Job Title: Program Assistant
PVN ID: HO-2210-005142
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

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 applyhttps://www.rfcuny.org/careers

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
Division of Continuing Education and Wor
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$22.00-$24.00
Closing Date
Jan 25, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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