Manager, Foundation Scholarships - CSN Foundation

About the College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the HSI designation.We’veprioritized providing an affordable, collaborative, and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offering hundreds of degrees and certificatesin 70 academic programs. CSN proudly hosts students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors ClarkCountyNevada, one of the most diverse counties in the US. More than one-third of our students are first-generation,half are Pell Grant eligible, andnearly three-fourthsare part-time.

The College of Southern Nevada, a Minority Serving Institutiondesignatedas a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) provides associates and select bachelor’s degrees. Consistent withCSN’s mission, vision, and valueswe are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve, succeed, and prosper. 

Institutional Commitment to Diversity

The College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. We seek faculty whodemonstratetheir commitment to our communities and value diverse perspectives. Faculty are intentional about providing culturally responsive instruction to promote creativity, innovation, growth, and academic excellence.

We strive to uphold our mission, to create, and preserve an environment that is dedicated to achieving educational access, equitableresources, inviolable dignity, and opportunity for all toparticipate, prosper, and reach their full potential. 

We ensure that all our work and efforts are transformative and build a truly Students First institutional culture. We commit to the journey ahead, embrace difficult conversations, examine implicit biases, and remain steadfast in our continuous process of improvement. We do this by creating, uplifting, and centering all the voices and experiential knowledge of our students, employees, and campus communities.  

CSN is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and veteran status in the programs or activities which it operates.

Why Live and Work in Southern Nevada?

The region has an environment where professional satisfaction and career achievement are paired withoptimalquality of life in alocalewith abundant opportunities for work and leisure. Southern Nevada is an excellent base camp for outdoor recreation. Popular nearby hiking and rock-climbing spots include Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon, the National Conservation Area, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, and Valley of Fire State Park.

Residents enjoy vibrant urban and suburban communities, within the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson, world-class restaurants, and beautiful parks. The region features a reasonable cost of living, with affordable prices on everything from housing to utilities to groceries compared to most major cities across the nation. Thanks to its mild winters and ample sunshine, the area appeals to a variety of age groups, from retirees to early career professionals. There are plenty of family-friendly activities available to keep families busy. Las Vegas is also a haven for professional sports fans with the NHL Golden Knights (2023 Stanley Cup Winner), WNBA Las Vegas Aces (2022, 2023and 2025National Champions), NFL Raiders Football Team, Las Vegas LightsFCand the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Benefits of Working at CSN

• Grant-in-Aid: Tuition & feeassistancefor employees and their families at NSHE institutions.

• Time Off: CSN provides a variety of time-off options to help employees manage their work-life balance.

• Holidays: All CSN employees receive 12 paid holidays per year.

• Benefits: CSN offers attractive and customizable health insurance plans for employees and dependents.

• Retirement Plan: Participants contribute 19.25% with 100% employer match.

• On-siteEarly Childhood Education Centerservices available

• Learning& professionaldevelopment opportunities.

• ActiveCSN Affinity Groupsthat focus on campus-wide diversity initiatives to create a welcoming campus climate.

For more information about the benefits offered at CSN, please click the linkhttps://www.csn.edu/benefits-retirement

Job Description

The College of Southern Nevada and the CSN Foundation seeks an experienced philanthropy professional with a passion for nonprofit excellence. The Manager, Foundation Scholarships, reports to the CSN Foundation Executive Director and is a key member of the Foundation team whoarefocused on providing our donors with the highest level of service in support of their charitable giving. The Manager, Foundation Scholarships, is responsible for the overall administration of Foundation scholarships as well as the development of protocols, policies and best practices for the development and management of Foundation scholarships, to include eligibility criteria, fund management, maintaining a robust scholarship database, compliance, program planning and implementation, and policy development. This position will serve as theinitialpoint of contact for inquiriesregardingFoundation scholarships and serve as the liaison to the Office of Financial Aid and other Collegedepartments.

Primary responsibilities in coordination with the Executive Director, the Manager, Foundation Scholarships, oversees the full cycle of Foundation scholarships, andis responsible formanaging and administering the Foundation’s portfolio of scholarships and endowed scholarship funds. The successful candidate will be deeply familiar with annual and individual giving best practices, scholarship development, management of application systems, ensuring compliance with donor and grant agreements, and fund management. Evaluates the Foundation's scholarship program;identifyingopportunities for promotion,growthand excellence, while improving the donor, college, and recipient experience. The Manager, Foundation Scholarships, will work as part of the CSN Foundation Team to build relationships with donors, recipients, and college programs.

This position will require the individual to be innovative, results driven, highly organized, thrive in a fast-paced environment, be excited to take on new challenges, and able to work well independently and in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Provide weekly reports to the CSN Foundation Executive Director.

• Prepare board and committee meeting materials.

• Recruit and direct volunteers and work effectively with large community groups, projects, and events.

• Lead anddemonstratetechniques associated with developing collaborative and effective partnerships with colleagues, donors, alumni, and community members at local, regional, state, and national levels asrequired.

• A consummate team player with a flexible, collaborative, and creative approach who can lead from behind and empower teammates to contribute their best.

• Successfully complete projects in a detailed-oriented manner and meet established timelines.

• Commitment to College of Southern Nevada and CSN Foundation’s mission.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from an accredited college/university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 4 - 5 years of related professional experience.

• 2 years of Nonprofit fundraising experience and fund management.

• 1 year of experience in the development of scholarship eligibility criteria, and agreements.

• 1 year of experience with grant management (expenditure, reporting, and compliance).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in academic scholarships, financial aid, or higher education.

• 1 year of experience in volunteermanagement.

• Experience inprogrammanagement.

The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Understanding of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and Title V, and Title IX, etc.

• Knowledge of best practices, philosophies, and processes in fundraising.

• Oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to write, proofread and edit.

• Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,and database management.

• Ability to compile and consolidate information.

• Knowledge of reporting protocols and processes.

• Ability to develop procedures and practices to increase work efficiency.

• Organizational and planning skills with demonstrated experience in project with time sensitive deadlines.

• Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to effectively communicate the CSN and CSN Foundation missions with stakeholders in person, by phone and in writing.

• Familiarity and experience working with various social media platforms.

• Proven ability to work well independently, and alongside various teams.

• Demonstrate integrity (honesty, trustworthiness, high moral values).

• Ability to always maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Salary information:

Administrative FacultyD- The starting salary is $86,445.

*This position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding.

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)

• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team)

Local Search

Out of Area/State Candidates will not be offered travel reimbursement.

For more details on this position, please visit our website:My Career at CSN.

CSN is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. For more information, visithttp://www.csn.edu/nondiscrimination.

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