DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID

Posting Number: SRGV5970
Number of Vacancies: 1
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Department: Financial Aid
FLSA: Exempt

Scope of Job:
Provides oversight of financial aid functions for all UTRGV students with the goal of ensuring that students have financial access to the university in support of admissions decisions, academic achievement, retention, and timely degree completion. Ensure that student success, which is at the core of UTRGV's mission, is implemented in every aspect of the student financial aid experience.

Description of Duties:
• Oversees financial aid functions for all UTRGV students in compliance with Federal, State, and local legislated requirements and university policy.
• Works in collaboration with student success leadership to create a student success approach that will serve as a model across the country for integrating university services to provide a seamless, individualized, and effective support structure for students from recruitment through graduation
• Establishes a student-centered culture among financial aid staff, including student-focused processes and procedures and a commitment to outstanding service.
• Collaborates with other student success programs and initiatives, such as recruitment, advising, and registration, to ensure that students experience financial aid operations in a seamless fashion, as being integrated into their university experience.
• Develops strategic plans and programs that best use the university’s funds as well as funds from state and federal programs to maximize student success.
• Applies technology in a sophisticated manner to the functions of financial aid in order to streamline processes and increase efficiencies.
• Represents the University on matters pertaining to financial aid.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
General supervision from the Vice President for Strategic Enrollment and Student Affairs.

Supervision Given:
Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, or in closely related area.

Preferred Education:
Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, or in closely related area.

Licenses/Certifications:
None.

Required Experience:
Seven (7) years in a progressively responsible leadership position in financial aid or similar setting, including supervisory experience. Knowledge and experience with applicable federal, state, and local regulations affecting financial aid and their implementation at the university level.

Preferred Experience:
Experience designing financial aid programs intended to improve student academic success.

Equipment:
Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment across the Rio Grande Valley.

Other:
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with students, faculty, staff, and external constituencies. Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills. Ability to examine and re-engineer operation and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures. Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments while fostering a cooperative work environment.

Physical Capabilities: N/A
Employment Category: Full-Time
Minimum Salary: Commensurate with Experiance
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date: 06/20/2022
Grant Funded Position: No
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EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Gender
*Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956) 665-2451 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/34419 jeid-2b54e978124db7429f542da53c168a1e