Job Title: ACE Program Director
PVN ID: LE-1902-002968
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

 

Accelerate, Complete, Engage (ACE) is a baccalaureate completion program based on the principles of the successful CUNY Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP). ACE is designed to increase timely graduation rates by removing the financial, academic, and personal obstacles that many students confront.  Key ACE program features include a consolidated block schedule, small class size, required full-time study and comprehensive advisement and career development services. Financial incentives include tuition waivers for financial aid eligible students, yearly textbook vouchers, and monthly Metrocards or campus parking privileges for all students. Further information is available at http://www.lehman.edu/ace/index.php

The ACE College Director manages the operations of a campus ACE program and reports to the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Associate Provost.

 

Other Duties

  • Develops and monitors a comprehensive program of academic, advisement, career, and financial aid support services for a designated cohort of ACE students;
  • Develops and implements strategies to improve retention and performance of ACE students in collaboration with ACE advisors and career and employment specialists;
  • Implements academic interventions and other initiatives to improve students’ performance and retention;
  • Evaluates program services and develops interventions for probation and at-risk students; makes recommendations to improve program offerings;
  • Oversees program’s budget and daily administration, including scheduling and timely delivery of services;
  • Establishes and maintains relationships with academic departments, including scheduling of ACE classes;
  • Oversees recruitment of new students, including coordination with other college offices;
  • Prepares reports for the University ASAP Director, CUNY Office of Academic Affairs (CUNY Central), and college leadership;
  • Attends monthly meetings at CUNY Central, and other periodic program-wide events;
  • Supervises a dedicated ACE advisement, career services, instructional and/or clerical staff.

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) and eight years related experience required;
  • Outstanding communication skills (oral, writing, and inter-personal);
  • Excellent multi-tasking ability and responsiveness to time-sensitive requests;
  • Ability to work collaboratively and independently on multiple related projects;
  • Strong computer skills (Word and Excel required);
  • Understanding of evaluation and data needs of education programs;
  • Strong fiscal management skills;
  • Familiarity with fiscal requirements and budgets of sponsored projects;
  • Understanding of the organization of public higher education systems;
  • Familiarity with issues faced by college students, especially in urban settings

     

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
Enrollment Management
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$82,000.00 - $92,000.00
Closing Date
Apr 25, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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