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Financial Aid Administrator

Employer
University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA

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Administrative Jobs
Institutional & Business Affairs, Financial Aid
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job location: Charlottesville, VA


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-03-10
Req: R0020455

The Office of Student Financial Services at the University of Virginia seeks a Financial Aid Administrator to provide comprehensive and quality financial aid administration and counseling for undergraduate students, their parents, university departments, and external organizations. This position also contributes to compliance with federal and state regulations, creation and enforcement of office policies, and procedures to ensure timely and accurate delivery of student financial aid.

Responsibilities:

Duties will generally include some combination of the following: financial aid need analysis, federal and institutional verification, determining eligibility for various types of financial aid, administering certain elements of the financial aid program, communicating with prospective and current UVA students and families both verbally and in writing, providing educational/outreach programs for local high schools, and other related tasks.

Required Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience: At least two years of financial aid experience. Relevant experience within another sector may be considered in lieu of experience within Financial Aid.
  • Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require attending meetings and programs, which may take place in locations other than the office.

Preferred Competencies:

  • A master's degree is preferred, as is up to four years’ experience determining eligibility for student financial aid using federal and institutional need-analysis formulas.
  • A demonstrated ability to synthesize large volumes of information from numerous sources, and the ability to utilize all available resources appropriately.
  • A demonstrated ability to review, interpret and make professional judgments on complex issues while maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations.
  • The preferred candidate has well-developed computer and web-based skills, and the ability to identify and initiate improvements to processes and systems.
  • The preferred candidate has experience with and/or willingness to engage in public speaking.
  • Proficiency in PeopleSoft or other higher education student information systems is preferred.
  • The successful applicant is proficient in the Microsoft 365 suite of products, especially Excel.
  • The successful applicant can consistently apply federal, state, and institutional regulation and policy.
  • The ability to prioritize duties and responsibilities to meet office goals and objectives.
  • The ability to independently perform daily administrative tasks.
  • The ability to handle and manage ambiguity, repetition, and change.
  • The successful applicant has excellent organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple projects, the ability to assume responsibility, take initiative and motivate others, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to simplify and clarify complex processes.
  • Strong customer service orientation with an ability to establish rapport to discuss sensitive and personal information, and to listen and resolve customer concerns/questions.
  • The successful applicant demonstrates a high level of professionalism on a daily basis.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $45,000 - $52,000 commensurate with candidate's experience and qualifications, with UVA benefits.

For questions about the position or the application process, please contact Bethany Case, Academic Recruiter, at bcase@virginia.edu. Applicant review will begin immediately. This position will remain open until filled.

Application:

Please apply through Workday, and search for ‘'Financial Aid Administrator". Complete an application online and attach a cover letter and CV/resume all into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

Organization

In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.

What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.

Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).  

As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES

As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.

Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.

NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM

UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.

Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.

The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.

INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING

The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.

One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation:  UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.

Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards.  Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.

LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries.  No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.

In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others.  Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses.  The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers. 

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.

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