Liaison - Scholarships, KC Foundation

Position summary:

Institutional Advancement (IA) operates to support student success, build and maintain donor engagement at any level, and efficiently deploy its resources to raise dollars. IA personnel maintain the highest level of transparency and are always available to donors, friends, students, faculty, and Kilgore College staff. In addition to adhering to the Mission of IA, the Scholarship Liaison is also responsible for creating frictionless interactions for donors and creating a life-long relationship with all graduates, students, and friends of the College. The Institutional Advancement Office includes the Executive Director of the Foundation and Community Relations, the Professional Support Assistant/Accounting, Scholarship Liaison, Grant Writer, and the Alumni Liaison. This position enhances the Institutional
Advancement Office's effectiveness by building a strong scholarship program and performing responsible and specialized clerical assistance and administrative support under limited supervision.

Position responsibilities:

• Manages all KC endowed, and annual scholarships
• Solicits current scholarship donors to increase the endowment and seeks to create new scholarship opportunities per IA goals. Markets new scholarship dollars as per donor comfort
• Provides donors annual status letter and communicates with donors regarding other needs of the College. Provides and manages a comprehensive list of scholarship awards, amounts available, and criteria for award to the KC
• Scholarship Committee and/or applicable department area if endowed dollars may be used for student support other than through a scholarship award
• Manage the Scholarship Management System (SMS)
• Is a member of the KC Scholarship Committee
• Works with Financial Aid personnel to ensure prompt distribution and content review of student thank you notes to donors
• Plans and holds Dual Credit Scholarship Breakfast
• Plans and holds two annual scholarship luncheons/events to honor donors
• Maintains good record-keeping/database of donors
• Provides administrative and clerical support for Institutional Advancement Office, including conducting research and compiling information and preparing presentation manuals, reports, graphs, charts, and publications; responsible for drafting, and/or processing routing, and special correspondence
• Gathers information as needed, appropriately posts meeting notices, and prepares meeting packets
• Responds to requests or questions in person or on the telephone and refers calls to appropriate personnel
• Must be discreet with confidential Kilgore College and donor information
• Works on various fundraisers, events, ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings etc. as needed
• All other duties as assigned

• Earned bachelor’s degree, or three to five years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Team player with energy and enthusiasm
• Detailed-oriented with excellent time-management skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications/record-keeping software
• Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Multi-tasking is imperative, and extensive computer skills and technology are a must

• 0 Full-Time Direct Reports    0 Part-Time Direct Reports

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office and classroom environment.
• No or very limited physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

• Provide resources for safe operation of units. Create and support workplace safety.

• 36-hour work week for a healthy work life balance as well generous paid leave time.
• Health, life, and income protection insurance are provided.
• An excellent retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System.
• Full Time employees have free use of the college’s recreational/fitness facilities.
• Full Time employees are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) after 10 years of service.
• Tuition scholarships are for the employee and dependents. 
• Compensation for this 12-month position is $45,660

Kilgore College does not participate in the federal Social Security program.