Careers Job Description
General Description
In 1986, the Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) was founded as a community service unit of Medgar Evers College, CUNY in Brooklyn, to serve as an institutional response to continuing racial injustices. CLSJ’s mission is to conduct quality legal advocacy, research, and training in a personal manner on major racial and social justice issues affecting New York City’s communities of African descent and the disenfranchised. CLSJ focuses on issues like: racial violence in policing, voting rights, educational equity, and cultural rights. CLSJ’s values are the same as those that drove the Civil Rights and continuing liberation movements: we confront racial inequities with creative and innovative community-based collaborations, grounded in an integrity-driven approach to justice. We are dedicated to empowering New Yorkers of African descent and the disenfranchised to secure freedom and recognition for our collective humanity.
CLSJ seeks an experienced Administrative Assistant to support its office operations. Specifically, the Administrative Assistant will:
- Manage day to day office operations;
- Answer and screen incoming calls, monitor organizational emails and respond to inquiries via phone, email and in person; provide information regarding CLSJ events and engagements;
- Maintain office and online CLSJ calendars;
- Coordinate logistics of staff and project meetings;
- Track and maintain CLSJ office supply levels and prepare orders when needed;
- Prepare and facilitate timely submission of procurement requests and travel authorizations; and
- Lead and coordinate ad-hoc office projects as requested.
Other Duties
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Associate Degree or equivalent required;
- One to three years’ administrative experience preferably in a nonprofit, public policy or advocacy-oriented setting;
- Active involvement in community organizations that demonstrate a commitment to racial and social justice movements;
- Superb project management, communication and interpersonal skills;
- Well-organized and attentive to details; and
- Able to work independently and also collaboratively with others, maintaining a positive, professional attitude.
TO APPLY:
Please include cover letter, resume and two references.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
$21.00-$23.00
Feb 27, 2020 (Or Until Filled)