Job Title: CUNY2x Campus Specialist
PVN ID: HC-1801-002280
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: HUNTER COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Hunter College, located in the heart of Manhattan, is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY). Founded in 1870, it is also one of the oldest public colleges in the country. More than 23,000 students currently attend Hunter, pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 170 areas of study. Hunter's student body is as diverse as New York City itself. For more than 140 years, Hunter has provided educational opportunities for women and minorities, and today, students from every walk of life and every corner of the world attend Hunter.

Providing students with outstanding preparation for both employment and future graduate study, Hunter’s Computer Science Department expects students to construct creative solutions to challenging problems in a variety of contexts. Our diverse faculty members work closely with students in an open and collegial atmosphere. Our curriculum focuses on hands-on programming skills as well as the mathematics of computer science.

 

Hunter College seeks a dynamic and organized academic leader to run Hunter College’s CUNY 2x Tech initiative—a comprehensive investment in the instruction, advising, and experience that are essential to prepare New Yorkers for 21st century jobs. The CUNY 2x Campus Specialist will oversee the initiative at Hunter College and ensure its successful execution, reporting, and coordination among partners. The position is viable for the duration of the grant. The Campus Specialist reports directly to the Office of the Provost. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Collaborate with the Computer Science Department to ensure successful onboarding and integration of new faculty;
  • Support the Practitioner(s) in Residence.
  • Contribute to and oversee the develop of an Advising Network;
  • Create a system of program data collection and analyses;
  • Working with the Program Manager and other partners, build the Technology Talent Pipeline internship program at Hunter;
  • Support the Pre-Business Advising Coordinator in development and delivery of industry-led career workshops and co-curricular activities;
  • Collaborating with the Provost’s Office, devise systems to support sustainability of new initiatives;
  • Working with partners, develop, support, and coordinate a communications plan;
  • Coordinate and verify completion of all reporting requirements;
  • Provide regular reports on project progress to the Provost’s Office, and comply with partner requests for information.

Other Duties

Qualifications

The successful candidate will demonstrate ability to work effectively with multiple units across the campus and the ability to partner with the leadership and faculty in the Computer Science department. Superior communication and organizational skills are essential.

Bachelor’s Degree Required.

A preferred candidate should have:

  • A Master’s degree in tech-related field;
  • 5 or more years of administrative or planning experience, preferably in Higher Education or a tech-related field;
  • Superior organizational and planning skills;
  • Demonstrated leadership ability;
  • Familiarity with budgeting and related software tools;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong attention to details;
  • Proficiency in using software programs/applications, including Microsoft Office Suite.

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
Provost
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$100,000.00 - $115,000.00
Closing Date
Feb 23, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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