Job Title: Program Assistant
PVN ID: LA-2310-005900
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The LaGCC Pathways to Production Accounting for the Entertainment Industry Program.

WE COUNT is offering a 5-week PAID career experiential learning seminar to give students a thorough perspective on the scope of production, production accounting, and post-accounting.

The Program Assistant will:

  • Support program through various types of administrative duties
  • Assist with applicant information sessions and interviews by scheduling applicants via phone and email, preparing all necessary paperwork, and reserving rooms/ developing virtual links for interviews.
  • Coordinate program calendars
  • Maintain student filing
  • Orientation Documents – prepare documents for first day(s) of students’ entry into program.
  • Answer phones and respond to students’ questions
  • Assist with attendance collections and timekeeper responsibilities
  • Conduct check-in phone calls with students and alumni when necessary
  • Plan and implement social media strategies and create content to engage with students
  • Attend team meetings
  • Refer program participants to career services events, job and internship opportunities

Other Duties

  • Perform other duties as needed

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or High School Equivalent
  • At least 6 months’ work experience in an office or customer service role
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel)
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills and the ability to multi-task required
  • Ability to interact effectively with students and staff

The ideal candidate is available evenings, 2x a week, Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00 PM-9:30 PM, 19 hours a week between October 2023 and December 2023 in-person. Also, available 19 hours a week, January-June 2024.  This position is hybrid, paid through the Research Foundation, and temporary.

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
Center for Career and Prof. Development
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$25.00-$25.00
Hour(s) a week
19.00
Closing Date
Dec 06, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
Yes

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