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DePaul University

Job Identification: 593
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Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Student Services

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul compassionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. We seek to hire collaborative, open-minded, and dedicated professionals who are committed to advancing our university mission to making education accessible to all, with special attention to including underserved and underrepresented communities. Successful candidates thrive in an environment where ideas and perspectives representing a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences are welcome and supported.

The Highlights
Reporting to the Associate Director of Scholarship, the Graduate/Professional Scholarship Coordinator, as part of the OFA Scholarship team is responsible for coordinating, awarding and reconciling graduate scholarships, discounts and veterans benefits. This includes counseling students, advising staff on the complexities of these programs, and the review process to ensure accurate posting of Veteran awards benefits received by DPU (in excess of $7mm).

This position will work closely with the Corporate and Employer Outreach, Student Accounts, and Office of Veteran's Affairs as well as graduate admissions and college offices to assist in program implementation and award processing. This position is responsible for incorporating new regulations and for consulting with other Financial Aid teams to ensure efficient delivery of Financial Aid funds to students.

Is This You?

• Facilitates the awarding and reconciliation of discount programs and institutional, endowed, and external scholarship funds by applying extensive institutional knowledge and directly advising the relevant stakeholders, such as current and prospective students, or, interfacing with scholarship donors, agencies, or foundations, or, coordinating with internal university financial aid office for the graduate and professional level programs. Analyzes financial aid appeals, considering changing and/or extenuating circumstances of the students, and resolve appeals that balance individual-level student outcomes with group and organizational-level university institutional financial aid budgets. Apply knowledge of complex federal Department of Education Financial Aid eligibility rules to determine necessary follow-up if any, to resolve conflicting data, recalculate, and complete processing and awarding of students' financial aid disbursement packages.
  
  Works with Development Office professionals, College Deans, and their administrative teams in the graduate and professional levels to award appropriately, monitor, and report the expenditure of institutional scholarship funds.
  
  Incorporate new graduate and professional programs, initiatives, and regulations into processes as needed. Participate in process review and improvement as new initiatives are implemented. Create and update student communications regarding graduate and veterans aid programs.
  
• Consult and coordinate effective delivery of FA funds to students and their families through OFA Student Service liaisons or as needed, consult directly with students and their families.
  
  Process VA Post 9-11 GI Bill funds in compliance with all regulations governing this program. Award federal, state and/or institutional aid to all veteran students, utilizing knowledge of federal, state, and institutional financial aid rules and regulations to calculate, package, repackage, and/or revise awards as necessary.
  
• Contributes to the professional development of Office of Financial Aid staff regarding scholarship awarding, via informal knowledge transfer and formal training.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Your Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
  
• Knowledge of student aid programs and student processes required.
  
• Capacity to embrace change and willingness to be flexible in work hours.
  
• Capacity to work independently, effectively, and under pressure during peak processing.
  
• Demonstrated communication skills, analytical skills and attention to detail.
  

Preferred Requirements

• Preferred: A minimum of three years of professional with scholarships and/or student financial aid programs.

Financial Responsibilities

• Participation in administration of individual scholarship and discount programs: aggregate dollars of programs involved exceed $40 million dollars annually

Additional Information
For consideration, please include a resume and cover letter.

Perks:

• Working for a stable and well-known University that values diversity and inclusion.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
• Matching retirement plan up to 10%.
• Tuition waivers for employees and dependents!
• Full-Time Benefits
• Part-Time Benefits

Required Background Check:
Employment at DePaul University is contingent on passing a background check. Only final candidates who are extended an offer of employment will undergo a background check.

Required COVID-19 Vaccination:
Employment at DePaul University is contingent upon receiving all recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, including the booster, or having a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated. To request a religious or medical exemption, please email [email protected]

Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse & Neglect:
Upon accepting an offer of employment with the university, you will also be required to sign an Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status at the time of hire. A mandated reporter is required to make a report to the Illinois DCFS Hotline whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child known to them in their professional or official capacity may be abused or neglected. For more information, please visit the following pages:

Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)
Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act

Title IX Contact Information
Federal Title IX policy requires that all colleges and universities make known the contact information for the person responsible for coordinating its efforts to comply with Title IX responsibilities. The Title IX Office is on the Lincoln Park campus on the 3rd floor of the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue. The Title IX Office can be reached at 312-362-8970 or [email protected]

DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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