Assistant Director, Scholarships

🇺🇸 Omaha, NE 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $53K 💻 Other 🗓️ February 6th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Nebraska Omaha is hiring an Assistant Director, Scholarships. This role involves overseeing, awarding, and administering scholarship programs, particularly focusing on major awards like Buffett and Goodrich, as well as managing university and college remissions. The Assistant Director also participates in outreach and provides customer service related to scholarships and financial aid.

Highlights

Manage major scholarship programs by confirming eligibility, setting up awards, and monitoring enrollment impacts.
Process scholarship remissions including selecting recipients, managing awards, and monitoring budgets.
Assist with endowed and miscellaneous scholarship duties such as resolving over awards and processing third-party aid.
Provide customer service to students, families, faculty, and staff and represent the office at various events.
Supervise staff by providing training, coaching, counseling, and performance appraisals.
Required education: Bachelor's degree.
Requires minimum one year of managerial/professional or financial aid/scholarship administration experience.
Annual salary is $53,000.
Reports to the Associate Director of Scholarships in the Financial Support and Scholarship department.
Full-time, exempt position with a standard Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm schedule; no remote work option.