Student Financial Services Manager of Grants

Full Time Remote

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE

“BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PA” FOR 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024!

Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes satellite centers in 10 locations around Pennsylvania!

Our mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. We provide our students with a direct path to a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills.

Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES:

The Student Financial Services Manager of Grants and Scholarships will support the Office of Student Financial Services (SFS) by assuming responsibility for overseeing and implementing departmental operations for state, institutional, and external grants and scholarships according to the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for awarding aid in order to allocate and deliver financial resources to students, families, and other College constituents in a timely, equitable and coherent manner.

This position requires a blend of student financial aid, functional knowledge of federal regulations, state and institutional grants and scholarships eligibility and requirements, as well as analytical and process management skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepares financial aid packages based on specific program eligibility and total award amounts; reviews and verifies initial and ongoing student eligibility to receive various program funds; identifies awards available through various sources; combines funds to create a total financial aid award; prepares documentation to release or hold warrants.
• Keep current with all changes to financial aid regulations, policies, and procedures in relation to federal and state entities.
• Manages the Federal Work-study program
• Ensures the college is compliant with all federal and state regulations, and institutional objectives and policies in the appropriate order for awarding state and institutional grant and scholarship aid.
• Assist the Executive Director to fulfill reporting requirements related to state and institutional grants and scholarships, and other external scholarship and grant programs excluding federal aid.
• Develop and maintain the College’s scholarship website pages and the Portal in accordance with college policies and procedures.
• Directs the LC Scholarship Committee, as well as coordinates the opening/closing of the Scholarship Portal as well as collects, organizes and maintains student applications for the review and nomination process of all institutional scholarships.
• Assists with the coordination of scholarship-related events in conjunction Advancement or other offices as it relates department specific grants or scholarships.
• Oversee the development, procedures, and maintenance of the College’s Business Partnership Scholarship programs.
• Manages the state grant file upload process and the maintenance of student records for state funded programs.
• Manages the Title IV verification process, including the transfer of student verification files to and from the College’s third-party servicer, and sending out communications to students.
• Prioritize work for self and support staff to meet deadlines for the reporting and reconciliation of state and institutional grants and scholarships. Needs…