Director, Student Financial Management
University of Denver

A national leader in experiential and interdisciplinary legal education, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law is widely regarded as one of the nation's most innovative and ascendant law schools. Located in a beautiful, distinctive, and economically vibrant metropolitan area, the Sturm College of Law offers a full-time JD program, a part-time weekend JD program, a set of pioneering and nationally recognized Master's programs, various dual-degree programs, and a variety of certificate programs (in animal law, constitutional rights and remedies, corporate and commercial law, environmental and natural resources law, intellectual property law, international law, and workplace law). The law school features an outstanding and diverse student body, a community of nationally recognized scholar-teachers, an accomplished and highly professional staff, and roughly 17,000 alumni who have achieved careers of distinction in law, business, government, public interest, and other professional domains.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Management, with an independent reporting line to the Assistant Dean of Business & Operations, the Director of Student Financial Management is responsible for (1) developing annual and multi-year financial aid awarding plans that strategically deploy available scholarship and discount funds, with the goal of recruiting an outstanding and diverse study body, enhancing educational access, and strengthening the return-on-investment on the law school's educational offerings; (2) analyzing and reporting upon enrollment, scholarship and discount awards, persistence, and related trends with the objective of developing robust enrollment management models and advancing sound enrollment management practices; and (3) contributing to efforts in the realms of affordability and financial transparency, including counseling students regarding scholarship opportunities, financing options, and loan repayment.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Management, the Assistant Dean of Business & Operations, and the Executive Director of Development to optimize the deployment of scholarship and discount funds, with the goal of recruiting an outstanding and diverse study body, enhancing educational access, and strengthening the return-on-investment on the law school's educational offerings and with due regard for applicable gift restrictions, University policies, financial aid regulations, and budgetary circumstances;
• Collaborate with the Assistant Dean of Business & Operations to analyze and report upon enrollment, scholarship and discount awards, persistence, and related enrollment trends, with the objective of developing robust enrollment management models and advancing sound enrollment management practices;
• Partner with the Assistant Dean of Business & Operations and the Executive Director of Development to develop a comprehensive understanding of available scholarship agreements, fully leverage their impact, and provide post-award information bearing on donor stewardship;
• Counsel applicants, students, and graduates regarding financial aid and financing options, including student loan repayment and forgiveness plans;
• Collaborate with faculty members to manage the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), which provides funding to selected graduates who work in public service positions, including assisting in the selection of new recipients, renewing ongoing beneficiaries, and processing loan-related correspondence;
• Contribute to the preparation of reports to the law school's accreditor and other outside bodies bearing on student financial management; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong quantitative and analytic skills
• Experience modeling data
• Well-developed oral and written communications skills
• Ability to understand industry trends and translate them into strategic action plans
• Capacity to solve complex problems with creative solutions
• Experience in planning, organizing, and managing processes that bring about the successful completion of specific deliverables
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities while maintaining focus on details and outcomes
• Ability to function in a high-paced, collaborative work environment
• A strong compliance orientation

Required Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year university or college
• Three years of relevant job-related experience
• Strong quantitative and analytic skills
• Experience modeling data

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Coursework in finance and/or business administration
• Experience working in higher education admissions
• Up-to-date understanding of student financial aid policies and developments
• Experience working on high-performing, collaborative teams
• Proven ability to forge mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with Banner system and/or comparable higher educational and/or financial software

Working Environment

1. Standard office environment.
2. Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
3. Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

1. Standard office environment.
2. Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
3. Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

In accordance with the University's flexible work policy, this position is eligible to be considered for partial remote work. Further details regarding this plan will be determined with the hiring manager and are dependent on the division and team specific needs.

Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) October 9, 2024.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is 12.

Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $78,000-$88,000

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non-Discrimination-Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.

Advertised: September 25, 2024
Applications close: October 09, 2024

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