Senior Education Programs Lead - Scholarships & Grants

SD Guthrie International; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Guthrie Foundation (Education) in Ara Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia, invites applications for a Senior Executive role focused on education programme management and scholarship administration. The position is full-time and onsite, offering opportunities to contribute to strategic learning initiatives and community development.

You will coordinate scholarship programmes, engage with universities and NGOs, develop KPI-driven reporting, and ensure governance compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Sociology, Psychology, Community Development or other related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement education-focused programmes and projects aligned with the Foundation's strategic priorities, including scholarship, digital literacy, STEM, TVET, lifelong learning, educational assistance and research grant initiatives.
• Manage the end-to-end administration of scholarship and bursary programmes, including application management, evaluation, selection, offer administration, onboarding, renewals, deferments, academic monitoring, suspension, graduation and alumni engagement.
• Coordinate scholar engagements, development activities and alumni-related initiatives to strengthen long-term beneficiary relationships.
• Coordinate the administration of education and research grants, including proposal solicitation, assessment, award management, milestone monitoring and reporting.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with universities, schools, TVET institutions, government agencies, NGOs, industry partners and community organisations to support programme implementation and collaboration.
• Develop programme KPIs and monitor performance against established targets and outcomes.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, programme updates, impact assessments and management papers for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the collection, verification and reporting of programme data for sustainability, ESG and corporate responsibility disclosures.
• Ensure compliance with Foundation policies, governance requirements, scholarship guidelines and approved operational procedures.
• Monitor programme expenditure and budget utilisation to ensure implementation within approved allocations.
• Maintain proper programme documentation, records, agreements and audit trails.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Programme coordination

Report writing

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

Job description

Guthrie Foundation (Education) in Ara Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia, invites applications for a Senior Executive role focused on education programme management and scholarship administration. The position is full-time and onsite, offering opportunities to contribute to strategic learning initiatives and community development.

You will coordinate scholarship programmes, engage with universities and NGOs, develop KPI-driven reporting, and ensure governance compliance.