Scholar Programs Coordinator

Scholar Programs Coordinator

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Posting Number | STA
00571PO26

Job Family | Student Enrichment

Job Function | Student Experience

USC Market Title | Student Experience Coordinator

Link to USC Market Title | (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./133984

Job Level | P2 - Professional

Business Title (Internal Title) | Scholar Programs Coordinator

Campus | Columbia

Work County | Richland

College/Division | South Carolina Honors College

Department | HNRS Fellowships and Scholar Programs

State Pay Range | G08

USC Market Range | MRE - $48,726 $ 59,689 $ 70,653

Anticipated Hiring Range | Salary commensurate with qualifications

Location of Vacancy | SC

Part/Full Time | Full Time

Hours per Week | 37.5

Work Schedule | Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm with one hour for lunch, the hours per week is 37.5

Basis | 12 months

Job Search Category | Student Services

Advertised Job Summary | Under general supervision, the Scholar Programs Coordinator serves as the primary contact and program advisor for all Carolina and 1801 Scholars in National Fellowships and Scholar Programs, a unit within the nation’s top ranked South Carolina Honors College (SCHC). The coordinator also performs a variety of duties to help provide support to approximately 200 high-achieving scholars who have received the university’s five top merit-based scholarships.

The coordinator plans all first-year scholar events in collaboration with student leadership, manages the development and implementation of various other student activities and programs throughout the year, provides holistic advising to scholars in partnership with other team members, advises student organizations as assigned, and collaborates with the Director of Scholar Programs to create an annual communication and assessment plan. Staff members should possess a wide range of intellectual curiosity and a commitment to working with high-achieving students.

This position may include additional responsibilities to meet the needs of USC’s most talented students and to support the mission of the overall university.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience | Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 2 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related…