Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
3 weeks ago
The University of California, Merced seeks a highly skilled and experienced Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships to join our team. As a key member of the Enrollment Management division, this role plays a crucial part in shaping campus financial aid policies and developing strategies for efficient fund utilization.
The successful candidate will oversee the accurate and timely administration of various financial aid programs, ensuring strict adherence to federal, state, UC system, and institutional regulations, policies, and procedures. This includes providing effective leadership, aligning with the Enrollment Management division's commitment to delivering transformational support for student success through quality service standards of Care, Guidance, Access, and Efficiency.
Key Responsibilities- Advance the departmental mission of providing accessible and inclusive financial aid, student support, and financial wellness services that promote student recruitment, retention, and benefits beyond degree completion.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, University, agency regulations in accordance with financial aid policies and programs.
- Collaborate with Enrollment Management Directors to plan enrollment and retention efforts, including reviewing data analytics, developing recruitment strategies, planning Admission's regional receptions, coordinating anti-melt efforts, strategic communications, marketing, and outreach.
- Collaborate with the UC Office of the President Student Financial Support staff, other UC Financial Aid Directors, and UCDC Government Relations staff on regulatory updates and UC policies.
- Manage departmental HR-related activities, such as creating Job Descriptions, initiating recruitment requests and market equity reviews, hiring decisions, retention offers, STAR Award nominations, performance actions, and timesheet approvals.
- Collaborate with the IT Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Institutional Research and Decisions Support (IRDS), and the Financial Aid Leadership Team to safeguard the security and privacy of confidential financial aid information, following FERPA, HEA, Federal Privacy Act, Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), California Ed Code, and UC policies.
- Oversee effective funds management activities, including reconciliation activities, FISAP, operational budget, FWS and LAEP program administration.
- Review and approve the campus' annual University Student Aid Program (USAP) self-help expectation for award packaging.
- Oversee the administration of institutional and external scholarships and their coordination with other aid, working closely with the Development Office on Gift Agreements language and donor relations.
- Coordinate and/or participate in the review and response to annual financial aid audits.
- Develop the Financial Aid Annual Report and Assessments.
- Disseminate timely updates to departmental staff and schedule monthly all-staff meetings. Identify and approve staff development and training opportunities. Represent UC Merced OFAS on both systemwide and campus-wide committees.
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