Associate Director of Financial Aid, Stanford Law School

🔍 School of Law, Stanford, California, United States

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📁: Student Services

📅   : 5 days ago Post Date

📅   : 106884 Requisition #

*NOTE: This position has been deemed critical/has specific funding, has been approved by the Law School for posting, and is exempt from the hiring freeze.

Associate Director of Financial Aid

The Associate Director of Financial Aid, under the direction of the Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, serves as an integral part of the Financial Aid professional team committed to excellent customer service in support of our students. As such, the candidate supports the team in its efforts to administer all financial aid programs to law students – through counseling and advising, communication of policies and procedures, and application of appropriate methodology. In this role, you also supervise one staff member.

You will administer the law school’s financial aid for graduate students, while exercising sound professional judgment, keeping in mind both institutional policies and federal policies.

Responsibilities:

Direct the review of financial aid applications, including the monitoring of materials through multiple electronic systems, by creating workflow processes for aid assessment and awarding using federal data and data obtained from the College Scholarship Service.
Manage the day-to-day operations of the Office of Financial Aid; oversee the day-to-day management of the Department of Education’s Direct Lending Program (requires knowledge of Federal rules and regulations).
Monitor and maintain up to date knowledge of university and federal financial aid policy, communicate, document and process information to ensure all staff are fully trained.
Determine eligibility for aid for both current students and for post-graduation funding for alumni participating in our LRAP program.
Coordinate and collaborate with other schools to ensure that student-facing messages (loan notifications, payment deadlines, cost of attendance issues, loan servicer changes, etc.) are consistent while still being school or program-specific.
Counsel and advise students on eligibility, policies, financial planning and debt management.
Manage disbursement, drawdown and reconciliation of the Direct Lending funds.
Prepare federal and institutional reports for a number of different outcomes and reasons, including identifying conflicting data, correcting student records and communicating changes appropriately.
Review and calculate aid packages across a number of scenarios (incoming 1L on/off campus, returning 2L/3L on/off campus depending on age, transfers, JSDs/JSMs/LLMs, non-matrics, LRAP); use sound judgement to suggest when alternative packages should be considered.
Communicate complex financial information to students, agencies, and other appropriate individuals or organizations in a timely and professional manner; provide referral to other departments or individuals when necessary and remain available as a resource for future questions.
Manage financial aid application process and recommends new policies and procedures.
Review, design and update yearly Financial Aid Handbook.
Maintain the database as required by the demands of the PeopleSoft system and organization.
Design/develop and maintain SLS financial aid website.
Serve as Law School liaison on University-wide Financial Aid Working Group.
Represent the Law School in Associate Dean's absence in other University settings and at local and national conferences.
Assist with yield efforts of the Office of Admissions by utilizing financial aid as a recruiting tool for Admissions.

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience in the area of Financial Aid, or combination of education and relevant experience. Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated experience in needs analysis and packaging of student financial aid.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to exercise tact and discretion when dealing with students, families and staff.
Expertise in counseling and working with students individually, ability to provide excellent customer service in difficult situations.
Demonstrated ability to set priorities, manage time and workflow and to manage multiple, concurrent high priority projects in a time-pressured environment.
Demonstrated understanding and ability to explain University policy to others, detailed knowledge of financial aid regulations.
Knowledge of multiple financial aid systems, document management systems, and window based environment and office applications.
Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills, good judgment.
Experience in training and providing leadership to other staff.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

APPLICATIONS:

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to submit your application, including a cover letter, as soon as possible. We encourage you to apply!

The expected pay range for this position is $101,144 to $116,961 per annum.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

*Note: The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

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