Director-Student Development Projects at City Colleges of Chicago in Chicago, IL
Olive-Harvey College is looking for a Director of Student Development Projects. This is a student-facing post-award position that reports to the Executive Director of Workforce Equity Initiatives. The Director will complete all transactional activities as it relates to the $1.2M budget for the workforce equity initiative grant funded by Illinois Community College Board. The Director will work closely with students in processing their tuition and benefit requests based on their enrollment and completion statuses. The Director will serve as the key administrator over the department's scholarship and post-award application system, called WizeHive; including obtaining training and managing the functionality and troubleshooting as it relates to using the tool. ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Student Financial Advocacy & Troubleshooting Monitor WEI's participant's benefits email account for student questions, inquiries Present during participant meetings on benefits and using benefits on the internal processes to request funds Review student academic process and requests to update the database to determine processing of benefits Lead the term-to-term processing of tuition payments, childcare benefits, book vouchers and stipends Database Management Maintain the participant roster as well as academic, demographic and financial statuses for each participant housed in an Excel spreadsheet Create rosters for team members who support the WEI program by developing lists and excel sheets to be used for executing transactions as it relates to the business office, advising and the core-WEI team to conduct outreach or survey students. Pull reports and manage benefit requests within our scholarship management application systems, called WizeHive Serve as a power user of the WizeHive scholarship application and troubleshoot any issues that may arise with the post-award functions as it relates to benefits, i.e. childcare, book vouchers, etc Budget Administration & Management Complete requisitions for spending and/or work with other departments who complete requisitions to spend items from the budget Monitor grant funding spending to ensure departments are spending for their projects and within the internal WEI timeframe so funds are spent in a timely manner to meet grant goals. Submit student account information and expenses in conjunction with the business office to process tuition, stipends, and other benefits on a term-to-term basis Serve as a thought leader to the Executive Director on spending and making recommendations for maximizing spending by evaluations surpluses and overspending as it relates to grant expenditures Assist with budget modifications Present on budget status, spending performance and barriers to spending based on milestones Coordinates with the business office, specifically the Grants Manager and Business Analyst on procurement processes as it relates to grant spending Makes recommendations on how to improve and streamline spending and budget management Tracks spending in real time to ensure team members responsible for spending on the grant follow the vendor approval, spending and contract review and approval processes to ensure WEI is spending is accruing Develops, makes recommendations and completes budget transfers and journal entries to ensure efficient and accurate cost accounting
Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Four years of work experience in administering a program(s) for a non-profit, social services, government or educational organization Strong project management abilities A combination of education and experience may be taken into consideration based on the applicant's credentials Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Education AdministrationEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Student Financial Advocacy & Troubleshooting Monitor WEI's participant's benefits email account for student questions, inquiries Present during participant meetings on benefits and using benefits on the internal processes to request funds Review student academic process and requests to update the database to determine processing of benefits Lead the term-to-term processing of tuition payments, childcare benefits, book vouchers and stipends Database Management Maintain the participant roster as well as academic, demographic and financial statuses for each participant housed in an Excel spreadsheet Create rosters for team members who support the WEI program by developing lists and excel sheets to be used for executing transactions as it relates to the business office, advising and the core-WEI team to conduct outreach or survey students. Pull reports and manage benefit requests within our scholarship management application systems, called WizeHive Serve as a power user of the WizeHive scholarship application and troubleshoot any issues that may arise with the post-award functions as it relates to benefits, i.e. childcare, book vouchers, etc Budget Administration & Management Complete requisitions for spending and/or work with other departments who complete requisitions to spend items from the budget Monitor grant funding spending to ensure departments are spending for their projects and within the internal WEI timeframe so funds are spent in a timely manner to meet grant goals. Submit student account information and expenses in conjunction with the business office to process tuition, stipends, and other benefits on a term-to-term basis Serve as a thought leader to the Executive Director on spending and making recommendations for maximizing spending by evaluations surpluses and overspending as it relates to grant expenditures Assist with budget modifications Present on budget status, spending performance and barriers to spending based on milestones Coordinates with the business office, specifically the Grants Manager and Business Analyst on procurement processes as it relates to grant spending Makes recommendations on how to improve and streamline spending and budget management Tracks spending in real time to ensure team members responsible for spending on the grant follow the vendor approval, spending and contract review and approval processes to ensure WEI is spending is accruing Develops, makes recommendations and completes budget transfers and journal entries to ensure efficient and accurate cost accounting
Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Four years of work experience in administering a program(s) for a non-profit, social services, government or educational organization Strong project management abilities A combination of education and experience may be taken into consideration based on the applicant's credentials Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Education AdministrationEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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