Student Money Management Coordinator

The Student Money Management Coordinator is responsible for the overall management and delivery of financial literacy programming and education to promote and support students’ financial wellness. The incumbent will implement educational programs and activities targeting a diverse student audience and across a broad range of personal financial management topics, including but not limited to budgeting, savings, credit, debt, retirement, and investment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of an engaging outreach program to reach the future and current students and their parents, both internal and external of the UTA campus.
• Manage the development and execution of a campus-wide financial literacy awareness and promotion campaigns including a robust social media campaign leveraging traditional social media outlets.
• Responsible for hiring, training, scheduling, and managing Peer Mentors.
• Ensure the Peer Mentors are enrolled in and successfully complete their Financial Certification.
• Responsible for the scheduling and presenting in 30-50 annual New Maverick Orientations for both the Student Money Management Center SMMC and the Office of Student Accounts and approximately 250 MAVS 1000 classroom presentations.
• Responsible for scheduling and supervising the Peer Mentor team at 30 annual Resource fairs for both the SMMC and Office of Student Accounts.
• Responsible for one-on-one student appointments, both facilitating their own appointments and helping to prepare the Peer Mentor team for their appointments and supervising the appointments.
• Supervise and manage flow of the SMMC and Office of Student Accounts lobby.
• Act as the Assistant Director in her absence, representing both SMMC and Office of Student Accounts while in the office and out on the campus. This will include using discretion and independent decision making in navigating complex student issues with logical outcomes that are within university policy while helping our student population reach their educational goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three (3) years experience in Higher Education.
• Experience in customer service in banking/bursar/financial institutions.
• Experience supervising and leading staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificate in Financial Literacy and/or financial counseling.
• At least five (5) years working in Higher Education.
• Experience providing customer service in banking/bursar/financial institutions.
• Experience with public speaking to large audiences.
• Experience designing, planning, and implementing large-scale educational or social programs and activities for various post-secondary audiences.
• Experience managing content on social media and web platforms.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Detailed-orientated and able to multi-task.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher.
• Familiarity with evaluation and assessment methodology and tools as well as comfort working with and interpreting related data.

Other Requirements

• The physical environment requires employee to work both inside and outside.

Special Conditions for Eligibility

• CBC Requirement: It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington to conduct a criminal background check on any applicant who is under final consideration for employment with the University.

University Information

The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas. Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.

ADA Accommodations

The University of Texas at Arlington is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to 817-272-5554 or email [email protected].