Job Announcement List Title:
Director of Financial Aid, Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, OR

Post Date
1/16/2025

Expiration Date
2/15/2025

Details:
The Director of Financial Aid plays a central strategic role in dismantling systems and barriers for our students to achieve equitable student access and success. This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced problem solver who promotes equity-minded systems reorganization and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements.

Financial Aid Operations

Provides leadership and direction in administering federal and state financial aid programs.
Serves as primary liaison to the US Department of Education\'s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) and manages federal financial aid reporting (e.g., FISAP, E-App updates, IPEDS)
Hires, supervises, and promotes training and professional development of financial aid staff.
Manages, maintains, updates, and troubleshoots financial aid systems processes, including data exchanges with the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., COD, NSLDS) and OSAC, as well as the Federal Pell Grant and Federal Direct Loans.
Reviews FAFSA and ORSAA data to determine applicants’ eligibility for financial aid; sends requests for additional information as needed
Manages the Federal Work-Study program, including posting job announcements and acting as liaison to on-campus and off-campus employers.
Manages financial aid and scholarship awarding and revision processes.
Compliance

Ensuring that the College maintains compliance with all applicable federal law, state law, and any other applicable rules and regulations related to the administration of Financial Aid funds.
Responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring all operational functions within financial aid and for the strategic use of institutional aid in achieving enrollment objectives in accordance with the College\'s strategic plan and overall mission.
Maintains net price calculator.
Performs return of federal funds (R2T4) calculations.
Performs monthly external reconciliation of Federal Pell Grants, Campus-Based funds, and Federal Direct Loans.
Assists with yearly closeout of federal and state financial aid programs.
Reports on Oregon Opportunity Grant and Oregon Promise Grant expenditures (OSAC).
Unit & College Leadership

Supports the creation of and updates to annual financial aid publications (e.g., college catalog, marketing materials).
Serves as a leader or advises campus-wide committees (e.g., Leadership Council, Equity Action Committee, Foundation, etc.)
Use culturally responsive practices to benefit students, employees, and communities with historically marginalized identities.
Dismantle systems and barriers in order to achieve equitable student success.

Qualifications:
What you (preferably) bring….

Ability to analyze, interpret, and implement technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Extensive knowledge of the administration of federal financial aid programs, processes, and regulations.
Team builder with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with students, parents, faculty, college staff, and regulatory entities.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Experience promoting equity-minded and diversely represented communications and materials; experience responding to and understanding the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and employees as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.
Five years of experience working directly related to financial aid, with two years of related management experience.
A master’s degree is preferred for highly qualified candidates.
Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
Minimum Requirements…

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field from an accredited four-year College or university.
Five or more years of direct financial aid experience, including management
Must successfully pass verification through the Federal System for Award Management (SAM).
Commitment to a student-centered learning environment and student success.
Experience managing a third-party processor, such as Global Financial.

Comments:
For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.cgcc.edu/jobs.

Employer:
Columbia Gorge Community College
Contact:
Karly Aparicio

Address:
400 East Scenic Drive

Work Phone:
5415066232

Email:
kaparicio@cgcc.edu

Website:
https://www.cgcc.edu/