Scholarship and Student Engagement Manager

  • Ohio State University
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Full Time

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Job Title: Scholarship and Student Engagement Manager Department: Arts and Sciences | Academic Enrichment

Responsible for two distinct functional areas: scholarship administration and student engagement. Establishes and administers college scholarship processes to support college priorities, promote efficiencies, encourage cross-college and cross-university coordination, and optimize effective use of funds. Provides advice and support to college unit administrators related to policies and processes. Manages all administrative processes and communication of college-level endowed and current-use funds targeting academic merit, financial need, emergency support, and global education for currently enrolled undergraduates. Administration includes establishing and maintaining application processes, overseeing data and document collection, facilitating committee selection and applicant review, finalizing selection of recipients and corresponding awards, student notification, and award transmission. Annually awards scholarships and grants from ~50 funds with balances totaling $800,000 - $1,000,000. Ensures awards are compliant with endowment descriptions, college priorities, federal and university requirements, and global education risk management policies. Generates data for college leadership detailing over 750 endowed and current-use student support funds totaling ~$7,600,000 to promote awarding of unused and/or underutilized funds, to identify resources, and to facilitate communication with units encouraging awarding of available funds in support of students. Develops relationships with college units and university stakeholders to communicate funding opportunities, share data, and advocate for student-centered policies. Provides leadership for developing and implementing undergraduate programs that support and enrich the undergraduate student experience. Provides guidance on best practices and collaborates with stakeholders across the college and the university. Advocates for students at both the college and university level in relation to development and implementation of policies.Provides oversite and mentorship for the Arts and Sciences Student Council. Supports organization initiatives and leadership development for the Executive Board and Council membership. Provides guidance on organization objectives, development of short- and long-term goals, faculty and staff engagement, professional development, college and community outreach and service, interpretation of university policies, leadership transitions, and budget management. Provides extensive support for the annual Ohio State Graduate and Professional School Fair attracting 500 student attendees, professional representatives from 30 OSU units, and partnerships with both FYESS and STEP programs. Provide guidance and promotion for the annual faculty and GTA teaching awards. Develops mechanisms for broad promotion of programs to students, staff, and faculty. Assesses program effectiveness. Liaison and support for the Deans Student Advisory Board. Leads college-wide annual call for applications, applicant review, and member selection in coordination with Board members, USG, CSG, and ASCSC. Coordinates with college and university partners to develop content designed to support the academic success and engagement of an academically and culturally diverse student population, as well as content appropriate for students at different levels of enrollment and stages of development. Develops and manages content of select Current Student web pages and webforms. Establishes contact lists to allow for market segmentation and tracks engagement to assess content. Develops and manages program budget. Interfaces with individuals and units across the college and university responding to a range of inquiries. College representative to the Senior Vice President of Student Lifes Advisory Group, college contact for Student Financial Aid initiatives, and college representative to a university-wide scholarship administrators group. Accesses SIS, OnCourse, TAS, Fundriver, SRSS, Tableau, and Constant Contact in support of responsibilities.

Required: Bachelors degree or equivalent experience. Six years of relevant experience. Administrative experience at the departmental or college level.

Desired: Masters degree, preferably in the arts and sciences, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information:

The College of the Arts and Sciences is seeking a Scholarship and Student Engagement Manager. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college and the academic heart of the university. The College hosts 81 majors. With 38 departments, 20+ world-class research centers, and more than 2,000 faculty and staff members, students have the unique opportunity to study with the best artists, scholars, and scientists in their field.

The pay range for this job profile is $64,900 - $84,850. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, the unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.

Location: Derby Hall (0025) Position Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40 Shift: First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216 , Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Job ID: 493471559
Originally Posted on: 9/17/2025

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