Scholarship Development & Outreach Manager

The Division of Enrollment Management at UC Irvine is a key campus thought partner that provides collaborative leadership in university-wide efforts, utilizing systematic, innovative, and synergistic approaches to leverage a data-informed enrollment strategy to improve market distinctiveness, and execute the campus strategic plan. The division comprises the offices of Enrollment Management, Financial Aid & Scholarships, University Registrar, and Undergraduate Admissions.

The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships is a key contributor to student success and student access in higher education, administering all types of financial assistance for eligible students demonstrating financial need, academic merit, and/or other merit factor(s). This includes, but is not limited to scholarships, grants, loans, and/or work-study awards.

Under the general supervision of the Associate Director of Scholarships, the Scholarship Development & Outreach Manager is responsible for scholarship product planning and marketing. Applies advanced, specialized expertise for financial aid programs & awards and regularly resolves individual, complex financial aid situations. The incumbent is responsible for performing a variety of duties associated with scholarship application review, scholarship candidate selection, enhancement of existing scholarships, development of new scholarships, and all related marketing activities, and outreach.

The incumbent requires an excellent knowledge of and ability to administer practices with regard to scholarship processes, in compliance with all applicable regulations. The incumbent works closely with team members from the scholarship unit as well as works closely with faculty and donors to solicit and manage scholarship programs. The incumbent will be dedicated to providing high quality service to all constituencies of the university.

The incumbent will exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical principles and will be committed to the tenets of UCI’s mission as well as its goals and objectives related to scholarships.

Percent of Time: 20%

Manages the administration, awarding, and revision of centralized & school/department specific scholarships, including yield scholarships that support campus goals in enhancing the yield of meritorious students.

Percent of Time: 20%

Advises academic departments on strategies in identifying scholarship candidates and provides schools information to assist in maximum utilization of funds, ensuring all scholarships awarded by academic schools and departments meet university eligibility requirements.

Percent of Time: 15%

Leads scholarship product planning from concept to market rollout, overseeing opportunity identification, feasibility, design, development, and launch phases. Develops strategy and roadmaps for the scholarship portfolio, conducting market research, competitive analysis, business case development, and fund distribution modeling. Manages budgets, timelines, and risk assessments while evaluating market positioning to effectively target key audiences. Drives the expansion and improvement of the scholarship portfolio by defining requirements, securing approvals, packaging new offerings, and producing supporting publications.

Percent of Time: 15%

Oversees scholarship brand management, awareness, and positioning while developing and executing long-term marketing strategies aligned with unit objectives. Manages day-to-day marketing activities including online and print campaigns from concept to execution and identifies weaknesses in existing campaigns to optimize performance within budget. Coordinates outreach efforts, presentations,…