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Associate Director

Employer
Miami University
Location
Oxford, Ohio
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Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Description Summary

Responsible for overseeing Regional Financial Aid operations, designing, implementing, and evaluating financial aid awareness and financial literacy programs. Coordinate strategic partnerships aimed at FAFSA completion rates. Manage programs that focus on specialized student groups. Provide targeted support, data management, and awarding processes for retention efforts. Coordinate policies and procedures according to federal, state, and university policies.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Oversee Regional financial aid operations; evaluate and adjust processes to achieve compliance and goals; execute strategies to improve processes, communication, and completion of financial aid requirements.
  • Supervise, direct, and develop regional Financial Aid staff.
  • Administer regional scholarship review and awarding; monitor funds; review student eligibility; compile and distribute scholarship reports; coordinate scholarship awarding to achieve optimum enrollment and student success.
  • Coordinate processing of aid; ensure compliance in verification and financial aid form submissions; ensure department compliance with federal and state guidelines related to student aid programs.
  •  Assist with the design, implementation, and evaluation of financial aid awareness and financial literacy programming.
  • Increase FAFSA completion rates at Miami University and more broadly in Ohio. Create partnerships with OASFAA and other Universities, and external partners.
  • Responsible for working with specialized groups of students, i.e. Miami Access Fellows, Cincinnati Scholars, TEACh, College Promise, Middletown Rising, HamiltonPromise, Say Yes, Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation, College Now Cleveland, Dayton-Montgomery County Scholarship, I Know I Can Founders Scholarship, Evans Scholars
  • Increase and assist with retention efforts by working with students, maintaining data, and awarding microgrants.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree, at least 2 years of experience in financial aid, financial literacy, bursar, or other university-related areas; ORAssociate’s Degree and at least 4 years of experience in financial aid, financial literacy, bursar, or other university-related area; OR 6 years of experience in financial aid, financial literacy or bursar related area.

Preferred Qualifications:

Consideration will be given to candidates with demonstrated knowledge of federal financial aid regulations; 3 years of supervisory experience; and experience with ERP and computer systems. Master's degree; at least 5 years of experience in financial aid, financial literacy, bursar, or related area.

Required Application Documents

Resume and cover letter

Organization

Nationally recognized as one of the country's most outstanding undergraduate institutions, Miami University is a public university located in Oxford, Ohio (35 miles north of Cincinnati), with regional locations in Hamilton, Middletown, and West Chester, Ohio, and the John E. Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg. Miami combines a wide range of strong academic programs with the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions. A liberal education core complements the more specialized studies of the majors.

Along with an impressive number of opportunities to gain practical, hands-on and immersive experiences, Miami is distinguished by a faculty who enjoy teaching and mentoring students. Recognized as a "Public Ivy" by Richard Moll in his 1985 book about America's flagship universities, Miami is consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s best schools for “unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.” This commitment to teaching is demonstrated in the University's record of exceptional retention and graduation rates-which are among highest for NCAA Division I schools. Miami also regularly ranks among the top public doctoral university in the country for study abroad participation by undergraduate students.

Chartered in 1809, Miami is the 10th oldest public university in the nation. Enrollment includes almost 15,000 undergraduates and more than 2,200 graduate students on the Oxford campus, which is lauded for its exceptional beauty. The charming, historic uptown area of Oxford is adjacent to the campus.

Miami offers bachelor degrees in over 100 areas of study and master's degrees in more than 50 areas; the University also offers a number of doctoral degrees.

More information on Miami may be obtained via http://www.miamioh.edu.

Miami University is deeply committed to the success of every member of the community. At Miami, our mission is to empower each student, staff, and faculty member to promote and become engaged citizens who use their acquired knowledge and skills with integrity and compassion to improve the future of the community and the world.

The Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity (OEEO) exists to provide an inclusive, equitable, working, living, and learning environment to members of the Miami University community. OEEO provides members of the university community a place to obtain guidance for providing equal opportunity in personnel matters, and to resolve issues of harassment and discrimination

The Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity (OEEO) ensures that Miami University provides an equitable environment for students, faculty, and staff. This will be achieved with compassion, understanding, and fairness to all parties involved and act as a resource for all members of the university community.

Office of Diversity Affairs is located at 336 Shriver Center 3rd Floor. The Main Office line is (513) 529-6504.

Janine Todd, Program Associate
Mr. Gerald Yearwood, Senior Administrative Director
Dr. Juanita S. Tate, Director of Divisional Initiatives
Demere Woolway, Assistant Director of ODA & Coordinator of GLBTQ Services
Yvania Garcia-Pusateri, M.S., Assistant Director & Coordinator of Diverse Student Development

Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity is located at 219 E. Spring Street Oxford, OH 45056. The Main line is (513) 529-7157.

Kenya Ash, Director, Title IX Coordinator & Section 504/ADA Coordinator
Kristie Marcum, Associate Director
Tandy Hamm, Assistant Director
Janet Fink, Administrative Assistant

For a list of contacts involved in diversity-related efforts, see Diversity Contacts (PDF 229KB).

As part of institutional diversity and inclusion goals, our efforts diligently center on four core areas: recruitment, retention, curriculum and climate. These core areas are addressed through key initiatives that are tailored to faculty, staff, and students and are executed either through programs and support from our office or in collaboration with other university offices, departments, and programs. In addition, we also value relationships with our community partners who also work with us to promote diversity and inclusion at Miami.

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