Admissions and Financial Aid Officer at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Harvard University


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Admissions and Financial Aid Officer
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
52804BR

Job Summary

Independently perform a variety of financial aid activities including reviewing and evaluating financial information submitted by applicants to determine aid award in accordance with established federal and university standards and guidelines.

Job-Specific Responsibilities

Financial Aid Responsibilities:

• Calculate financial aid awards for entering and returning students, reviewing submitted forms and taxes to summarize financial circumstances and evaluate financial need using federal and institutional guidelines and methodologies
• Support a caseload of current students (typically 450), counseling families via in-person meetings, phone, and email about financing options; reviews, prepares, and presents requests for reconsideration to the Financial Aid Committee
• Serve as a Financial Aid Officer of the Day, answering questions about financial aid via email and phone for current Harvard students and parents

Admissions Responsibilities:

• Provide information and advice about Harvard College, generally, and about its admissions procedures specifically, through information sessions conducted both in Cambridge and elsewhere. Travel may be undertaken independently or as joint travel with other institutions.
• Conduct interviews of prospective and current applicants.
• Read and evaluate admissions applications from assigned geographical regions (approximately 800 cases in recent years). Apply discretion and independent judgment in deciding which qualified students should be presented to the committee for possible admission.
• Handle correspondence, email and telephone contact from prospective students, applicants, parents, secondary school administrators and the general public in assigned geographical regions.
• Develop and nurture relationships with alumni/ae interviewers. Devise regional interview process procedure; plan and run alumni/ae interviewing workshops in assigned geographical areas. Train and guide alumni/ae on how to conduct successful applicant interviews.

Typical Core Duties

• Evaluate and analyze financial information submitted by applicants, ensuring data is accurate and compliant, and process awards
• Conduct needs analysis and prepare financial aid awards for students, review appeals for applicants requesting additional financial assistance
• Counsel prospective and current students, and families, on financial planning and financial assistance
• Responsible for event preparation and presentations such as entrance and exit counseling sessions, budgeting and debt workshops, admissions open houses, student orientation
• Prepare analysis and projection of financial aid funds

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant work experience

Working Conditions

• Work is typically performed in an office setting, but may be remote, as directed by FAS.
• Travel and night/weekend work may be required.

Job Function
Faculty & Student Services

Sub Unit
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Location
USA - MA - Cambridge

Department
Harvard College Admissions and Financial Aid

Time Status
Full-time

Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Salary Grade
056

Pre-Employment Screening
Criminal, Education, Identity