Education Grants & Scholarships Specialist (Remote)

Hawaii Community Foundation; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 58,300 - 64,130; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii Community Foundation seeks a Senior Program Associate to join its Education Sector in Honolulu. This role combines grant and scholarship administration with direct student support, emphasizing service excellence and data-driven processes to advance equitable education access.

You will coordinate internal and external communications, manage scholarship applications, and support program budgets, reports, and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with NextGen’s Scholarship Manager and Smart Simple preferred.
• Demonstrated passion for the betterment of Hawaii and its people.
• Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative and flexible organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and manage the scholarship program hotline and email.
• Coordinate and deliver strategic communications to students, families, and staff.
• Assist in design, implementation, and evaluation of education grant and scholarship programs.
• Maintain scholarship and grants databases and generate reports.

Skills

Customer service

Data management

Communication

Project coordination

Training

Analytical

Tools

NextGen Scholarship Manager

SmartSimple

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Hawaii Community Foundation seeks a Senior Program Associate to join its Education Sector in Honolulu. This role combines grant and scholarship administration with direct student support, emphasizing service excellence and data-driven processes to advance equitable education access.

You will coordinate internal and external communications, manage scholarship applications, and support program budgets, reports, and partnerships.