Nonprofit
Published 7 days ago
Remote Volunteer University Relations Specialist — Scholarship Program
Remote, Volunteer must be in United States
Details
Time Commitment:
Flexible
Commitment Details:
Approximately 3–6 hours per month for at least six months, plus required orientation.
Recurrence:
Recurring
Volunteers Needed:
4
Cause Areas:
Arts & Music, Children & Youth, Education, Housing & Homelessness, Hunger, Food Security
Benefits:
Training Provided
Participation Requirements:
Background Check, Attend Orientation
Age Requirement:
21+
Other Requirements:
Successful screening plus confidentiality, applicant privacy, source verification, approved outreach, scam awareness, financial-aid boundaries, youth safeguarding, and escalation training.
Description
Help Believe in Me build scholarship-access relationships with universities, colleges, community colleges, and trade schools for underserved youth and young people.
The volunteer Scholarship University Relations Specialist will research institutions, identify appropriate contacts, and coordinate approved outreach related to scholarships, financial-aid education, counselor resources, student support, and postsecondary pathways.
Responsibilities:
- Research institutions, scholarship offices, financial-aid resources, student-support programs, calendars, and official contacts
- Maintain a source-verified institution and outreach tracker
- Prepare tailored introductions, presentations, resource summaries, and follow-ups using approved messaging
- Coordinate information sessions, counselor connections, referral pathways, and partnership handoffs
- Verify deadlines, eligibility language, fees, official sources, and changes before sharing
- Protect contact, applicant, family, school, financial, and scholarship information
- Avoid admissions, aid, scholarship, placement, or partnership guarantees
- Never provide individualized financial, tax, legal, or admissions advice
- Escalate suspected scams, data requests, conflicts, or inaccurate claims
Qualifications:
- Experience in higher education, admissions, financial-aid education, scholarships, college access, student affairs, counseling, partnerships, or outreach
- Strong research, source verification, professional communication, and organization
- Familiarity with university, community-college, certificate, apprenticeship, and trade-school pathways
- At least 21 years old and willing to complete screening
- Ability to communicate opportunities accurately without promises
This is a remote, recurring role available within the United States. Expect approximately 3–6 hours per month.
Questions: volunteers@believeinme.org
Believe in Me
107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 414-8043
Location
Remote
Volunteer must be in United States
Associated Location
Seattle, WA, USA
