Intermediate Student Financial Aid Specialist

**Athabasca University's Office of the Registraris currently recruiting for the position of Intermediate Student Financial Aid Specialist.**

**_ Please note this is a permanentfull-time (1.0 FTE)position starting : May, 2024._**

**Work Location**

**Position**:
Consistent with the policies of the University and the objectives and priorities of the Office of the Registrar, the incumbent will provide efficient and effective service to AU learners, AU staff and external partners while ensuring the integrity of the AU Student Financial Aid program and related processes are adhered to. Provide assistance to students and prospective students regarding policies, procedures and processes for accessing various Government financial aid programs.

Expected to work with a high degree of confidentiality under mínimal supervision, the incumbent must be able to determine priorities and have excellent time management skills. It is essential to be open to change and to be able to organize a heavy workload.

**Qualifications**:

- A 2-year diploma in administration, finance or business or other applicable designation, supplemented with 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in a post-secondary, administrative, business, or financial environment, or equivalent.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to prioritize and organize varied responsibilities.
- Advanced knowledge and established skill set with MS Word, Excel, and Access.
- Knowledge of a computerized student information system and online files.
- Thorough investigative and problem-solving skills are required.
- The ability to absorb and assimilate diversified information to make quick and independent decisions.

A detailed job description can be viewed at**:Intermediate Student Financial Aid Specialist.**

**About AU**:

- Our Mission: _Athabasca University, Canada's Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide.

**What AU Offers**:
Benefits and Pension eligibility differs based on employee group and **_may_** include:

- Defined Benefits Pension Plan
- Alberta Health Care
- Extended Health Care
- Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Vacation
- Office Closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Discretionary Benefit Fund
- AU Course Allowance
- A Variety of Leaves (e.g., Maternity/Parental/Adoption, Compassionate Care, etc.)
- Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Educational credentials will be verified before an offer of employment is extended. An offer of employment is conditional upon verification of educational credentials.

All educational credentials must be recognized in Canada.
- Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada._