Posting Detail Information

Working TitleAssociate Director of Scholarship Stewardship

Position LocationFort Collins, CO

Work LocationPosition qualifies for hybrid/in-office work

Research Professional PositionNo

Posting Number202401212AP

Position TypeAdmin Professional/ Research Professional

Classification TitleProf/Indiv Contrib II

Number of Vacancies1

Work Hours/Week40

Proposed Annual Salary Range$65,000-$72,000

Employee Benefits

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Desired Start Date09/16/2024

Position End Date (if temporary)

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on07/25/2024

Description of Work Unit

Who We Are

Located in the beautiful town of Fort Collins, Colorado, CSU is a premier land-grant university with world-class programs in education, outreach, and research. CSU has a student body of over 34,000 students, 7,400 employees, 258,000 living alumni, and annual research expenditures exceeding $498 million.

Within CSU , the Division of University Advancement is integral to achieving and sustaining the University’s institutional excellence through fundraising and engagement efforts. With one of the leading development teams in the country, the Division most recently reached its $1 billion campaign goal 19 months ahead of schedule.

University Advancement Engagement designs and delivers the donor experience at CSU . As the central team with responsibility for donor relations, stewardship, events, and marketing/communications, we provide comprehensive, strategic engagement opportunities that increase Ram Pride, strengthen donor and alumni connections to the University, and inspire philanthropy at CSU . Grounded in the mission and core values of University Advancement, UA Engagement incorporates the principles of excellence, purpose, gratitude, collaboration, and innovation into every aspect of our work.

Position Summary

As a land-grant university CSU , emphasizes the importance of access to education by supporting a vibrant, diverse, and robust scholarship program. The Associate Director of Scholarship Stewardship will help support the success of the scholarship program by enhancing both the donor and recipient experiences.

The position aims to enhance the scholarship recipient experience by fostering community and connection to philanthropy while ensuring compliance with FERPA regulations and CSU’s stewardship philosophy. It involves building relationships with campus partners to maintain and improve scholarship-related communications and resources. Additionally, the role focuses on connecting donors to the impact of their giving through centralized stewardship efforts, donor engagement initiatives, and support for fundraising activities. As a result of elevating the scholarship donor experience, through timely and relevant touchpoints, this position will grow donor pipelines, improve resources to aid college and unit development teams, and ensure compliance with University and federal scholarship directives.

This position will infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of their work in order to contribute to ensuring donors of all backgrounds feel represented and included.

Required Job Qualifications

• Five years of experience in donor relations and stewardship, scholarship administration, student-related programming, fundraising, or related areas of grant or award administration.

• Bachelor’s degree obtained from an accredited university by position start date.

• Demonstrated ability to engage and effectively communicate with diverse audiences.

• Ability to work non-standard hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

• Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain a driver’s license or access to a licensed driver by the employment start date.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, adept at tailoring messages for both broad audiences and individual stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience with scholarship stewardship and administration in a higher education setting

• Proficiency with using data/databases and multiple sources of information to build processes and systems

• Demonstrated understanding of both the donor experience and the scholarship recipient experience

• Proficiency in facilitating collaboration among diverse stakeholder groups, each with distinct yet interconnected needs.

• Demonstrated abilities to connect with students and helping to tell their stories of impact and gratitude

• Demonstrated use of technology for communication and project management purposes

Diversity Statement

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Essential Duties

Job Duty CategoryScholarship Recipient/ Student Experience Support

Duty/Responsibility

• Successfully balances the upholding of FERPA compliance, the student experience, and CSU’s scholarship stewardship philosophy.

• Cultivates productive relationships with the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of General Council, the CSU Foundation, college/unit scholarship coordinators, and college/unit development teams.

• Maintains and evolves the scholarship recipient webpage, including the development of additional resources for students.

• Works with OFA and College/Unit Scholarship Coordinators to update application/selection language/communications annually.

• Manages stewardship participation requests to recipients in a way that that positively fosters participation.

• Answers questions from recipients regarding scholarship stewardship opportunities and participation.

• Explores a potential scholarship ambassador program, in which recipients would lend UA their stories of gratitude and impact.

• Explores possible scholarship recipient events to create a stronger sense of community, belonging and connection to philanthropy

• Examines communications with a lens of diversity and inclusion for the audience, ensuring that they welcome guests from all backgrounds and are representative of various identities.

Percentage Of Time20

Job Duty CategoryDonor Experience Support

Duty/Responsibility

• Manages existing centralized scholarship stewardship efforts including the annual scholarship thank you video and the annual scholarship impact report.

• Centralizes the scholarship stewardee notification process and the creation of scholarship recipient bios.

• Supports Tier A scholarship endowment donor custom impact pieces

• Builds and implements the centralization of the scholarship stewardess notification process

• Maintains and evolves the scholarship donor resource webpage, including the development of additional resources for donors

• Creates and executes a scholarship donor welcome kit and distribution plan

• Creates and executes annual scholarship donor survey and distribution plan

• Creates and manages various ways for scholarship donors to engage with recipients, that “flips the script” such as a scholarship donor note-writing campaigns to recipients

• Researches and explores a donor ambassador program in order to increase recipients’ understanding of donors and philanthropy

• Partners with CSUF on fund audits to evaluate stewardship promises and other commitments outlined in fund agreements, in addition to developing best practices for fulfilling such promises/commitments.

• Supports evolving conversations about donor involvement in scholarship recipient selection

• Provides recommendations for scholarship event best practices

• Examine how communications and processes can be more inclusive and representative of a diverse range of partners and donors.

Percentage Of Time50

Job Duty CategoryFundraiser Collaboration

Duty/Responsibility

• Provides training to UA regarding scholarship best practices

• Lead centralized scholarship stewardship work group with college and unit partners

• Oversees scholarship-related data in CRM

• Contribute to other donor relations and stewardship activities as assigned

• Analyze and track project budgets

• Exemplify the Division’s commitment to inclusive excellence and demonstrates this in operational tasks, including creating inclusive environments, materials, and communications.

Percentage Of Time15

Job Duty CategoryStrategic Planning and Decision Making

Duty/Responsibility

• Builds comprehensive scholarship stewardship plan for all of UA

• Develops a tiering system for scholarship stewardee

• Establishes strategy, goals, metrics and systems for centralized scholarship stewardship

• Serve as subject matter expert on scholarship stewardship, as well as overarching knowledge of scholarship administration.

• Effectively manages budget of $10K-$30K

• Consider how purchasing choices can support local and underrepresented businesses

Percentage Of Time15

Application Details

Special Instructions to Applicants

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter which addresses how professional experiences align with identified required and preferred qualifications of the position, a current resume, and the names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, feel free to contact Kaitlyn Howell, Kaitlyn.Howell@colostate.edu, with any questions.

Conditions of EmploymentPre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Search ContactKaitlyn Howell, Kaitlyn.Howell@colostate.edu

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. TheOffice of Equal Opportunity (https://oeo.colostate.edu/) is located in 101 Student Services.

The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715,titleix@colostate.edu.

The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to theOffice of Civil Rights, Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html) .

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

References Requested

References Requested

Minimum Requested3

Maximum Requested3

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have at least five years of experience in donor relations and stewardship, scholarship administration, student-related programming, fundraising, or related areas of grant or award administration?

• Yes

• No

• • Will have have a Bachelor's degree obtained from an accredited university by position start date?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have demonstrated ability to engage and effectively communicate with diverse audiences?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have the ability to work non-standard hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends?

• Yes

• No

• • Will you have a valid driver's license or the ability to obtain a driver's license or access to a licensed driver by the employment start date?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

Optional Documents