Job Title: Contract Administration Associate
PVN ID: HC-1610-001427
Category: Administrative Services
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

BACKGROUND

The National Child Trauma Workforce Development Institute (NCTWDI) at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College is dedicated to expanding the trauma-informed workforce by disseminating the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Core Concepts Curriculum (CCC) in higher education systems that train clinical psychologists, child psychiatrists, social workers, licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family counselors. The Contract Administration Associate will be an integral part of the Institute team reporting to the Project Director and providing administrative support to the PI and Project Director with regard to project management and implementation including:1) grant administration; 2) developing and maintaining consultant agreements; 3) cleaning, coding and entering data into databases; 4) invoicing and tracking of expenses; 5) general administrative support; and 6) supporting trainings and arranging travel.

 

 

Other Duties

 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support and assist with all aspects of the Child Trauma Program at Silberman School of Social Work including preparing for student recruitment, interviewing, and start-up activities
  • Assist with obtaining and entering data in grants database
  • Produce reports including grant activity, evaluation, budget reports and other reports as needed
  • Organize and maintain electronic and paper files of grant documents and resources
  • Support PI and Project Director with administrative tasks related to generating grant documents, subcontracts, consultant agreements, local and national meetings/ trainings and arranging travel
  • Assist with the production of materials and logistics for project activities
  • Participate in designated meetings, taking notes and preparing minutes

 

 

Qualifications

 

 

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Past experience with grants, federal experience preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Skilled user of Microsoft Office and experienced working with numbers and in databases
  • Excellent task prioritization, time management and organizational skills including document management, attention to detail and multitasking
  • Ability to work well independently and with a team
  • Professional demeanor, integrity, good judgement, and dependability
  • Experience working in an academic setting preferred

 

Interested applicants must apply online through the RF-CUNY (Research Foundation) website

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
National Child Trauma Workforce Developm
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Dec 06, 2016 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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