Scholarship Manager - Bodega Bay, United States - uAspire

Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Scholarship Manager will oversee the launch and delivery of a new scholarship in San Francisco. The Scholarship Manager manages and administers the scholarship, builds partnerships within the community, and develops content and materials to deliver to students, practitioners, and community-based organizations. They will continuously seek to improve the scholarship program by identifying opportunities for growth through collaboration with internal and external learning and evaluation partners and elevating student needs and experiences.

The successful candidate is organized and detail-oriented, a strong collaborator and communicator, and interested in creating systems and processes to ensure that this scholarship program is effectively implemented, sustainable, and meets San Francisco's students' needs. This position also requires innovation and creativity in managing the scholarship process, connecting with the community, and delivering scholarship funds to students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Community and Student Engagement and External Communication

• Design and develop scholarship materials and content for students and other external stakeholders.
• Develop partnerships with local schools, school counselors, and community-based organizations.
• Implement a communication plan for external stakeholders within the community.
• Design a student and scholar engagement plan.

Content Creation and Facilitation

• Create student-facing content on scholarship details, college expenses, financial literacy, and other relevant topics.
• Plan and facilitate student workshops on scholarship completion, details, college expenses, and financial literacy.
• Identify additional needed content areas that will help scholars prepare for and succeed in college.

Scholarship Processing, Selection and Student Notification

• Prepare scholarship application processes for students and coordinate scholarship application reading/scoring, student notification, and fund distribution.
• Develop and document scholarship protocols for consistent and equitable scholarship distribution.
• Act as liaison between uAspire and students/families and other stakeholders to provide information and resources regarding scholarship offerings.
• Lead communications with scholarship funders and other external stakeholders.
• Create awareness of the scholarship offerings to prospective recipients and the broader community.
• Host individual advising sessions for students to support them with scholarship completion.

Internal Communication and Support

• Work with the learning and evaluation team to measure the impact of scholarship and associated activities and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with the Bay Area advising team on scholar support.
• Collaborate with the Advancement team to ensure the proper delivery of funded commitments related to the scholarship program.
• Complete data entry as needed.
• Work closely with the Advancement Team for scholarship-related events.
• Support the Innovation & Impact Operations team by assisting with special projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

We understand that people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We encourage candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications below. If you believe you have the transferable skills necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this role, we encourage you to apply.

Education, Experience & Skills:

• Postsecondary degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to working and participating in an organization dedicated to ensuring a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment and interest in building upon that culture.
• Experience working with and motivating diverse college-aged populations including students who are Pell-eligible (low/moderate income), students of color, and the first in their families to attend college.
• Strong customer service with demonstrated ability to build and steward relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience working in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, non-profit setting is preferred.
• Creative and resourceful problem solver.
• Advanced organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize in an efficient, deadline focused, and effective manner.
• Proactive attitude, out of the box thinking, good sense of humor.
• Ability to work occasional flexible hours that will include some early mornings, evenings and some weekends.

ANTICIPATED START DATE: July 8, 2024
COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $70,500-$81,100 depending on experience, education, and competencies.
GRADE: C
STATUS: Exempt, full time
LOCATION AND WORK ARRANGEMENT: Greater Bay Area, Hybrid
REPORTS TO: VP of Innovation and Impact Operations

ABOUT UASPIRE

Organization Vision: uAspire envisions a society where structural obstacles are removed from postsecondary pathways for systematically oppressed students so they can experience an improved quality of life for themselves and future generation

Organization Summary: Our mission is to improve the economic mobility of underrepresented communities by creating financial solutions to diverse educational pathways.

• Student Advising: We guide students, families, and communities to navigate complex financial aid systems in pursuit of equitable access to affordable postsecondary pathways through in-person and virtual advising.
• Scholarship & Emergency Aid: We commit to placing money into the hands of students allowing them to use these funds to cover tuition bills and other unexpected expenses.
• Training & Technical Assistance: We equip partners with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the financial aid process with their students by curating engaging trainings and student-centered resources.
• Policy: We advocate for institutional, state, and federal policy change to transform financial aid and higher education systems, based on our students' lived experiences.
• Consulting: We collaborate with partners to assess their needs and offer uniquely designed solutions in the areas of content development, program improvement and systems change, by leveraging our financial aid expertise, student-advising experience, and student-centered research.

uAspire is an equal opportunity employer, fully committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces and encourages applicants of every background. The company's policy regarding equal employment opportunity means that all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, benefits, wage and salary administration, scheduling, disciplinary action, and termination will be made without unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to

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