Assistant Director, Scholarships

🇺🇸 Villanova, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $51K - $64K 💻 Financial Aid 🗓️ March 16th, 2026

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Villanova University is hiring an Assistant Director, Scholarships. This role manages the university's endowed, restricted, and departmental scholarship awards, supports students and families through the scholarship process, and collaborates with the Financial Assistance team to enhance scholarship operations and reporting.

Highlights

Guide students and families on scholarship options and manage scholarship awards according to donor intent and policy.
Provide support by explaining financial aid eligibility, documentation requirements, and award outcomes for undergraduate students.
Represent Villanova University at campus and community events related to financial aid.
Collaborate with campus departments to develop and standardize internal scholarship application processes.
Use BAM system for scholarship awarding; experience with Banner/Ellucian preferred.
Maintain scholarship policies and ensure regulatory compliance with ongoing training.
Require a bachelor's degree (master's preferred) or at least three years of direct financial aid experience.
Minimum two years of experience working in a financial aid office with automated systems.
Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills are essential.
Salary range is $51,000 to $63,800, depending on qualifications and other factors.