Looking to enter the world of higher education financial wellness or take the next step in your career?
Below are some opportunities available in the field.
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HEFWA | CashCourse
Program Management Specialist (HEFWA Program Manager)
This role operates within the Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance (HEFWA) out of the IU Office of Financial Wellness & Education.
- Plans, directs and implements programs or events, including the creation of materials to support these events.
- Provides staff communications and serves as liaison to program participants, collaborators in other units, community partners, vendors and the public. Approves staff purchase requests. Arranges staff travel, accommodations, and research activities.
- Provides mechanisms, training, and advice on a variety of issues such as budget management software and advanced strategies for timely spending of grant funds. May be responsible for meeting revenue targets.
- Recruits, trains, directs, schedules, and evaluates faculty and staff partners, students and volunteers. Mentors, serves as a resource and provides guidance to team staff members as needed.
- Researches available grants and works closely with managers to identify funding needs and potential sources, creates grant proposals that further advance support of the program and program participants. May be responsible for meeting revenue targets.
- Constructs and administers program budgets and approves spending. Tracks progress on deliverables, analyzes data on projected spending and prepares reports for higher management and funding sources.
- Keep abreast of best practices to recommend policies and procedures that deliver a quality program experience.
Other department responsibilities:
- Oversees the strategy and operation for CashCourse, a financial education platform dedicated to providing knowledge that helps students navigate financial decisions and challenges.
- Serves as the lead contact for CashCourse and works to develop and maintain relationships with higher education institutions who utilize the platform.
- Serves as the lead coordinator in CashCourse content development and ensures that the information provided within the platform aligns with HEFWA’s strategies and priorities and furthers the organization’s mission and vision.
This is a limited-term, two year position, with the potential for it to extend beyond the initial period if the program is continued and additional funding is secured.
University of California, Riverside
Financial Welless Program Manager
The Financial Wellness Program Manager creates and develops financial literacy programs to meet the needs of our students, working with many areas across campus; coordinates presentations and workshops for financial aid and financial literacy information to both on and off-campus to groups of students and prospective students; actively contributes to discussions and recommends changes to better meet the needs of the populations served; addresses needs of students from disadvantaged backgrounds by offering guidance and financial assistance when appropriate. Provide assistance with supplementary forms and explanations needed to meet individual circumstances. Composes correspondence to students and other clients relative to aid eligibility, policies and procedures. Participates in the ongoing development and enhancement of the UCR Financial Aid Office processing system (Banner); Performs special assignments and other duties as assigned by the Director of Financial Aid, Associate Director, or Assistant Director.
Please see details on UCR's job posting directly.
