Financial Aid Officer for international students (f/m)

The International Department is looking for a Scholarships and Financial Aid Manager for international students (f/h).  
The position involves three main tasks:  

• Manage the set-up, processing, disbursement and administrative and financial follow-up of financial aid for students on international programs.
• Develop the offer of internal/external scholarships and other means of financing for students on international programs. 
• Ensure administrative and financial follow-up of “tuition fees” for students on international programs.

Duties

Reporting to the department manager

Manage and process requests for financial assistance (internal, French and international)

• Advise and guide applicants on financing options (bank loans, third-party financing) 
• Prepare funding applications (scholarships and student loans): France and abroad; for applicants and students, in liaison with third-party funders, the accounts receivable department and management control 
• Collaborate and coordinate with international study financing partners  
• Design and update the GEM Financial Aid Adviser in collaboration with other 
  GEM 
• Analyze and evaluate scholarship applications (application table and individual evaluation form)  
• Have GEM scholarship applications validated by an internal committee. 
• Monitor students' academic progress/attendance in accordance with scholarship and loan regulations. 
• Design and update internal procedures for processing funding applications.   
• Draw up letters of confirmation of financial aid for partners and students.
• Update contracts, schedules and training agreements in liaison with the Legal Department and the relevant departments.Monitor payment of related funding.
• Implement procedures for processing funding applications.
• Maintain tables/statistics relating to funding awarded. 

Manage student tuition fees for GEM's international programs in conjunction with the accounting department. 

• Follow-up and dunning of P.I. students' tuition fees prior to integration.
• Carry out day-to-day financial management operations 
• Advise students on procedures for applying for visas to study in France. 
• Issue various documents required by students to apply for visas/accommodation
• Manage requests from Campus France and French consulates for visa files. 
• Track cancellations and requests for refunds. 
• Update performance indicators in liaison with the International Programs IT department, the Accounts Receivable department and Management Control. 

Other tasks related to the job

• Liaise with the student integration department on the Paris and Grenoble campuses
• Coordinate with the KOM department to update the “Taught in English” and “Etudes en France” catalogues.