Scholars Program Coordinator (No Compensation - Remote - Volunteer)

Games For Love; Lynnwood (WA); Remote; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Networking opportunities with 500+ members

Skill development and collaboration with game developers

Job summary

Games For Love in Lynnwood, WA, is seeking a volunteer Scholars Program Coordinator to manage scholarship applications, assist in selecting winners, and track their progress. This role requires a commitment of 10-15 hours per week for at least 12 months.

Ideal candidates have project management experience and strong interpersonal skills, enhancing community outreach and support for students overcoming adversity. Join us remotely and help make a significant impact in the lives of youth through our scholarship program.

Qualifications

• Ability to volunteer 10-15 hours per week for a minimum of 12 months.
• Experience in public health or community-focused roles preferred.
• Experience in financial aid and/or scholarship administration required.

Responsibilities

• Review scholar applications and provide scores.
• Assist Scholar Board with selecting winners.
• Track stats for impact and share reports with the community.

Skills

Program management experience

Strong interpersonal skills

Customer service commitment

Job description

Scholars Program Coordinator (No Compensation - Remote - Volunteer)

Part-time

Games for Love is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that works to ease suffering, save lives, and create sustainable futures for children. We believe in the concept of "distraction therapy" and bring the joy of gaming into the lives of our junior gamers in hospitals around the country. We plan to help 10 million kids in the next 5 years. We have a healthy ecosystem to achieve that goal with your intelligent contribution.

GFL Scholars is a scholarship and excellence program that gives away scholarships as little as $500 to students who have overcome or are overcoming childhood adversity or illnesses.

Responsibilities

• Review scholar applications and provide scores
• Assist Scholar Board with selecting winners
• Make sure winners are invited to our Internship program
• Follow the stories of scholar winners to track their progress and check-in
• Track stats for impact, and share reports with the community each month
• Highlight stories, work with families to cover and share with our donors, and community
• Maintain website stats and publicly shared data
• Work with Video teams and marketing
• Strive to impact as many students as we can
• Partner and work with organizations that can further our impacts such as new scholarship communities or websites, organizations, or colleges/universities

Qualifications

• Ability to volunteer 10-15 hrs per week for a minimum of 12 months
• Program or project management experience of 1 year or more
• At least one-year work experience in public health or other public service or community-focused role (preferred)
• At least one-year work experience in financial aid and/or scholarship administration
• Strong interpersonal skills that support activities to improve the individual, program, and organizational performance (e.g., encouragement, optimism, compassion, empathy, resilience, recognition of the value of performance improvement)
• A record showing commitment to customer service and the application of appropriate flexibility in response to issues and opposing points of view
• Experience leading non-profit programs is a plus

Qualifying Attitude

• You want to be part of something great that positively impacts society especially in times of crisis
• You are proactive to collaborate remotely
• Work from anywhere on earth - 100% remote
• Massive networking opportunities with 500+ members of our community
• Level up your skills
• OPT & CPT programs
• Make a big impact in the world
• Have lots of fun partnering with passionate game developers
• Join the mastermind group and learn from top game developers

Games for Love is an equal opportunity organization. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.