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Description
The Manager of Educational Funding will play a central role in expanding family access to Veritas through scholarship programs, educational funding initiatives, and school-choice opportunities. This role will serve as the strategic owner of Veritas's educational funding growth efforts, helping families navigate alternative funding pathways while increasing scholarship participation and funding availability. The position combines growth strategy, relationship development, program ownership, and cross-functional coordination to support enrollment growth and long-term accessibility across Veritas programs. The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial builder, strong communicator and fundraiser who can operate strategically, manage complex initiatives, and proactively identify opportunities within the rapidly evolving educational funding landscape.
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing and executing scholarship growth strategies in collaboration with the VP of Sales & Marketing. Duties include:
Federal Tax Credit Growth & Management
Grow tax-credit-directed scholarship funding through the preferred SGO (Scholarship Granting Organization) through outreach, communication, and donor engagement.
Increase awareness and utilization of tax credit funding opportunities with new families.
Coordinate strategy, implementation, and ongoing management of federal tax credit initiatives.
Build and maintain relationships with SGOs and related partners.
Educational Savings Account (ESA) & School Choice Program Ownership Monitor ESA and school-choice developments across key states and programs.
Coordinate with external agency partners and internal teams regarding implementation and communication.
Develop and maintain family and internal team understanding and utilization of ESA funding opportunities.
Ensure Veritas remains strategically positioned within the expanding school-choice landscape.
Scholarship Growth Initiatives
Support growth of Paideia scholarship assets through donor and institutional outreach.
Partner with Marketing to develop communication and storytelling around scholarship impact and educational access.
Identify opportunities to expand scholarship participation and accessibility.
Collaborate with leadership on scholarship growth strategy and funding priorities.
Collaboration & Leadership
Partner closely with the VP of Marketing & Sales to bring strategic initiatives to life.
Work cross-functionally with Sales and Academic teams to ensure educational access processes are known and documented.
Serve as the internal advocate for educational access and funding initiatives.
Requirements of All Employees
Use your best efforts and full capability daily to do the work assigned to you by your manager.
Advise your manager if you do not understand the work they have assigned to you, or if the assignment does not fit with your knowledge of the circumstances, current skills or available time and resources.
Advise your manager of any situations or obstacles that could keep you from accomplishing the work assigned to you.
Advise your manager of any situations or opportunities that could help you complete or improve the work assigned to you.
Demonstrate work behaviors consistent with the company values and work within prescribed boundaries, including company policies, standards, or procedures.
Seek special consideration from your manager when unable to work at your best.
Requirements for All Managers
Conduct regular meetings with all immediate subordinate employees to discuss overall business context, plans, and problems; ensure employees understand how their roles and tasks align with the organization's mission and vision; seek input and suggestions from subordinate employees.
Develop a managerial plan for achieving departmental and unit goals.
Assign tasks, projects, or special assignments clearly so employees know what is required of them, how much, by when, and what resources are available for them to use to achieve the task.
Appraise how effectively subordinate employees use their judgment and discretion in solving problems; discuss appraisals with them as an ongoing working dialogue.
Decide subordinate pay and merit increases within established organization compensation guidelines; communicate pay revisions with them.
Coach subordinates to increase their effectiveness in role.
Select new employees from a list of job candidates provided by the immediate manager; veto appointments when candidates are judged to be unable to do the work required.
Ensure that new employees are effectively oriented and trained into role requirements, working relationships, and company requirements and culture.
Make de-selection decisions if employees cannot perform the work required and inform own manager.
Make dismissal decisions if employees are found guilty of a serious infraction of the company's rules and regulations and inform own manager.
Continuously improve the systems and processes used to deliver outputs.
Request additional staff from own manager.
Decide on and/or approve subordinate requests for:
Time off
Work schedules
Training and education
Expenses
Education
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sales, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Job Specific Requirements
Five or more years of experience developing strategic partnerships, fundraising initiatives, educational programs, or other growth-oriented roles.
Demonstrated ability to launch, build, and manage new initiatives in ambiguous or fast-changing environments.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across families, donors, partners, and internal teams.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.
Strategic, entrepreneurial, and self-motivated with a track record of independent execution and delivering results.
Passion for Classical Christian education and the mission of Veritas Press .
Preferred experience in Classical Christian education, homeschooling, or the broader education sector.
Preferred experience in nonprofit organizations, fundraising, or philanthropic partnerships.
Physical Requirements
Standing, walking and sitting for long periods of time.
Extensive typing on a QWERTY style keyboard.
Extensive viewing of a lighted computer monitor.
Speaking and hearing.
Reaching and bending.
Lifting up to 50 lbs.
Using hands to perform tasks.
Working in standard office conditions with and near electronics.
Evaluations Biannual review in June and December to be performed by the Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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