Assistant Director

Overview

The Princeton Undergraduate Financial Aid Office seeks a motivated individual for the position of Assistant Director. This position is a complex administrative job with mid-level program responsibilities.

The demand of constant aid activity throughout the year requires independent decision-making and the ability to exercise professional judgment when required. The Assistant Director will also be required to participate in outreach and tailor presentations to a variety of audiences. Flexibility and adaptability are necessary to keep up with the fast-paced changes in financial aid as well as the needs of the office.

Responsibilities

Oversees all aspects of withdrawal processing, readmits, and other non-standard enrollment, ensuring compliance with University and federal aid rules, and updating policies and procedures for staff training Reviews financial aid applications, counsels enrolled students and their parents, performs need analysis, packages financial aid offers and makes decisions on award appeals Responsible for assisting the Associate Director in external communications, including creating and posting web content, as well as updating publications annually Assists with file processing for both renewal and prospective students, and serves as a liaison to the Office of the Registrar Reaches out to prospective students, their families, community-based organizations and others to increase economic diversity of applicant pool and enrolling classes. Includes travel, presentations, social media and other forms of outreach
• Other projects and tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 4 years of financial aid or student services experience, including managing communications and working across University offices
Excellent analytical, writing, speaking, and collaborative relationship-building skills

Please include a cover letter with your resume submission.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW

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