Job Title: Program Assistant (ACE)
PVN ID: LE-2204-004732
Category: Administrative Services
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Accelerate, Complete, and Engage (ACE) at Lehman College is a comprehensive program designed to help students complete their academic journey to the bachelor’s degree within two years (transfer) or four years (freshmen). ACE provides a range of financial, academic, and personal support, including intensive academic advisement and career counseling, as well as tuition, textbook, and transportation assistance. Reporting to the Project Director, the Program Assistant is responsible for supporting all components of the ACE program. This role is scheduled for a start date in July 2022. Responsibilities include:

 

  • Supporting the program’s efforts to meet targeted goals for student engagement, retention, and graduation.
  • Conducting outreach to prospective students, including phone/email campaigns and information sessions.
  • Assisting with all programming, including orientation, group advisement, and individual workshops. 
  • Supporting ACE academic advisors and career specialist in scheduling and triaging participating students. 
  • Maintaining program data for assessment and reporting purposes. 

Other Duties

  • Coordinates day-to-day activities and resolves administrative matters referred to the project, program, or administrative unit, as guided by the supervisor.
  • Coordinates large mailings from electronic and other lists.
  • Assists in the gathering, preparation, and dissemination of information relating to the administration and management of the department or area. 
  • Provides assistance and responds to verbal and written requests for information.
  • Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college and a minimum of 2 years related work experience. The chosen candidate must be able to work in-person on campus. 

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Previous experience working with students, ideally in a higher education setting. 
  • Strong understanding of the needs of CUNY students.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to communicate program requirements effectively to students, as well as have the ability to easily build rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with students, staff, and faculty. 
  • Computer literacy in Microsoft Office (Excel and Access), and aptitude to learn new systems as needed

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
ACE
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$46,000.00 - $52,000.00
Closing Date
Jul 26, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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