, technical, and interpersonal skills with an ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with many stakeholders
• Strong customer service and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial aid and/or scholarship administration
• Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, stewardship, awarding, and maintenance of CALS scholarships.
• Manage scholarship processes within the campus scholarship management system, the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH).
• Ensure scholarship processes help to accomplish recruitment and retention goals for CALS as well as meet donor intent.
• Work with UW Foundation, UW System Trust Fund staff, and CALS Business Services to coordinate the fund management, budgeting, and award reconciliation of scholarships.
• Serve as the CALS point-of-contact for scholarship questions and inquiries from students, families, and campus colleagues.
• Demonstrates commitment to the University’s mission statement, particularly to be sensitive and responsive to those groups which have been underserved by higher education. Participation in related learning activities is expected.
• May assist with budgetary oversight for the school/college.
• Provides support in the administration of the school/college component of the electronic scholarship system including the application, awarding process, and donor communication.
• Assists with the training and support for units and students in use of the scholarship system.
• Builds strong relationships with campus partners, academic departments, Human Resources, Business Services, and external stakeholders to ensure effective practices in scholarship activities.
• Works with internal stakeholders to identify issues and work towards solutions to problems as they arise in all levels of scholarship activities including student application processes, application review, scholarship awarding, account reconciliation, and donor communication and outreach.
• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees.
• Oversees scholarship activities to ensure appropriate use of resources to align with and accomplish recruitment and retention goals and meet donor intent, as well as ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
• Tax-advantaged savings accounts
• Participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level