The Senior Scholarship Officer will serve as the Foundation’s administrator of the Scholarship program, including complete oversight and development activities to support the continued growth of the program.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

• Research potential partners and develop strategic partnerships that enhance the promotion of the Foundation’s scholarship program and increase applications from target audiences.

• Compile, analyze, and report annual scholarship application and awardee data/metrics, including but not limited to historical trends and progress to goal.

• Recommend and oversee implementation of efficiency improvements to scholarship application, review & scoring, awarding, and disbursement processes.

• Recommend and oversee implementation of efficiency improvements to scholarship donor communications process.

• Recommend and oversee implementation of changes to scholarship program criterion, as applicable.

• Develop scholarship awardee alumni network and outreach/communication plan.

• Manage day to day operation of scholarship program, including but not limited to:

o Oversee execution of Foundations’ endowed scholarships, including application, review & scoring, awarding, and disbursement.

o Oversee administration of Foundation’s corporate scholarships, including application, review & scoring, awarding, and disbursement.

o Manage the Scholarship Policy & Review Committee, including but not limited to scheduling of meetings, agenda development, preparation of meeting minutes, and execution of action items.

o Manage the relationship with the Foundation’s 3rd party scholarship application vendor, including but limited to invoicing, payments, and annual platform modifications.

o Recruit 100-plus reviewers for scholarship application scoring.

o Develop scholarship agreements with new donors, and existing donors as appropriate.

o Nurture relationship and communications with corporate scholarship donors.

o Coordinate with marketing and communications departments to promote scholarship program and identify scholarship awardees for monthly/quarterly highlight articles.

o Work with Foundation VP to coordinate scholarship component of Spring gala.

• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree, business preferred.

• 6-7+ years’ experience managing a scholarship-granting program for a non-profit organization, trade association, foundation, or college/university.

• Experience communicating with potential endowed scholarship donors, developing and formalizing endowed scholarship agreements, developing and formalizing endowed scholarship criterion, and managing relationships with endowed scholarship donors.

• Experience developing strategic partnerships.

• Experience managing 3rd party vendor contracts.

• Extensive experience with the collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting of scholarship applicant and awardee data/metrics.

• Strong organizational and projects management skills required.

• Familiarity with manufacturing and engineering terminology preferred.

• Computer experience: Microsoft Office products, Adobe Acrobat Pro or similar program, eResources Orchestra or similar scholarship application software.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Standard office environment

Travel is required