Associate Director, Financial Aid and Admissions - Candler School of Theology

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Description

The Associate Director of Financial Aid and Admissions oversees Candler’s scholarship program, including the administration of approximately $7 million annually from over 180 scholarship accounts and nearly $1 million in external scholarship funds. The Associate Director advises current and prospective students regarding the financial aid process and engages in financial literacy, budget preparation, and debt management conversations with Candler’s student body.

This role involves maintaining student financial records with a priority on confidentiality. The Associate Director works closely with the University’s Office of Financial Aid to award scholarships, assist students in understanding their accounts and bills, and help students secure loans.

The Associate Director prepares the financial aid budget for annual approval, produce statistical reports throughout the academic year, and reconciles accounts at the end of the fiscal year.

Additionally, the Associate Director contributes to the development, implementation, and evaluation of recruitment strategies. This includes administration of the admissions CRM system (Slate), the scholarship awarding platforms (Academic Works and PeopleSoft), and planning of recruitment and yield events across various formats (on-campus, off-campus, and online).

This role also plays a critical part in stewardship, ensuring scholarship donors are matched with recipients according to specifications and that proper communications, such as letters of thanks, are managed. The Associate Director will work closely with the Advancement Office and other departments to manage this process.

The Associate Director reports to the Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and works collaboratively with the Dean, Chief Business Officer, and other key stakeholders across Candler and Emory University.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees the Candler School of Theology (CST) scholarship program, including the strategy development, implementation, and administration of internal and external scholarship funds.
• Awards financial aid within appropriate guidelines and regulations.
• Responsible for the school's financial aid budget working in conjunction with the Associate Dean, Dean and Chief Business Officer.
• Oversees and administers student loan program.
• Advises current and prospective students and parents on matters relating to the financial aid process, eligibility requirements, and the application and award process.
• Develops and conducts financial literacy training and debt management conversations with students, facilitating both educational seminars and one-on-one sessions.
• Serves as liaison to University financial aid office. Participates in student recruitment and implementation and evaluation of certain assigned recruitment territories.
• Plans, implements and attends recruiting events.
• Serves as ex-officio member of Admissions, Scholarship and Honors Committee at Candler.
• Oversees implementation and ongoing assessment of the Candler Admissions Client Relationship Management (CRM) software.
• Responsible for keeping web content current on Candler's website related to financial aid.
• May have supervisory responsibilities.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and three years of financial aid, admissions and technical software support experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Strong preference for experience with state and/or university scholarship programs, and associated compliance, policies and procedures.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience and aptitude in management and analysis of numerical data.
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and relevant financial aid systems (Slate CRM, Academic Works, PeopleSoft, and COMPASS preferred).

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.  Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

Additional Details

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