Institutional​/Foundation Scholarship Coordinator

Financial Aid Office Scholarship Coordinator

This position exists to support the Student Service side (Financial Aid Counselors) of the Financial Aid Office by awarding Red & Black Scholarships/Transfer Scholarships/Departmental Scholarships, posting Foundation Scholarships to Banner, monitoring the Scholarship Email Account, Outside Scholarships, Posting and Reporting for Institutional Scholarship, and Financial Literacy Assistance Presentations/Development, and 15-to-Finish Scholarship tracking and awarding.

Collects and posts outside scholarships to student awards within time frames set by office policy. Oversees the accurate posting of Red & Black Scholarships for new and returning students. Oversees the accurate posting of transfer scholarships to student awards. Accesses the UCM Scholarship Finder to track and post foundation scholarship funding in Banner and assists the Director with specific awards within that system.

Tracks Mule and DESE Grant recipients by cohort ensuring reliable and accurate awards. Collaborates with academic departments to award departmental scholarships. Collaborates with the UCM Foundation to ensure accurate posting for specific scholarships. Monitors the scholarship email account providing responses conforming to office policy. Collaborates with admissions and other offices for the posting and reporting of institutional scholarships.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree is required.

Education may be substituted for experience or experience may be substituted for education. Note that equivalencies are based on the following: AA = 2 years experience; BA/BS = 4 years experience; MA/MS = 6 years experience;
PhD = 8 years experience.

Minimum of one (1) year of employment experience in an academic/support office in higher education/public school with customer service experience required. Work experience in a college or university financial aid office preferred. Work experience with Banner system is preferred.

The anticipated start date for this position is no earlier than September 16, 2026.

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions:
Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions:
Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE:

A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.