Job Title: Financial Literacy and Peer Mentor Coordinator
PVN ID: BX-2112-004443
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: BRONX C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Located in the South Bronx, Bronx Community College (BCC) is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution that 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 First Year Program Associate Director, the Financial Literacy and Peer Mentor Coordinator will lead the activities of the Fiscal Stability goal area for this project. Duties include:

Other Duties

  • Coordinate, recruit, train, and supervise peer mentors.
  • Liaise with the Business Department and the First Year Program to train Peer Mentors on the financial literacy curriculum.
  • Work collaboratively with the offices of Financial Aid, Admissions, and Bursar and the project team to create a communication plan and training schedule regarding financial aid and financial literacy topics to be included within academic advisement.
  • Coordinate and help to promote the financial literacy workshops for students across a broad range of financial topics each year.
  • Coordinate 1-on-1 and/or small group student financial education and coaching sessions
  • Coordinate Peer Mentor visits to the First-Year Seminar classes.
  • Collaborate with the Office of Financial Aid to promote and support month-long March Madness and Octoberfest FAFSA Completion events.
  • Liaise with Office of Financial Aid and the Title V Data Coordinator to gather data regarding FAFSA, TAP, and Verification completion for distribution to advising units for intervention.
  • Create Financial Aid FAQs.

Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree is required.
  • Previous experience serving as a peer mentor or experience coordinating peer mentor programs is required
  • Experience working with faculty and academic advisors is preferred
  • Familiarity with basic financial aid and finance education is preferred
  • Proficiency with spreadsheets, Microsoft teams, and using online tools.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team, within the department and with faculty and other administrators.

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
Office of Academic Affairs
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$50,000.00 - $54,000.00
Closing Date
Feb 15, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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