Careers Job Description
General Description
Located in the South Bronx, Bronx Community College (BCC) is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution and was recently awarded a Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant from the US Department of Education entitled ¡Avanzando! First-Year Success.
¡Avanzando! seeks to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for first-time full-time students by improving their pass rates in gateway math classes, extending evidence-based advisement practices and support, increasing the number of students receiving, retaining, and responsibly using financial aid, and creating high-impact work-based learning experiences for BCC students in in-demand fields.
Reporting to the co-Principal Investigator, the Project Manager will manage the day-to-day Title V project operations across all goal areas and lead the Institutional Management goal area. The Project Manager will supervise the Financial Navigator, Data Coordinator, and Employer Liaison.
Other Duties
- Responsible for the day to day oversight and implementation of the grant.
- Create work plans and timelines.
- Produce grant status reports as requested.
- Lead progress meetings.
- Supervise the work of activity leaders and the financial literacy vendor.
- Manage performance to schedules, milestones, and contract requirements.
- Expend the budget responsibly.
- Ensure contract deliverables and outcomes are met
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of five years’ experience managing complex projects and supervising professional staff.
- Exceptional project management, organization, communications, and planning skills.
- Experience working in higher education is required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with stakeholders.
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, demanding, and complex work environment, with the ability to carry out complex assignments and adapt to changing situations and priorities.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Office of Academic Affairs
Full Time
$65,000.00 - $70,000.00
Mar 30, 2021 (Or Until Filled)