Assistant Director, Financial Aid

Assistant Director, Financial Aid

Position Details

Position Title: Assistant Director, Financial Aid

Division/College: Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management

Department: Student Financial Aid

Location: Moscow

Position Overview: This position supports the Senior Associate Director in managing federal aid programs and is responsible for daily operations to ensure program integrity. This role supervises financial aid counselors, leading by example to ensure they follow policies and procedures while maintaining high service standards. The Assistant Director coordinates the awarding, disbursement, and reconciliation of federal, state, and institutional aid, providing timely and accurate processing of student aid records. In addition to advising students and families on financial aid eligibility, loan requirements, and special circumstances, this role applies policies and procedures to efficiently process student financial aid applications. The Assistant Director helps develop and maintain policies and procedures, ensures compliance with regulations, and presents financial aid information. Collaborating with leadership, this role plays a key part in planning and evaluating office activities.

Unit URL: Student Financial Aid Services University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)

Position Qualifications

Required Experience: Two years experience professional work experience

Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Other: None

Additional Preferred: Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree Experience Working in higher education Supervisory experience Experience working with management information systems and software programs Comfortability with technology and working with IT partners to develop, test and launch technical financial aid processes or systems Demonstrated strong organizational skills Ability to act independently, take initiative, build consensus and exercise sound judgement Ability to communicate articulately, work cooperatively and harmoniously with staff and students National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) credentials or Financial Aid Administrator (FAA) Certification

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions: None

Degree Requirement: Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Employee Category: Classified

Pay Range: $27.00 per hour or higher depending upon education and experience

Type of Appointment: Fiscal Year

FTE: 1

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Funding: A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy - No

Posting Date: 06/01/2026

Closing Date: Open Until Filled - Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants: This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before June 15, 2026 will receive priority consideration. Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified. Applicants: Applicants must upload the following documents to their online application and respond to all supplemental questions. 1. Detailed Resume: summarizing your education and related work experience 2. Professional References: names and contact information for 3 professional references 3. Supplemental Questions: responses to supplemental questions will be used to assess applicant qualifications for this position. If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at

Applicant Resources:

Background Check Statement: Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

EEO Statement: The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Resume/CV
2. List of References

Optional Documents

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk ( ).

1. How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
   • Academic Careers
   • Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
   • Chronicle
   • Facebook
   • HigherEd/Academic Impressions
   • Higher Ed Jobs
   • Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
   • Inside Higher Ed
   • LinkedIn
   • Newspaper
   • Other Venue
   • Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
   • University of Idaho Website
   • University of Idaho Daily Register
   • University of Idaho Employee
   • Word of Mouth
   • Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
2. Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department. (Open Ended Question)
3. What is your highest level of completed education?
   • High School Diploma or GED
   • Associates Degree
   • Bachelors Degree
   • Masters Degree
   • PhD
4. Please explain your experience working with management information systems and software programs (Open Ended Question)
5. Preferred Qualification: A preferred qualification is to be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Please describe how you meet this qualification. (Open Ended Question)
6. Do you have National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) credentials or Financial Aid Administrator (FAA) Certification?
   • Yes
   • No
7. Required Qualification: Please describe your two (2) years of professional work experience. (Open Ended Question)
8. Preferred Qualification: Please describe your comfort level working with technology and working with IT partners to develop, test, and launch technical financial aid processes or systems (Open Ended Question)
9. Preferred Qualification: A preferred qualification of this position is strong organizational skills. Please describe how you meet this. (Open Ended Question)
10. Preferred Qualification: Please describe your ability to act independently, take initiative, build consensus and exercise sound judgement. (Open Ended Question)