Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, the Senior Associate Director is a senior member of the department management team who provides leadership and oversight of all day-to-day functions of the financial aid office. This position assists Virginia Commonwealth University and the Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success in proactively and successfully addressing the financial aid needs of a diverse student body and facilitates the efficiency and effectiveness of financial aid services to students.
This position will support the Director and represents the Director’s interests in their absence to include attending applicable meetings. The Senior Associate Director has a key role in decision-making and policy development. Additionally, this position is responsible for managing and overseeing operations, compliance, and reporting practices, policies and procedures; for ensuring achievement of specific objectives established within the Division; for evaluating, approving, and awarding financial aid to students in accordance with all laws and regulations; coordinating and providing an operational resource to department staff; and managing the collection and reporting of financial aid data.
How to apply
VCU’s Executive Search Team is assisting Virginia Commonwealth University in this search. Application materials should be submitted to the VCU job portal located at the link below:
Contact & submissions
Confidential inquiries, nominations and application materials should be directed to Tanya-Lee Giscombe. Submission of application materials as PDF attachments is strongly encouraged. The search will be conducted with a commitment of confidentiality for candidates until finalists are selected.
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