The Director of Financial Assistance is responsible for managing financial aid services for Metropolitan Colleges graduate students.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Provide advising and administrative support to graduate students regarding their financial aid options.
• Evaluate and analyze detailed confidential student financial information to determine student eligibility for financial aid.
• Provide guidance on financial aid applications to support determinations of award and denial decisions consistent with federal law and University policy.
• Counsel and respond to questions, appeals, and complaints of graduate students regarding University financial aid decisions.
• Administer certain College scholarship programs, prepare reports, and supervise additional College financial assistance staff.

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree preferred
• Knowledge of university, federal, and state financial aid regulations, guidelines, policies and programs
• The ability to be detail oriented and to manage time efficiently
• The ability to process a high volume of financial aid applications with strict deadlines
• The ability to maintain strict confidentiality in dealing with students' financial situations
• Three to five years of related work experience in a college/university financial aid office

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.