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Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Employer
Johns Hopkins University
Location
Maryland, United States
Salary
Not Specified
Date posted
Sep 26, 2017

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Position Type
Administrative, Student Affairs, Financial Aid
Employment Type
Full Time
Classified title: Financial Aid Administrator

Working title: Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MC

Starting Salary Range: $43,011 - $65,000

Employee group: Full-Time

Schedule (hours/days): M-F; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Employee subgroup: Exempt

Department name: Financial Aid

Personnel Area: SAIS

General Description

Founded in 1943 and a Johns Hopkins division since 1950, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins (SAIS) has been educating global leaders for more than 70 years. As a highly selective graduate institution with a distinguished faculty, SAIS consistently ranks as one of the top schools of international relations in the world. SAIS was founded to provide a practical approach to training students in international leadership and foreign relations, and to provide mid-career educational opportunities for those already working in related fields. Today, SAIS offers the MA, MIPP, MAIA, MAIS, MIEF, GPP, and Ph.D. degrees and enrolls 640 full-time students in Washington, D.C., primarily in the school's two-year Master of Arts program. Nearly 40 percent of the students are non-citizens coming from more than 70 countries. About 200 students attend SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy, while about 180 students attend the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in Nanjing, China. To learn more about SAIS, visit www.sais-jhu.edu.

Position Overview

Under the supervision of the Director, the Assistant Director of Financial Aid (ADFA) will serve as the resident expert on the financial aid database and integrated systems. The ADFA counsels and assists current students in resolving financial aid issues and makes determinations regarding financial aid awards and/or eligibility for student employment, in accordance with applicable regulations, statutes and policies. The ADFA counsels both prospective and current students, regarding available financing options, program requirements and loan repayment terms; evaluates applications, performs federally mandated needs analysis to determine eligibility, awards funds and re-evaluates eligibility as required to ensure compliance with program regulations.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:
  • Provide direct support to the Director of Financial Aid, serve as the liaison between the financial aid office and the Information Technology Department at SAIS, and serve as the expert functional user for PowerFAIDS and SIS systems in the financial aid office.
  • Assist the Information Technology Department at SAIS and Mt. Washington campuses with modification and refinement of the computerized data processing system PowerFAIDS.
  • Perform system configurations and update software parameters in the PowerFAIDS database, maintain and troubleshoot daily financial aid processes via the PowerFAIDS database, and train staff as needed on PowerFAIDS processes and functionalities.
  • Counsels students regarding the availability of aid, application procedures, University policies, federal and State regulations, the process of needs analysis and necessary documentation, and the availability of student employment.
  • Reviews applications for financial aid; analyzes financial situations and needs; determines appropriate packaging of aid; adjusts packages to meet changes in student eligibility criteria based on Federal and State regulations and institutional policies.
  • Oversees administration of the Federal Work-Study program, including monitoring expenditures, development and maintenance of budgets, databases and other record-keeping systems.
  • Maintains EDE downloads, printing/importing/exporting ISIR’s, correction of EDE records, disbursements, loan reconciliation and reporting to the Federal Processor.
  • Determines need for and evaluates supporting documentation such as income tax returns, terms of wills and testaments, bankruptcy filings, escrow accounts, social security statements, unemployment and welfare documents, tax assessments to determine effect on financial need.
  • Conducts in-person entrance and exit loan counseling sessions, keeps abreast of all State and federal rules, regulations, and guidelines governing various types of financial aid and ensures compliance in assigned area of responsibility, and prepares reports, as needed; revises forms and prepares informational brochures in designated area of expertise.
  • Responsible for maintenance and development of Financial Aid website - including fellowship announcements, regulatory updates, and revision of forms online, supervises and trains Financial Aid staff, temporary employees and/or student workers, and presents financial aid information at Open House, Student Orientation, and via webinars.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Note: This position posting should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties, as required. The university has the right to revise the position description at any time. This position posting and/or description is not be construed as a contract for employment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required, three years related experience. Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. Experience and familiarity with electronic processes and financial aid databases. Familiarity with federal financial aid regulations and knowledge of US Department of Education processing systems and software.

JHU Equivalency Formula:

30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience.Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu.For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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