
Director of Scholarship Outreach & Training
The Scholarship Academy, Atlanta, GA, United States
TheDirector of ScholarshipOutreach & TrainingLeadis a hands-on, field-facing role for someone who has directly supported high school seniors through FAFSA/state aid and privatescholarshipapplications. You will build partnerships and deliver training — and you will also work alongside advisors, students, and families to increase completed applications,scholarshipwins, and affordability decisions.
This role is for a doer who can teach, coach, and execute — not just oversee.
Required Experience (Please read before applying)
To be considered, you must have:
- Direct experience supportinghigh school seniors throughat least 2 FAFSA cycles (completion + follow-up; verification exposure preferred)
- Experience supportingprivatescholarshipapplications (essay/resume support, application strategy, submission tracking, follow-up)
- Experience facilitating trainings/workshops for students, parents, counselors, or advisors
- Comfort doing outreach and relationship-building with schools and community organizations — and following through
What You’ll Do
Outreach & Partnerships (Earned Revenue)
- Build and steward partnerships with schools, districts, and community-based organizations across Georgia
- Convert partner needs into clear service plans (e.g.,scholarshipboot camps, financial aid labs, office hours)
- Ensure partnerships have shared accountability for student-level outcomes (applications completed, dollars won, affordability decisions supported)
- Support seniors and advisors with FAFSA/state aid completion and common barriers (documentation, follow-up steps, verification workflows when applicable)
- Coach students through privatescholarshipstrategy, applications, essays, and tracking
- Help partners implement consistent senior-yearscholarshipand affordability workflows
Training & Capacity Building
- Lead a Train-the-Trainer approach for counselors/advisors and CBO staff
- Design and facilitate quarterly training sessions that equip partners with tools, templates, and repeatable workflows
- Provide follow-up coaching and technical assistance so partner capacity grows over time (not just one-time events)
Outcomes & Systems
- Use TSA’s internal platform and reporting tools to monitor progress and outcomes
- Track what’s working, document processes, and improve delivery over time
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years in financial aid advising/college access work with seniors
- Experience running FAFSA completion events andscholarshipworkshops
- Strong data habits (tracking, follow-up, continuous improvement)