Scholarship Strategy & Administration Lead

City of Kansas City; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

KCU is seeking a Manager of Scholarship Strategy and Administration to lead institutional scholarship strategy, governance, administration, communications, reporting, and student engagement. You will align scholarship programs with enrollment and student success goals while ensuring compliance with donor intent and policies.

You will oversee Workday scholarship functionality, develop reporting and analytics, and collaborate with Enrollment Management, Advancement, Academic Affairs, Finance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in accounting, finance, business administration, higher education administration, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in higher education administration, student financial services, scholarship administration, financial operations, or related field.
• Experience developing operational reporting, data analytics, dashboards, and business recommendations.
• Must have the ability to lead enterprise business processes and cross-functional initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary resource for institutional scholarship administration and scholarship-related business processes.
• Coordinate the setup, maintenance, and assessment of scholarship funds, criteria, and awarding structures within Workday.
• Lead continuous improvement of the student scholarship experience by evaluating and enhancing scholarship application processes, procedures, communications, and service delivery to ensure accessibility, transparency, and ease of navigation.
• Collaborate with various departments to increase awareness and visibility of scholarship opportunities while ensuring scholarship funds are administered in accordance with donor intent, institutional policies, applicable regulations and within budget.
• Monitor scholarship activity and identify discrepancies, exceptions, or compliance concerns requiring review and resolution.
• Prepare and maintain scholarship reports, utilization analyses, reconciliation schedules, and operational metrics for leadership review.
• Serve as business owner and functional lead for scholarship administration processes within Workday, including configuration requirements, testing, reporting, business process optimization, security coordination, and system enhancement initiatives.
• Analyze scholarship utilization, student participation, enrollment impact, retention outcomes and award distribution trend and present recommendations to improve effectiveness and alignment with institutional goals.
• Develop informational materials, workshops, and communications that educate students regarding scholarship opportunities, application strategies and deadlines.
• Support student account operations through account analysis, operational processes, student account reconciliation, and resolution of complex account issues.
• Provide excellent customer services and professionally communicate with students, university departments, and external stakeholders regarding scholarship and student financial matters.
• Participate in special projects, strategic initiatives, and process improvement efforts supporting Student Financial Services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Data analytics

Operational reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, or related field

Tools

Workday

Excel

Word

Job description

KCU is seeking a Manager of Scholarship Strategy and Administration to lead institutional scholarship strategy, governance, administration, communications, reporting, and student engagement. You will align scholarship programs with enrollment and student success goals while ensuring compliance with donor intent and policies.

You will oversee Workday scholarship functionality, develop reporting and analytics, and collaborate with Enrollment Management, Advancement, Academic Affairs, Finance, and