About the Organization:

The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund creates a pathway for thousands of hard-working Charleston County public school graduates to attend a great South Carolina college, by helping families with limited means to pay for college with up to $40,000 in total scholarship awards. Inspired by Meeting Street Schools, a groundbreaking initiative to raise the bar for education in South Carolina, the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund aims to close the funding gap for those students who have earned a spot at an eligible college or university. The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund is a program of the Beemok Family Foundation, and is founded by the generous education philanthropy of Ben and Kelly Navarro.

In the first year, 94 Charleston County students earned a Scholarship to attend eligible colleges. The Scholarship Fund is likely to expand to other counties in South Carolina, and will impact more than 1,000 students in the decade ahead. To learn more, visit our website.

About this Position:

We are currently seeking a Program Director to join our founding team. The ideal candidate is an exceptionally organized self-starter, with excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. The Program Director performs a wide range of duties, all with the singular goal of increasing the number of students who can afford to attend an eligible college or university in South Carolina. This position will report to Josh Bell, Director of the Fund, and work closely with members of the board of trustees, students and their families, local community organizations and high schools, and partner colleges. This position is located in Charleston, South Carolina and will serve students and families of the Charleston County School District, supporting them on the path to college graduation.

This is a full-time, salaried position, based out of our office in downtown Charleston.

Responsibilities

• Communications
• Collaborate with eligible high schools, colleges, and universities to raise awareness, recruit applicants, and ensure all requirements are met
• Assist students with obtaining information from the automated scholarship database
• Notify students of award decisions and monitor their completion of next steps
• Respond to students'/families' inquiries regarding their awards, applications for scholarship assistance, etc.
• Advise students of the scholarship conditions and renewal terms
• Disseminate information received from various organizations to potentially eligible students
• Advise students and parents on specific financial aid opportunities as they arise
• Help third-party marketing firm create and maintain social media content to grow supporter base
• Help third-party marketing firm develop and maintain email campaigns and contact lists
• Plan and execute community outreach events to help raise awareness of the fund, both in-person and virtually
• Plan and execute informational sessions for interested students, their families, and our partners
• Collaborate with third-party developers to update the website with relevant news and content
• Administrative
• Maintain the scholarship application program, including review of new scholarship applicants for eligibility and progress of confirmed eligible applicants, and monitoring automated applicant correspondence
• Ensure that awards are applied to students' accounts, working closely with financial aid offices at partner colleges and universities to proactively identify and prevent any issues
• Train and manage additional staff and support as needed
• Budget compliance to ensure our fiscal stewardship of donations and grants
• Research and Reporting
• Begin data gathering, identifying useful information and compiling in a digestible format for stakeholders, board members, and public relations efforts
• Develop reports and data tables to understand key metrics of the Scholarship Fund
• Partner with state Commission on Higher Education, State Department of Education, and Charleston County School District to monitor the impact and scale of the Scholarship Fund
• Volunteer Coordination
• Identify, train, and manage volunteers to assist with application reviews
• Engage supporters interested in referring potential Scholarship recipients to the Fund

Candidate Profile

• Essential Experience and Mindsets:
• 2 to 5 years of relevant work with demonstrated results
• Bachelor's Degree or related experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively and diplomatically with a wide range of individuals in high-stakes environment
• Customer-service mindset, focused on the needs of students, families, and partners
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• A sense of entrepreneurship and a self-starter for this unique organization
• Ability to prioritize work and manage time effectively
• A strong belief in the importance of equitable access to education
• Growth mindset and desire to seek and implement feedback
• A high level of discretion and sensitivity due to the highly personal nature of the task at hand
• Ideal Candidate Will Have:
• Experience working in scholarship management or customer relationship management software
• Experience working with admissions, or in state and federal financial aid policies and procedures
• Experience in a school setting or working directly with students

Salary and benefits package will be competitive and based on experience.

Meeting Street Scholarship Fund does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or national or ethnic in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships or loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.