Assistant Director, Office of Financial Aid

T hank you for your interest in employment with Louisiana Tech University.

The Office of Financial Aid is seeking qualified applicants to fill a vacancy in the position of Assistant Director of Financial Aid. This position is responsible for overseeing the processes of loans, special programs, satisfactory academic progress, graduation exit interviews and transfer students while maintaining compliance. They are also accountable for packaging offers of financial aid and for reconciling loan funds on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis. This position is highly critical to the success of the office.

Louisiana Tech University provides over $100 million annually to its students through a combination of federal, state, institutional and private sources. The Office of Financial Aid operates under the Division of Student Advancement and works as a part of the University team to accomplish the mission and provide timely, accurate aid to applicants.

Required Qualifications:
This position requires a minimum of an earned bachelor’s degree. Other essential, required skills include the following:

• Effective organizational and supervisory skills
• A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience working in federal financial aid at a public or private college, OR the candidate must have a minimum of five years of office management and supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with policies, procedures and regulations.
• Ability to multi-task, coordinate, and manage time effectively.
• Ability to develop an idea and see a project through to completion.
• Attention to detail, computer skills, and ability to work in a dynamic environment, communicating effectively with all team members in and out of the office.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience in developing and making effective presentations to varied audience and both willingness and ability to travel to meetings and presentation sites.

Preferred qualifications:
In addition to the above requirements, successful experience in managing workflows with working knowledge of current federal financial aid rules and regulations is ideal. Familiarity with the following would also enhance an applicant’s fit for this position:

• College Board’s PowerFAIDS financial aid software
• Workday enterprise platform
• Federal COD processes
• NSLDS reporting
• Processing returns of Title IV aid calculations
• In-depth knowledge of federal student loans and satisfactory academic progress
• Reconciliation of Title IV funds.

Basis of Employment and Salary:
Employment is on a 12-month basis. Employees serve at the pleasure of the President of the University. Relocation costs are not paid by the University.

Application Process:
Applicants may submit materials online or via email or paper delivery to the addresses listed below. Application packets must contain:

• A cover letter outlining relevant experience in relation to its applicability to this position,
• A current resumé which includes a chronology of employment,
• The names, telephone numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses of at least three professional references, one of whom was a supervisor, and
• An unofficial copy of your academic transcript from the school from which you received your highest degree.

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Louisiana Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer and places a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Posting Close Date: This position will remain open until filled.

Please Note: Applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on the Job Closing Date to ensure consideration.

Note to Applicant:

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at the Louisiana Tech University may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.