Associate Vice President, Financial Aid

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

The Associate Vice President of Financial Aid provides strategic leadership and management in the design and administration of aid programs across the Universitys full enrollment portfolio. This role works closely with University leadership and campus partners to align financial aid policies and practices to institutional priorities while ensuring regulatory compliance data-driven decision-making technology and operations optimization and high-quality student-centered services.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Serve as the universitys financial aid expert providing strategic leadership in a complex regulatory environment while fostering a culture of excellence innovation accountability and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive financial aid strategy aligned with institutional priorities establishing aid philosophy goals and objectives to support enrollment and student success.
• Ensure compliance with all federal state institutional and regulatory requirements governing financial aid programs including oversight of audits reviews corrective actions and policy adherence.
• Direct the administration of financial aid operations including awarding disbursement reconciliation workflow management and the effective use of technology to enhance service efficiency and data-driven decision-making.
• Lead and develop a high-performing financial aid team while promoting exceptional customer service financial literacy programming and student-centered support throughout the financial aid lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• 10 years financial aid experience and
• 7 years years in a management/leadership role

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing frequent keyboard use *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling bending squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

130 S 9th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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