Director of Scholarships

Overview

Within Student Financial Support, there are different teams established to fulfill our mission. These teams include Federal Aid, Scholarships, Student Money Management Center, and Leadership. These teams work closely with each other to collaborate, reduce barriers, and enhance resources. The Leadership Team works closely to support each other, and the other teams within the office. This team supports University programs that are large in size, scope, and complexities which are embedded within Enrollment Management Strategies at USU.

Regardless of position, all team members have the following responsibilities:

• Compliance: Administering federal, state, and institutional aid requires team, office, and institutional compliance to different laws, statutes, regulations and policies. All team members have a responsibility to focus on compliance.
• Data Privacy: Student Financial Support has access to sensitive data, and this data is protected through different federal laws and institutional policies. All team members have a responsibility to protect data.
• Integrity: Being honest and having strong ethical principles is vital. Embracing unity and collaboration is at the core of our culture, fostering a strong work ethic that values the diverse strengths and perspectives each team member brings.
• Collaboration: Creating a culture of open communication, respect, and purpose is essential. All team members have a responsibility to contribute to a positive, collaborative team. This includes continuous training, deductive reasoning and problem solving, customer service, willingness to learn and acquire new skills, and commitment to deadlines.

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.

Position Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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. Duties and responsibilities of this position may include:

• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Pay

Minimum of $81,000 commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits