Careers Job Description
General Description
Position Title: Program Director
Report To: Dean, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Primary Function: The Program Director is responsible for the effective and successful management of the overall program/Cornerstone Center. The Program Director supervises the project and ensures that activities are conducted in full compliance with the specifications of the City of New York Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and the Department of Health (DOH). S/He provides detailed guidance and leadership to the Medgar Evers College Cornerstone center staff. The Program Director serves as the liaison between the Medgar Evers College School of Professional and Community Development (SPCD); DYCD; school-age participants and their parents, overseeing the day-to-day supervision and operation of the program, located in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) community centers.
Other Duties
Major Responsibilities: The Program Director will work with Medgar Evers College SPCD staff to develop educational, recreational, and guidance activities that will be implemented in order to meet the mandates of the program. S/He maintains database for DYCD, conducts monthly co-locators meeting, supervises Saturday programs, conducts workshops, and schedules workshop assignments for staff. Hire appropriate and qualified staff for center. Must also attend mandated, scheduled College meetings, as well as DYCD meetings, trainings and advisory board meetings. Promote the program by attending PTA meetings, open houses, and functions in and out of the community. Assist with all reporting for funding sources and the College.
Qualifications
The Program Director must have at least a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood education or a related field, and/or a minimum five years experience working with children and experience working in a supervisory position; a master’s degree in education or related field is preferred. SACC credentialing is required for this position. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are a must. Program Director must have excellent computer skills and have the ability to conduct workshops, to write curricula, to and to schedule activities. Program Director should have the ability to accept guidance and supervision from command structure and must be able to work in the evenings and on Saturdays. Program Director must also be knowledgeable of the Cornerstone community.
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 Professional and Community Dev
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
May 22, 2018 (Or Until Filled)