Job Title: CUNY Start Administrative Assistant
PVN ID: VA-1510-000800
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

 

CUNY Start is an intensive program for incoming college students who have earned either a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and need to increase their academic proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics prior to enrollment in college credit classes. The CUNY Office of Academic Affairs, the University's community colleges, the College of Staten Island, and Medgar Evers College work collaboratively to provide students with an innovative approach to developmental education. CUNY Start is recognized for its carefully designed curriculum and pedagogy, ongoing professional development, and mentor-based training model.

For more information about CUNY Start see: www.cuny.edu/cunystart

 

Job Description

CUNY Start is seeking highly motivated, self-starter with outstanding administrative and communication skills to serve as the program’s Administrative Assistant.

Other Duties

 

  • Provide daily administrative support to Central Office CUNY Start team;
  • Collaborate with CUNY Start administrative campus and central office teams to support smooth implementation and coordination of the CUNY Start program;
  • Schedule meetings and support program staff to organize events;
  • Obtain data from nine CUNY Start campuses and prepare summary reports;
  • Draft meeting notes and planning templates;
  • Support outreach efforts at CUNY campuses, including on-campus outreach events;
  • Provide basic information about staffing and program planning;
  • Manage office records;
  • Maintain data on program activities and ensure accurate record-keeping;
  • Coordinate special projects and ad hoc meeting requests;
  • Support the program coordinator with social media efforts, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram;
  • Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

 

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree desired, however, outstanding Associate degree candidates will be considered;
  • At least one year of work experience in program administration or in program coordination position;
  • Commitment to promoting college access and success in post-secondary education;
  • Ability to work productively in a fast-paced, time-sensitive, high volume and student-focused environment;
  • Excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills;
  • Detail-oriented with sound evaluation, critical analysis skills;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Proactive and flexible, with ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines;
  • Strong computer proficiency using standard administrative and academic systems and programs, especially Microsoft Excel and Access, and ability to learn new computer, social media and tracking systems;
  • Ability to travel to multiple college campuses located in the five boroughs of New York City preferred; Main office located in downtown Brooklyn.

 

How to Apply: Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume for consideration. Your application is not complete without the required documentation. Please make sure all attachments have your first and last name before submission.

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
CUNY START, OFFICE OF ACADEMICS AFFAIRS
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$43,000.00 - $45,000.00
Closing Date
Nov 10, 2015 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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