Financial Aid Project Coordinator

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Job Summary

A Brief Overview

This position will support the Award Revision Project and the associate stakeholders by handling administrative duties tracking daily tasks maintaining documentation and facilitating communication across the different stakeholders. In addition to these tasks the incumbent will support Financial Aid and Awards to update and develop new business processes assist with the implementation of continuous improvement activities and modernize file organization.

This position acts as the first point of contact and coordinates activities for senior staff in the department and/or unit including arranging meetings preparing correspondence minute taking and meeting logistics. This position reviews reports and disseminates information to stakeholders and senior staff. This position coordinates central activities within the department and/or unit and monitors and followsup with staff to confirm activity progression. This position also prepares and generates financial reports for the department and/or unit.

Job Description

What you will do

• Acts as the first point of contact for the department and frontline resource and contact person for senior staff.


• Coordinates activities for senior staff in the department and/or unit including arranging meetings preparing correspondence minute taking and meeting logistics.


• Reviews reports and disseminates information to stakeholders and senior staff. Prepares and distributes correspondence documents and/or reports and maintains files.


• Plans and coordinates meetings prepares materials and records and distributes minutes.


• Coordinates central activities within the department and/or unit. Monitors and followsup with staff to confirm activity progression.


• Performs general accounting and bookkeeping duties including accounts payable accounts receivable and expense reimbursements.


• Prepares and generates financial reports for the department and/or unit.
• Coordinates schedules of senior staff determines relative priorities to ensure urgent/sensitive matters receive immediate attention.


• Creates and/or maintains a variety of databases. Performs analysis and prepares reports and statistics.


• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

• Threeyear Community College Diploma or ThreeYear Bachelor Degree or equivalent.
• in office administration preferred.


• in legal administration preferred.

• More than 3 years and up to and including 5 years of experience.
• Experience with providing administrative support considered an asset (e.g. document editing proofing formatting and production data entry scheduling/coordinating meetings and/or travel arrangements receiving/relaying messages etc..

• Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.


• Provide consultation and advice on nonstraightforward and/or complex issues.
  


• Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.


• Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
  


• Build relationships trust and credibility.
  


• Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees work study students and/or volunteers to see commitments through to completion.


• Contribute to setting work priorities and direction supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.


• Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.


• Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.


• Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.


• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.


• Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.


• Research equity diversity accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidencebased planning.


• Commitment to principles of equity diversity accessibility inclusion Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queens is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women visible minorities Aboriginal Peoples persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at .