Director of Student Financial Services Position Available In Kennebec, Maine

Director of Student Financial Services
Colby College
in Waterville, ME

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Full-Time

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04/29/2025

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Financial Aid Job Number:

R0005559

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Office of CFO Operations and Chief of Staff Job Summary:

Colby College invites applications and nominations for the role of Senior Director of Student Financial Services. The Senior Director will supervise a team of financial aid and student accounts professionals dedicated to providing high-quality student-centered service. Colby, a highly selective institution, enrolls over 2,400 undergraduate students from over forty-five states and sixty countries, and is committed to meeting 100 percent of a student’s demonstrated financial aid need, determined by using both the CSS Profile for Institutional Methodology (IM) and the FAFSA for Federal Methodology (FM).

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https://nessearches.com/sdsfs-colby/ Compensation and Benefits Compensation for the Senior Director for Student Financial Services will be competitive and based on the skills and experience of the selected candidate; consult with the NES search team for insights. This position is a full-time, on campus role, with flexibility. Colby employees enjoy a rewarding career with broad opportunities for continuing education and enrichment, health and wellness facilities and programming, generous benefits including dependent tuition (at any accredited college), and college-wide holiday time off during the Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks in addition to paid time off. Learn more about Colby College Benefits. To Apply NES, a higher education search firm specializing in enrollment management searches, is assisting Colby College in seeking the Senior Director for Student Financial Services. For more information, or to nominate someone for this position, contact Robin Reynders (robin.reynders@nessearches.com) or Catherine Capolupo (catherine.capolupo@nessearches.com). All conversations will remain confidential unless otherwise stated and agreed. Interested candidates should submit a resume and a letter of interest describing their unique qualifications for this role. Candidates should also provide the names and contact information of at least five professional references. For confidentiality, references will not be contacted without permission. For best consideration, all application materials should be submitted electronically to colby@nessearches.com by May 27, 2025. The preferred start date for the new Senior Director of Student Financial Services will be in the late summer of 2025. Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes employment decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. Colby College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or veteran’s status in employment or in our educational programs. Colby is an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and encourages applications from qualified persons of color, women, persons with disabilities, military veterans and members of other under-represented groups. Colby complies with Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in an institution’s education programs and activities. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to Colby’s Title IX coordinator or to the federal Office of Civil Rights. For more information about the College, please visit our website: www.colby.edu.
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