Senior Manager, Awards

dallascollege; United States; On-site; USD 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas College is seeking a Senior Manager, Awards to lead scholarship programs and oversee awarding, compliance, and student outreach. You will coordinate operations with Financial Aid, Foundation staff, and academic departments to ensure timely and equitable funding.

The role requires strategic oversight, team leadership, and partnership with internal and external stakeholders to expand scholarship awareness and improve service delivery, ultimately supporting enrollment and completion.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for scholarship programs and award processes.
• Supervise and develop assigned team members.
• Monitor postings, awarding activities, and compliance.
• Coordinate communications and outreach for scholarships.
• Develop and optimize operational processes and service delivery.

Job description

Weekly Work Hours

40

Compensation Range

Staff Range N07

Salary Minimum

$79,439.00 Annually

FLSA

United States of America (Exempt)

Work Location

All positions are considered on-site roles.

After six months of employment, some positions may be eligible to apply for a hybrid work arrangement based on job responsibilities, operational needs, supervisor approval, and Dallas College policy.

Academic (Faculty) positions require an on-campus presence, even when teaching online courses, in accordance with state law.

Position Type

Staff

Dallas College is one of the largest community college systems in Texas, committed to transforming lives and communities through higher education. With a rich history of serving the diverse population of Dallas County, the college provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality education that empowers students to achieve their academic and career goals.

Dallas College has a set of core values that shape its culture and operations: integrity, respect, opportunity, collaboration, accountability, and engagement and support.

Why This Role Matters

Scholarships often make the difference between a student pursuing their goals or putting their education on hold. The Senior Manager, Awards plays a critical leadership role in ensuring students receive equitable, timely, and effective access to scholarship funding. Through strategic oversight of institutional, foundation, and external scholarship programs, this position helps remove financial barriers and creates pathways to success for thousands of students across Dallas County.

The Impact You’ll Make

As the Senior Manager, Awards you will:

• Oversee scholarship operations and awarding processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Lead and develop a team responsible for scholarship administration and student support.
• Partner with Financial Aid, Enrollment Services, Foundation staff, Information Technology, and academic departments to enhance scholarship accessibility.
• Promote scholarship opportunities through community outreach, information sessions, and engagement initiatives.
• Drive operational excellence through process improvements, reporting, staff development, and strategic collaboration.
• Help ensure students receive critical financial resources that support enrollment, retention, and completion.

What Excites People About This Opportunity

This role offers the unique opportunity to combine leadership, strategy, student advocacy, and community engagement in a way that creates measurable impact. You'll work alongside dedicated professionals across the institution while leading initiatives that directly help students achieve their educational and career aspirations.

Whether you’re mentoring staff, improving scholarship processes, building community partnerships, or helping students navigate opportunities for financial support, your work will have a lasting effect on both individual lives and the broader community.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership and operational oversight for scholarship programs and award processes.
• Supervise, mentor, develop, and evaluate assigned team members.
• Monitor scholarship postings, awarding activities, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate scholarship communications and outreach efforts.
• Develop and enhance operational processes and service delivery.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to expand scholarship awareness and student engagement.
• Monitor productivity, service levels, reporting, and operational outcomes.
• Support special projects, events, and strategic initiatives within the Scholarship Department.

Position / Job Summary

Responsible for the administration, coordination, promotion, and oversight of institutional, foundation, and external scholarship programs. This position serves as a key leader for the Awards Management team, supporting scholarship operations, student outreach, scholarship awarding processes, and compliance with institutional, state, federal, and donor requirements. The position also assists students at Dallas College in all aspects of the financial aid process and helps ensure the institution receives financial aid funds in a timely fashion.

The coordinator collaborates closely with Financial Literacy Coaches, Awards Management Coordinators, Financial Aid, Foundation staff, Information Technology, Enrollment Services, academic departments, and community partners to increase student awareness of scholarship opportunities and ensure equitable and timely awarding scholarship funds. The position provides operational leadership, process improvement support, staff oversight, training, reporting, and customer service while promoting student access to financial resources that support enrollment, persistence, and completion.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Works collaboratively with Financial Literacy Coaches (FLCs) and Awards Coordinators (ACs) to process