Job Title: Project Coordinator
PVN ID: LE-1708-002048
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Tech Talent Pipeline (TTP) Residency at Lehman College is seeking a Project Coordinator with a commitment to increasing student success in the tech sector in New York City.

The TTP Residency is designed to enhance Lehman College students' career pathways by providing them with real-world experience in the technology sector and to use data generated by the program to inform curricular discussions. It is a collaboration between the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline (NYC TTP), the New York Code + Design Academy (NYCDA), and Lehman College (City University of New York).

The TTP Residency Coordinator will help our hiring processes and practices of LC students in Computer Science who will be selected for paid internships at local organizations during the spring and summer 2018. The TTP Residency Coordinator will report directly to Program Manager at Lehman College.

 

Other Duties

  • Provide an efficient, high touch experience for student candidates and residents from the TTP Application to selection, acting as a support for student preparation for interviews (i.e. providing best practices, opportunities to practice) and reviewing and fielding applicant questions
  • Coordinate with the LC Computer Science Dept. and others on the Lehman College campus, and to our partners to disseminate communications
  • Communicate effectively with the students and manage student concerns to ensure a smooth and enjoyable student experience
  • Providing program logistic support including preparing rooms for events, and daily program logistics such as ensuring student attendance and approving student timesheets
  • Be a NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Representative at events including tech conferences, career fairs, etc.
  • Fielding student questions/ concerns, addressing program issues
  • Engaging alumni in jobs to support current students and continuing to track their progress on the job
  • Assisting with creation of program materials and marketing materials as needed

Qualifications

  • You’re a great listener and communicator, you’re not intimidated when speaking with senior executives
  • Experience working in an office environment and experience working with exposure to College Students
  • An interest in the tech field, keeping up-to-date with the latest programming languages, frameworks and libraries
  • You’re a self-starter with the initiative to complete multiple tasks at the same time
  • You love process and are always striving to improve and optimize
  • Experience with RFCUNY paperwork is a plus

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
Natural and Social Sciences
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$18.00-$18.00
Closing Date
Nov 29, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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