Careers Job Description
General Description
The Computer Systems Technology Department at CUNY New York City College of Technology (City Tech) seeks an ambitious Program Manager to oversee the preparation, planning, launch, and implementation of the TTP Program at City Tech. The role will involve significant work directly with NYC-based industry partners and the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline to review curricula, provide feedback on students’ job-readiness, teach in the classroom, and ensure that overall tech education provided by the college is preparing students with the academic and career readiness skills they need to succeed.
TTP a public-private partnership, launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio in May 2014 to support the growth of the NYC tech sector and prepare New Yorkers across the five boroughs for 21st-century jobs. The Tech Talent Pipeline works with public and private partners to define employer needs, develop and test training and education solutions, and scale solutions throughout the City, delivering quality talent for the City’s businesses and quality jobs for New Yorkers.
Other Duties
- Provide support to accomplish the TTP at City Tech program’s goals and objectives and support for students' specialized needs in the Computer Systems Technology Department
- Collect data for, analyze, and report on grant activities
- Collaborate effectively with staff and faculty to realize academic support for students in the Computer Systems Technology Department
- Support and hold periodic meetings with industry partners, program advisory board, advocates for students, and academic partners to ensure the program’s effectiveness
- Maintain communications with student population to gain the feedback of academic curriculum’s effectiveness and provide recommendations to upgrade curriculum
- Analyze program data and develop measurement criteria in partnership with others to enhance student learning outcomes and success in each of the key program dimensions
- Maintain database of incoming and graduating students each semester and the targeted bottleneck classes’ enrollment and completion
- Assess applicants’ Computer Science and coding knowledge, as well as professional skills
- Administer and connect CityTech students to the CUNY2xTech programs
- Work with employers’ partners and TTP to source internship opportunities
- Administer the internship matching process with TTP and the hiring companies
- Work to integrate TTP residency into the college's infrastructure including gaining buy-in from faculty and bringing employers to campus to promote post-education opportunities
- Conduct a program review and assessment for continuous improvement for subsequent
- Meeting with students on a regular basis to make sure they are on track to meet the goals and requirements of the program
- Drive student engagement activities across This also includes all student-focused communications such as newsletters, job postings, program updates via email and other activities
- Serve as the primary point of contact and resource
- Plan opportunities for Participants to network and to showcase their technical skills to employer representatives, the College community, and the greater NYC tech sector
- Work with the larger CUNY2xTech and TTP team to support Participants’ job searches and connection to employment
- Sustain relationships with NYC-based employers and support sourcing of technical internship opportunities
Qualifications
Required Competencies:
- 3-5 Years’ Experience in Project/Program Management Experience
- Technical knowledge, including a working knowledge of at least one coding language, preferably JavaScript
- Experience dealing with undergraduate students and recent alumni
- Comfortable with employer outreach business development and partnership building
- Understanding of the tech ecosystem Scene, as understood broadly (e.g., jobs, careers, companies, meetups, fairs, networks)
Preferred Competencies:
- Previous familiarity with academic environments, particularly in STEM
- Previous professional experience in a tech field, preferably within or adjacent to NYC tech
- Experience working at a tech bootcamp
- Experience working at a College Institution (full or part time)
- Experience working on Grants (MOUs, proposals, data collection)
- Computer Science Student / Major
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
Computer Systems Technology
Full Time
$70,000.00 - $80,000.00
Jan 01, 2025 (Or Until Filled)