Careers Job Description
General Description
We invite you to join our team of professionals who enjoy and are dedicated to student academic excellence.
Division Overview
The Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development (CEWD) at Hostos Community College offers educational, career, and personal development opportunities designed to address the needs of the Bronx and neighboring communities such as Upper Manhattan. We offer non-credit courses and certificate programs.
Position Overview
Under the supervisor of the Senior Director of Operations, the Program Assistant will carry out a broad range of responsibilities related to institutionalizing Hostos’ role as a premiere community resource for educating and developing a workforce that is responsive to the changing demands of the job market and the prevailing economic outlook. The Program Assistant will maintain and manage the invoicing process and work in collaboration with other team members to quickly process student stipends for various grant projects.
Hours: 10 hours per week, remote (subject to change)
Other Duties
Primary Responsibilities
- Process invoices, and purchase orders, including MetroCards
- Organize and maintain the student stipend process
- Enter data into databases and spreadsheets
- Other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Core Competencies
Ability to:
- Work in a team, as well as independently
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to multitask in a fast-paced environment with deadlines and changing priorities
- Time management and organizational skills
- Use discretion, and sound judgment with handling confidential materials
- Work under deadlines, with changing priorities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree from accredited college, required
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic knowledge of MS Teams, Google Drive, and Zoom
- Experience working in educational environment, preferred
Salary: $22-$24 per hour, commensurate with educational qualifications and work experience.
This is a grant-funded position and contingent upon availability of grant funds.
To apply: https://www.rfcuny.org/careers
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Division of Continuing Education and Wor
Part Time
$22.00-$24.00
Jan 25, 2023 (Or Until Filled)