Job Title: Project Manager
PVN ID: VA-1705-001829
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

Project Description

CUNY TechWorks is designed to strengthen career-focused associate degree programs in software application development, web development (including UI/UX design), and IT systems administration.  The initiative will educate degree and non-degree students using industry-aligned academic coursework that includes practical skills trainings.  The development of these new credit bearing tech educational pathways will be informed by the CUNY TechWorks Industry Advisory Board, which will drive collaboration between New York City’s tech employers and CUNY.

 

The goal of CUNY TechWorks is to ensure that CUNY students enrolled in these new pathways will gain the right mix of academic, technical, and professional skills needed to successfully transition to the growing number of career opportunities within New York City’s thriving tech and innovation sector. The colleges participating in CUNY TechWorks are Borough of Manhattan Community College, Kingsborough Community College, and Queensborough Community College.

 

Project Manager

CUNY seeks a project manager to support this project for the CUNY Central Office.  The manager will play a key role in the implementation and administration of the program, especially with regard to the program’s data and outcomes tracking requirements. The manager will report to the CUNY TechWorks Project Director.

 

The responsibilities of the manager include but are not limited to:

  • Assist in the execution of the implementation of the initiative and contribute to designing and managing the structures and systems that need to be in place to achieve the program’s outcomes;
  • Support coordination of the TechWorks’ industry advisory board including overseeing the work outputs of its committees in areas such as curriculum development and job/internship placement;
  • Oversee the implementation and manage a case management/data collection system, and work closely with participating colleges to ensure that data is collected in a complete and timely manner;
  • Work collaboratively with staff from participating colleges and initiative partners both within and outside of the university;

Other Duties

  • Work closely with the CUNY Central Office Research, Evaluation, and Program Support unit to monitor program performance and progress toward initiative and individual college outcome targets;
  • Identify best practices and strategies for expansion and replication throughout the CUNY system;
  • Provide support to colleges on the implementation of their programs through targeted technical assistance; and
  • Contribute to related projects as needed.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Eligibility

  • A bachelor’s degree in a social science, public policy, or related field plus a minimum of 2+ years providing data management coordination, performance monitoring, and/or program operations/management.
  • Strong project management experience, especially with projects involving multiple partners and the use of data to manage program performance;
  • Excellent planning, organizational, and project management skills. Through prior work experience, must demonstrate an ability to successfully manage timelines/deadlines and to achieve key targets and milestones.
  • Experience or knowledge of workforce development and/or higher education;
  • General knowledge and awareness of the New York City’s tech sector, particularly in regards to diversity and workforce needs.
  • Must be a self-starter who is excited by the prospect of launching a new tech initiative from the ground up. Must be adaptable to changing priorities within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Should have a solutions-oriented work style that reflects integrity, flexibility, and good judgment. Comfortable taking initiative in addressing opportunities and challenges.
  • Ability to attend evening and weekend events 2-3 times per month.
  • Knowledge of or experience working with CUNY a plus.

Computer Skills

  • Demonstrable knowledge of advanced Excel skills including advanced Excel functions (e.g., writing and running macros, dashboard creation, advance pivot tables, etc.). Knowledge and experience with SQL, data analytics, and relevant programming languages (ie Python) is strongly preferred.
  • Comfort and experience with working with large-scale databases.
  • Experience preparing tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results; experience making the complex easy for others to understand regardless of level within the organization
  • Ability to maintain highest level of confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to detail

Planning and Communication

  • Knowledge of database building processes and challenges needed to facilitate timely, effective buildout, implementation, and utilization
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills; strong verbal and written communication skills; proactive communication style
  • Ability to work with virtual teams, in-person colleagues, and other stakeholders

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
Office of the Senior University Dean
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$55,000.00 - $65,000.00
Closing Date
Jul 23, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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