Careers Job Description
General Description
The Lead Fellows Liaison provides support to the New York City Teaching Fellows enrolled in the School of Education (SOE) at Lehman College. Reporting to the Director of the Center for School/College Collaboratives (CSCC), the Lead Fellows Liaison works as part of a team to ensure the retention and success of Teaching Fellows by providing essential program management and advising services.
Other Duties
- Collaborate with campus offices/individuals including the Coordinator of the Lehman NYC Teaching Fellows Program; faculty and staff in the SOE; the Office of Graduate Admissions; the Registrar's Office; the Office of Financial Aid; Public Safety and the Student Health Center;
- Assist in coordination and facilitating orientations and other special events;
- Manage the summer course registration process for each entering cohort of Teaching Fellows;
- Ensure that all Teaching Fellows adhere to NYS immunization requirements and clear all registration stops;
- Maintain a case load of Teaching Fellows and serve as a role model;
- Support efforts to place Teaching Fellows in CSCC partner schools;
- Assist in mangaing a Teaching Fellows budget at the CUNY Research Foundation;
- Participate in program-wide strategy development and implementation processes;
- Support efforts to find new sources of funding;
Qualifications
- Experience in program management of an education, counseling, or mentoring program;
- A demonstrated knowledge and expertise in college admission and registration processes;
- Working knowkedge of CUNYfirst course registration procedures;
- Working knowlede of CUNY Research Foundation procedures;
- Familiarity with NYS teacher certification requirements;
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, demanding and complex work environment, with the ability to carry out complex asssignments and adapt to changing situations and priorities;
- A Bachelor's Degree in education or a related field required; a Master's degree preferred;
- Excellent writing and inter-personal skills.
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
School of Education
Full Time
$48,715.00 - $54,715.00
Mar 02, 2017 (Or Until Filled)