Careers Job Description
General Description
Baruch College is a place of opportunity and exploration where students, faculty, and staff transform their futures, their professions, and their communities. In the heart of New York City, our diverse and inclusive community is driven by learning, innovative knowledge creation, and intellectual discovery for local and global impact. Baruch consistently ranks among the nation’s top-rated and most diverse institutions of higher education, with alumni in business, public service, science, and the humanities earning accolades around the world. It is an exemplar of upward mobility where students, faculty, and staff from all corners of the globe transform their futures, their professions, and their communities.
Baruch College has been awarded a Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve student success through improved enrollment strategies, new student experiences, gateway courses, tutoring services, and data-informed decision making. The Peer Mentor Coordinator will oversee and manage a centralized peer mentor training program that prepares students to serve in mentorship programs across campus. The Coordinator will be responsible for planning trainings, coordinating facilitators, and ensuring that peer mentors receive quality training before and during their work with new first year and transfer students. The Title V grant funds this position for at least five years.
Other Duties
- Collaborate with mentoring programs across the college to ensure all student mentors have the necessary competencies for successful peer support.
- Develop and manage a centralized peer coaching training program using NASPA’s Certified Peer Educator curriculum and additional resources.
- Monitor and assess the effectiveness of mentoring practices to ensure consistent and high-quality mentoring across the institution.
- Manage a peer ambassador program that pairs Baruch students with prospective transfer students at regional community colleges.
- Foster a community of well-trained, effective mentors that can positively influence the transition and academic success of students at Baruch.
- Maintain records of peer mentor trainings, and ensure mentors receive updated training as needed.
- Support mentor onboarding, process stipends, and handle other administrative tasks related to mentor management and office operations.
- Assist with the planning and execution of new student programs including orientation, convocation, and welcome events.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, or related field (Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration or related field preferred).
- Minimum of one year of experience in program management, particularly in an educational or mentoring setting.
- Strong understanding of NASPA’s Certified Peer Educator curriculum or similar training methodologies.
- Familiarity with CUNY administrative technologies including CUNYfirst, ePAF, Brightspace, Qualtrics, and Transfer Explorer (T-Rex).
- Proven ability to recruit, train, and manage peer mentors or coaches.
- Prior experience working directly with transfer students to support academic success and social adjustment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
- Proficiency in maintaining accurate records and managing administrative tasks.
- Must be well versed in Office 365 software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Sharepoint) and Zoom.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
$65,000.00 - $72,000.00
Nov 20, 2024 (Or Until Filled)