Join Us as a Scholarships Officer and Make a Difference!

Are you a university student or recent graduate? Got a few extra hours a week and want to work at an innovative NFP startup?

As a Scholarships Officer, you will be integral in creating free scholarship resources and spearheading ITE's not-for-profit scholarship writing support service. You will help us build relationships with careers departments, universities, and help us to create Australia's first-ever accessible scholarship database to help disadvantaged students access financial aid.

By volunteering with us, your key responsibilities will be:

Resource creation - help create a variety of accessible resources that centralise scholarship opportunities for major universities and colleges across Australia to be distributed to schools experiencing disadvantage.

Program Development and Evaluation - help execute and develop the scholarship database and make scholarship writing advice accessible to disadvantaged students, and work on programs such as the inaugural Women in STEM scholarship support program.

Community Engagement and Outreach - work alongside partnerships and development officers to collaborate with teachers, careers advisors, and community leaders to identify students in need of scholarship support.

By working with us, you:

1. Help disadvantaged students get into University by helping us run an innovative education technology start-up and be involved in a unique scholarship program

2. Expand your professional network by joining community leaders, and getting access to exclusive networking opportunities.

3. Gain rewarding volunteer experience to enhance your CV - 95% of job recruiters in Australia regarded a history of voluntary work as a valuable asset in candidates (Volunteering Australia, 2022).

To join us, you must:

1. Have a valid WWCC in NSW
2. Have access to a device with stable internet connection
3. Be able to communicate proactively and efficiently
4. Be able to work in a diverse team in a remote capacity