Job Title: Technology Career Coach, TTP-R
PVN ID: BM-2504-006788
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Technology Career Coach, TTP-R 

The Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS) at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) seeks a Career Coach to provide support to BMCC's TTP-R students and equip them with the technical and professional skills they need to land tech jobs. The Career Coach is an individual who is personable, efficient and has the drive to help our students in maintaining success throughout the program and reach their first job career goals.  

About the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline (TTP) 

TTP is a public-private partnership, launched by the Office of the Mayor in 2014 to support the growth of the NYC tech sector and prepare New Yorkers across the five boroughs for 21st-century jobs. The Tech Talent Pipeline works with public and private partners to define employer needs, develop and test training and education solutions, and scale solutions throughout the City, delivering quality talent for the City’s businesses and quality jobs for New Yorkers. 

Duties Include: 

  • Provide direct support (1:1 coaching) to students by supporting their connection to full employment and internship opportunities 
  • Review student portfolios, resumes, LinkedIn, and GitHub profiles to gauge employment readiness. Also, leads in the logistics and collaboration with Photographer (professional headshots) or Videographer (B-Roll, Testimonials, etc). 
  • Conduct 1:1 mock behavioral interviewing and support the academic advisor with the technical interview 
  • Support students in identifying potential barriers and creating action plans to achieve students’ goals 
  • Identify behavioral or personal patterns that impact students’ progress and persistence. Refer students to supportive services and resources accordingly 
  • Develop students’ overall professional skills, as well as coach them toward specific job opportunities
  • Build a student assessment database, which will be used to assess students’ professional skills, technical skills and job search preparedness at several points throughout the academic year — at minimum successful program execution shall require an initial, mid-point, and final assessment during the program period (possibly via AirTable) 
  • Provide regular updates on student technical and professional assessments. Guide students through assessments and create an individualized career plan 
  • Recruit volunteers and mentors to participate in employer-friendly programs activities such as panels, students mentoring and events
  • Deliver professional and soft skills workshops before, during and after the program, and support the Academic Advisor in delivering workshops on topics including opportunity in the Tech industry, career pathways, technical resume writing, GitHub and technical interviewing 
  • Connect students to informational interviews with industry volunteers and mentors 
  • Proactively engage industry professionals to support the CUNY 2X @ BMCC program and its job placement goals 
  • Support all students who are ready for employment. Source and and match students to full-time and internship opportunities 
  • Build a growing roster of internships and full-time employment opportunities for program graduates as web developers and software engineers 
  • Collaborate with the Career Development Center at BMCC to design and compile a student career advisory planning system and sustain best practices 

Other Duties

  • Meet with experienced Tech Recruiter(s) or Tech Hiring Manager(s) to review/draft an effective tech-specific resume template to be used by the cohort 
  • Meet with an experienced Tech Recruiter(s) or Tech Hiring Manager(s) to review/draft an effective tech-specific cover letter template to be used by the cohort 
  • Guide the students on deep-dive career topics such as: key differences between QA and QE roles, introducing non-technical versus technical roles within tech, how Hiring Managers generally rank the category of side projects, IC roles versus management roles, etc 
  • Partner with panelists to discuss their work experiences or career journeys in panels or fireside chats, etc 
  • Partner with stakeholder organizations for third-party support to the cohort 
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Competencies: 

  • Bachelor’s degree  
  • 2-4 Years’ experience doing campus or entry-level recruitment for tech roles at a corporation, working or volunteering in a coaching/mentoring role with tech learners at a college institution or tech bootcamp 
  • Comfortable with employer outreach business development and partnership building 
  • Commitment to exploring the NYC tech ecosystem including understanding of engineering roles, hiring processes and access to the tech industry alongside students

Preferred Competencies: 

  • Previous familiarity with academic advisement, particularly in STEM fields
  • Experience working at a College Institution (full or part time) 
  • Previous professional experience in a tech field, preferably within or adjacent to NYC tech companies

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Computer Information Systems
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$70,000.00 - $75,000.00
Closing Date
Jun 04, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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