Consulting Opportunity: Financial Aid Directors

Blue Icon is seeking experienced financial aid directors to join our roster of consultants to fill interim director/leadership engagements. Interim staffing opportunities may be part- or full-time for the length of the engagement and may include remote and/or on-site work. Must be available for a minimum of 20 hours per week (onsite or remote) to support processing, leadership, and systems assistance. 

Qualifications, as demonstrated by application materials

• 10 years of Title IV financial aid administration experience with 5 years at the director level.
• Self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses in your leadership skills and style.
• Ability to lead in diverse working environments.
• Ability to work in complex organizations, both independently and as a collaborative team member.
• Strong personnel management and relationship skills, up, down, and across the organization.
• Proficiency with one or more major software system (e.g. PeopleSoft^®, Banner^®, Colleague^®, PowerFAIDS^®).
• Commitment to provide exceptional customer service.
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of institutional fund management for leveraging aid.
• Experience with institutional methodology.
• Experience with annual audit or federal program review.
• Familiarity and experience completing federal reporting requirements such as FISAP, IPEDS, HEERF quarterly and annual reports.
• Effective communicator with financial aid training experience.
• Certified Financial Aid Administrator (FAAC^®).
• NASFAA credentialed.

Time Commitment

As a consultant, you would be presented with a rough timeline, rate of pay, and project deliverables so you can make an informed decision to accept or decline a project based on your time and availability. 

Pay

We start every consultant at the same competitive hourly rate, which is paid bi-weekly. Consultants who lead teams of other consultants on larger projects may receive a higher hourly rate. 

If you're interested in joining Blue Icon as a consultant, please complete the ONLINE APPLICATION today. Send questions about the application process to BLUE ICON.

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