Philanthropy Manager

We are actively seeking a Philanthropy Manager to support a high-impact scholarship initiative focused on removing financial barriers for students pursuing careers in health tech and related fields.

This is a 14-week contract opportunity ideal for a project-driven professional with experience managing scholarship or mentorship programs and delivering cross-functional initiatives.

• Remove financial barriers for students pursuing 2-year, 4-year, or job-ready equivalent programs in health tech
• Provide meaningful financial support through scholarships
• Deliver wrap-around services such as coaching, mentoring, networking, and career awareness programming
• Engage employees in volunteerism opportunities including mentoring, networking, and career development activities
• Support student graduation and early-career success
• Serve as the project lead for key scholarship deliverables over the next 14 weeks, working closely with a third-party vendor and Foundation stakeholders.

• Lead and manage end-to-end scholarship processes including:
  • Awardee selection
  • Notification
  • Reporting
  • Payment coordination
• Oversee development and execution of student support programming, including:
  • Mentorship program rollout
  • Career awareness videos and activities
  • Networking sessions
  • Virtual kick-off event for new scholarship cohort
• Partner with Foundation employee engagement and communications teams to:
  • Launch and manage a scholarship student emergency fund
  • Engage employees in volunteer activities
• Track employee donations through the Your Cause platform and coordinate donor recognition
• Prepare reporting dashboards, presentations, and stakeholder updates

• Minimum 3+ years of project management experience
• 3+ years leading or supporting scholarship, mentorship, or student support programs
• Strong program design and execution skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience preparing and facilitating meetings
• Comfortable working independently with guidance
• Highly goal-oriented and action-driven
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Experience building training documents and presentation materials
• Experience analyzing data and developing reporting tools