Foundation Coordinator at Metropolitan Community College – Kansas City, Missouri

• Serves as the primary contact for MCC Foundation scholarship programs, providing timely and accurate information to students, staff, faculty, and external stakeholders via phone, email, and in-person communication.
• Serves as the point of contact for scholarship operations in partnership with the MCC Financial Aid Offices across the District, ensuring timely and accurate awarding, fund tracking, and compliance with donor and institutional guidelines.
• Coordinates the delivery and promotion of MCC Foundation scholarships, including collaboration with MCC Financial Aid, Student Services and Marketing & Communications, development of promotional materials, and execution of targeted outreach campaigns using platforms such as Scholarship Universe and Raiser’s Edge to increase engagement and ensure cohesive program delivery and student support through Foundation funds.
• Serves as a key user and resource for MCC Foundation software platforms, including Scholarship Universe and Raiser’s Edge, to manage scholarship application data, student outreach, and donor records.
• Serves as the originator for the preparation, maintenance, and analysis of scholarship records, reports, fund criteria sheets, and data logs to support scholarship operations.
• Assists with the planning, coordination, and execution of donor engagement and student scholarship recognition events, serving as the liaison with campus departments and external partners to ensure successful experiences for all parties involved.
• Serves as the lead in overseeing project timelines and administrative workflows related to scholarship and grant-funded initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance overall program effectiveness.
• Supports the MCC Foundation’s grant compliance efforts through coordination of outcome tracking, documentation, and reporting in partnership with campus project leads and external funders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• One (1) year experience in scholarship programs, financial aid, or student services in higher education or related nonprofit experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of administrative program coordination principles, practices, and techniques
• Knowledge of program planning principles
• Knowledge of project coordination principles
• Knowledge of research methods
• Knowledge of budgeting principles
• Knowledge of troubleshooting and solving administrative program issues
• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge
• Knowledge of Scholarship Universe
• Knowledge of principles and practices in assigned area of responsibility
• Knowledge of basic marketing principles and practices
• Knowledge of customer service principles
• Knowledge of computer and related software
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
• Skilled in developing promotional materials and programs
• Skilled in researching and compiling information
• Skilled in providing customer service
• Skilled in preparing and maintaining records and reports
• Skilled in planning, coordinating, and implementing administrative program components
• Skilled in applying applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
• Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.

Physical Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: feeling, grasping, hearing, fingering, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.
EEO Statement:
Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth, ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Accommodations:
MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.