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Georgia Institute of Technology

Student Financial Aid Program Manager (Federal Workstudy Coordinator)

🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Financial Aid 🗓️ October 24th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Georgia Institute of Technology is hiring a Student Financial Aid Program Manager (Federal Workstudy Coordinator). The role is a management position in the Outreach and Client Services unit of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, overseeing federal aid compliance and the Federal Work Study program while supervising assigned staff. It also coordinates outreach and services for student groups such as veterans, first-generation students, and study abroad participants.

Highlights
  • Manage the technical and functional work that keeps the office compliant with Satisfactory Academic Progress standards, including reviewing every aid applicant and recipient each semester.
  • Administer the annual Federal Work Study allocation from the US Department of Education, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and University System of Georgia and Georgia Tech student employment policies, and supervise day-to-day job placements and earnings monitoring.
  • Coordinate outreach and services for special student cohorts, including study or work abroad and foreign study programs, veterans, first-generation initiatives, the EXCEL program for learners with mental disabilities, and degree seekers also taking non-degree or online courses.
  • Prepare reports, analyze unit data, and compile and assess customer service survey results.
  • Oversee the unit's web content and represent it in meetings and presentations with internal departments and external entities.
  • Advise and counsel students and supervise assigned staff as a member of the unit's management team.
  • Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience, plus three to four years of job-related experience.
  • Preferred: student financial aid experience, advising students or managing financial aid programs at an institution of similar size and type, and advanced knowledge of federal student aid programs and regulations.
  • Working knowledge of financial aid management software and query language scripting, along with strong customer service and communication skills and demonstrated management experience.

Student Financial Aid Program Manager (Federal Workstudy Coordinator) Full Description

Job Summary
Provide strategic management of programs, processes and initiatives and serve as a member of the management team of the Outreach and Client Services unit within the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OFSA). This position will interact on a regular basis with: Staff This position typically will advise and counsel: Students and unit staff This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Manage the technical and functional tasks required to ensure that OFSA is in compliance with Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards including but not limited to the review of every aid applicant and recipient every semester.
Job Duty 2 -
Manage the Federal Work Study (FWS) Program annual allocation from the US Department of Education, ensuring compliance with the associated Federal regulations as well as all University System of Georgia and Georgia Tech polices related to student employment; including the supervision of the day to day operations of job placements and award/earnings monitoring.
Job Duty 3 -
Coordinate outreach and services for very special cohorts including but not limited to Study or Work Abroad and/or Foreign Study programs, Veterans, First Generation initiatives, the EXCEL program for learners with mental disabilities, and degree seekers also taking non degree courses and/or our on-line programs.
Job Duty 4 -
Represent the unit in meetings and presentations with both internal departments and/or external entities.
Job Duty 5 -
Prepare reports, and manage and analyze data for the unit.
Job Duty 6 -
Oversee and manage the web content of the unit.
Job Duty 7 -
Compile and assess customer service survey results.
Job Duty 8 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Experience
Three to four years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred Experience
  • One to two years of job related experience
  • Student financial aid experience, advising students and/or managing student financial aid program(s) at an institution of similar size/type
  • This job requires advanced knowledge of federal student aid programs and the rules and regulations governing financial aid

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of federal student aid programs and the rules and regulations governing financial aid. Working knowledge of financial aid management software and query language scripting are essential skills. Excellent customer service and communication skills, attention to detail, the ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and enforce complex rules and regulations, and demonstrated management experience are also required.