Regional Director – Financial Aid

Responsibilities

• The Regional Director of Financial Aid is the driving force behind the daily operations of Financial Aid (FA)
• Responsible for overseeing policy interpretation, procedures, and regulatory guidance while managing a team of Financial Aid Officers and support staff
• Develop and implement short- and long-term strategies and goals focused on student retention and experience
• Lead impactful projects and identify opportunities for organizational improvement
• Ensure transparency and partnership across departments in all initiatives, particularly with quality assurance
• Partner with campus leadership and staff to ensure alignment on financial aid strategies
• Identify, hire, and retain top talent
• Ensure operational efficiency while providing mentorship, professional development, and coaching
• Oversee initial approval for VA benefits for all assigned campus locations, timely certification of all VA benefits, and School Certifying Official (SCO) annual training
• Analyze team data and metrics to facilitate changes that meet organizational goals

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of Title IV aid administration experience
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Financial Aid, including at least 4 years leading a team of Financial Aid professionals
• High degree of professionalism and discretion dealing with confidential information
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to drive execution of tasks and change within an organization
• Ability to travel out-of-state up to 5 times per year
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Title IV aid administration
• financial aid strategy development
• data analysis
• regulatory guidance
• operational efficiency
• project management
• team leadership
• mentorship
• professional development
• certification of VA benefits

Soft Skills

• professionalism
• discretion
• verbal communication
• written communication
• organizational improvement
• collaboration
• talent retention
• coachingexecution of tasks
• change management

Industry Keywords

• Financial Aid
• VA benefits
• School Certifying Official (SCO)
• student retention
• quality assurance
• campus leadership
• confidential information
• organizational goals
• financial aid officers
• accredited college or university