Job Title: Project Director
PVN ID: BK-1708-002042
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: BROOKLYN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Project Director (full-time)

The Brooklyn College Educational Talent Search Program (BCETSP) is a federally-funded grant under the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO. The focus of our grant is to provide disadvantaged students in partnering Brooklyn target schools with academic, counseling, career, and financial literacy services in order to achieve the goal of college enrollment.  The Project Director will administer and supervise the day-to-day operations of the project, including program organization, administration, supervision of staff, and fiscal management.

Report To: Principal Investigator

All applicants must submit a coverletter and resume in order to be considered for this position.

 

 

 

Other Duties

  1. Oversee planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of all program components
  2. Establish and maintain positive relations and articulation with the heads of target area facilities, i.e. principals, college advisers and directors of community agencies
  3. Plan and participate in trips, presentations, and other activities
  4. Provide direct counseling services to participants and their parents, both in academic needs and financial literacy
  5. Monitor the Talent Search budget and make budgetary decisions
  6. Assess and approve potential participants’ applications and income eligibility
  7. Assist the Supervisory Director/Principal Investigator to recruit, hire, train, supervise and evaluate staff
  8. Advise and update the Supervisory Director /Principal Investigator on program affairs
  9. Inform the community about the goals and services of Talent Search
  10. Oversee staff production public information materials (newsletter, brochures, and flyers) and disseminate to students, parents, schools, and CBO
  11. Establish and maintain positive relations with staff, participants, target area schools, postsecondary institutions and community agencies
  12. Maintain administrative project records as required by EGDAR
  13. Research and prepare reports for USDOE and Research Foundation of CUNY
  14. Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops appropriate to furthering the goals of the program
  15. Solicit funding and other resources unattainable through the US Department of Education with the approval of the Program Officer and Principal Investigator

Qualifications

  • A Master's Degree is required in administration, counseling, education or a related field; persons with unusually pertinent experience, and actively involved in working toward an advanced degree may be considered
  • 3 years experience in program development, fiscal management and administration, and supervision
  • Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
  • Experience working in a secondary, postsecondary or education-related institution
  • Experience in individual and group counseling
  • Ability to relate to, and establish rapport with, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, especially students in the target area schoolsDemonstrated knowledge and understanding of the target area youths, low-income individuals and students traditionally underrepresented in higher education
  • A demonstrated commitment to increasing the number of traditionally underrepresented students enrolled in postsecondary institutions
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Proficient knowledge of PC and Windows Applications (e.g.: Word, Excel, Power Point)

 

All applicants must submit a coverletter and resume in order to be considered for this position.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Educational Talent Search, TRIO
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$52,000.00 - $55,332.00
Closing Date
Dec 04, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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