Financial Aid Scholarship Coordinator

Financial Aid Scholarship Coordinator

The Financial Aid Scholarship Coordinator administers, tracks, and promotes institutional and donor-funded scholarships. The position serves as the functional administrator for the College's scholarship management system; advises students and families regarding scholarship opportunities and requirements; collaborates with Institutional Advancement, academic units, and other campus partners; and coordinates the College's annual Scholarship Day and related scholarship events.

Responsibilities include supporting the administration and daily operation for the College’s scholarship management system; partnering with Admissions, academic deans, Athletics, and campus committees to support the equitable, timely, and compliant selection and awarding of institutional scholarships; advising prospective and current students and their families regarding scholarship opportunities, application timelines, eligibility requirements, and general state and federal financial aid processes through individual counseling and public presentations;

promoting scholarship opportunities to increase student participation; managing public financial aid and scholarship webpages; and presenting information during orientations and community outreach events.

Additionally, the Coordinator coordinates with Institutional Advancement to match qualified students with documented donor criteria and ensure scholarship awards align with donor intent. They plan, organize, and execute the College’s annual Scholarship Day and collaborate with Institutional Advancement on other donor and recipient recognition events. The Coordinator also monitors recipients’ satisfactory academic progress, enrollment status, and other requirements to determine continued scholarship eligibility.

They review need-analysis information, Banner updates, and University System of Georgia reports for data integrity and support scholarship account reconciliation in coordination with appropriate campus offices.

Required Qualifications include a Bachelor degree in business, communication, higher education or related field, ability to work occasional evenings or weekends for scholarship programs and events, and two years of related experience in financial aid, scholarship administration, student services, higher education administration, or data and software coordination.

Preferred Qualifications include three or more years of experience in financial aid or scholarship administration, experience using scholarship management software, experience using the Banner student information system, experience coordinating events or educational programs, and experience administering donor-funded or institutional scholarships.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities include the ability to plan and coordinate scholarship programs, application cycles, committee workflows, and events; ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and scholarship criteria consistently; ability to handle confidential student and financial information appropriately; knowledge of federal, state, and institutional financial aid regulations, policies, and need-analysis principles; knowledge of scholarship administration and eligibility requirements; knowledge of satisfactory academic progress requirements;

understanding of donor stewardship practices and scholarship fund criteria; knowledge of student information systems, scholarship management systems, and related reporting processes; skill in the operation of computers and job-related software programs; skill in reviewing data, preparing reports, and maintaining accurate records; skill in decision-making, problem-solving, and managing multiple deadlines; skill in interpersonal relations and working effectively with students, families, donors, and campus partners;

and skill in oral and written communication, including individual advising and public presentations.