University of Nebraska System

Job Summary:

The Director of Scholarships and Employer Engagement provides strategic and operational leadership to the Presidential Scholars Program and Career Currency. Reporting to the Vice Provost, this role is responsible for the administration, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive scholarship experience that integrates recruitment, co-curricular programming, academic excellence, and career readiness, while simultaneously leading a cross-functional team advancing Career Currency as a system-level workforce innovation.

This position plays a critical role in advancing the University's commitment to student success, leadership development, and workforce alignment by ensuring that high-achieving students are supported through a cohesive, outcomes-driven ecosystem that connects scholarship, skills, credentials, and career pathways.

Additional Info

About Us:

University of Nebraska employees enjoy a flexible benefits program allowing you to customize your benefits to suit your personal needs; paid vacation and sick leave in addition to 13 paid holidays; access to career-advancing educational programs, including and employee and dependent tuition benefit applicable at any of the NU campuses; and immediate vesting pre-tax retirement benefits.

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree

5 years experience in higher education, student access, scholarships, workforce development, or experiential learning

Demonstrated experience administering complex student programs or scholarship initiatives.

Proven ability to lead and manage teams, projects, and cross-functional collaborations.

Strong strategic thinking, organizational, and execution skills.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage students, families, faculty, employers, and senior leaders.

Experience using data and metrics to assess program effectiveness and drive improvement.

Equivalent combination of education and experience, that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ph.D. degree

Demonstrated experience working within a university system or multi-campus environment.

Background in career development, workforce partnerships, or competency-based education.

Experience building employer relationships and aligning academic programs with workforce needs.

Demonstrated success integrating co-curricular programming with academic and career outcomes.

Additional Information:

The ideal candidate is an agile professional with strong interpersonal communication skills, flexibility and responsiveness; exhibits high ethical standards; proficient in managing time and competing priorities; responsive and committed to managing, supporting and motivating students and staff; committed to the ideals of a major public research university.

Special Instructions:

Submit an applicant profile and attach a letter of interest addressing the professional attributes mentioned above; a current resume; and the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references.

The University of Nebraska is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the University of Nebraska to adopt and support measures designed to prevent and eliminate discrimination against employees and prospective employees of the University of Nebraska based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska does not condone or tolerate discrimination.