Director, Financial Aid

CSU Careers • Fullerton, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Financial Aid within the Division of Student Affairs is available to remove the cost of barriers that may prevent individuals from pursuing their educational goals. We seek an exceptional individual to join our team as the Director, Financial Aid (Administrator III). If working with students and having an impact on their futures excites you, this is the opportunity you have been seeking. Join Cal State Fullerton and become an agent of change. The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude, an active, energetic mind, and a leadership style that is characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to inclusivity, openness, flexibility, integrity, and kindness.

Requirements

• Must possess a minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience within a college or university setting and four years of financial aid experience at the director or associate director level.
• Must have experience with staff motivation, supervision, training, team building, and employee relations.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse, multicultural workforce.
• Experience in new technological system implementation.
• Leadership experience and skills in establishing partnerships within a complex organization and between the organization and its communities.
• Ability to conceptualize organizational goals that reflect the mission of CSU Fullerton and the national student aid perspective.
• Demonstrated skills in long-range planning, impact, and risk assessment, as well as working effectively with others.
• Must have experience in goal identification, policy formulation, and implementation.
• A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment.
• Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended.
• Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
• Experience working with various student populations in a public college or university setting.
• Extensive background in managing technology implementation, as well as experience operating in a PeopleSoft environment.
• Experience with a strategic enrollment management model or within a strategic enrollment management environment.

Responsibilities

• Manages the university's comprehensive financial aid program, which administers over $300 million in student aid funds.
• Administers, manages, and disburses all student financial aid in a manner consistent with the university's mission and responsiveness to the university's student population.
• Completes management activities and supervises the professional staff while providing strong leadership, professionalism, teambuilding, and a commitment to the highest levels of professionalism and high-quality service.
• Develops and implements institutional policies and procedures to effectively distribute student aid funds in accordance with applicable federal, state, and CSU system-wide regulations.
• Creates and implements strategies.
• Oversees organizational policies and procedures within an integrated computerized environment.
• Advocates, communicates, and works collaboratively with the university community on behalf of the financial aid program.
• Implements, promotes, and remains committed to providing operations, programs, and services of the highest level of quality.
• Other duties as assigned.
• What does inclusive leadership mean to you.
• A description of your experiences working with individuals with a different perspective.
• A description of how issues of inclusivity have impacted you personally or professionally.

Benefits

• An array of health plans that include prescription drug coverage
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Income protection benefits including life insurance and disability
• Retirement plan through CalPERS
• Tuition waiver for employees and dependents if eligible
• FlexCash (in lieu of health and dental)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• 15 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager