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University of Houston · 21 hours ago

Assistant Director- Student Financial Aid- NCAA Athletics Compliance

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$57K/yr - $65K/yr

3+ years exp

The University of Houston is seeking an Assistant Director for Student Financial Aid with a focus on NCAA Athletics Compliance. This role involves administering financial aid functions, overseeing departmental services, ensuring compliance with regulations, and liaising with various stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Oversees and coordinates departmental services and procedures related to the processing of student scholarships and financial aid, ensuring compliance with appropriate laws, rules and regulations

Directs activities and supervises professional and support staff, sets priorities and reassigns duties for special projects

Ensures timely and efficient delivery of services; oversees quality control, compliance and system integrity for the unit

Trains staff on guidelines, policies, procedures and general departmental functions

Participates on the Scholarships and Financial Aid Management Team; assists in the planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of departmental processes, activities and other functions

Prepares the schedule of activities and maintains an operations calendar for the unit

Acts as the liaison between Scholarships and Financial Aid and related internal departments and external entities

Counsels students, prospective students and their families regarding services provided

Assists the department in filing all necessary reports

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Assists with developing, implementing, and overseeing athletics financial aid program to ensure compliance with all University, Conference and NCAA rules and regulations governing the intercollegiate athletics operations

Serve as the primary liaison to all sports regarding NCAA Bylaw 15

Monitor financial aid limitations for both teams and individuals pursuant to NCAA rules and regulations

Stay up to date on current trends and legislation in the industry and communicate this information to the appropriate constituents

Assist with regular review and updating of policies and procedures to align legislative updates, industry expectations, and university standards with workable athletic department best practices

Assist with filing of waivers, violations, and other necessary reports associated with Bylaw - -Assist with NCAA and Conference reporting as required

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

NCAA complianceFinancial aid advisingPolicy developmentStaff trainingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline

Basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline

Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed

Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience

Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience

Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education