Job Title: Administrative Coordinator, K-16 Initiatives
PVN ID: VA-1802-002366
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

CUNY K-16 Initiatives encompass multiple programs with a common purpose, to increase NYC public school students’ college access and success, facilitating their transition to post-secondary education and careers.  The Administrative Coordinator position provides administrative support to the staff and programs of K-16 Initiatives, working primarily with the Creative Arts Team (CAT), an arts-in-education division of CUNY. This position reports to the Executive Director of the Creative Arts Team and the Director of Finance and Administration for K-16. The Administrative Coordinator’s work location will be primarily at CAT’s office on West 31st Street in Manhattan, but will also involve approximately one day per week at the K-16 offices at 16 Court Street in Brooklyn.

 

The Administrative Coordinator’s job duties and responsibilities include:

 

Account and budget oversight

  • Assist with review of account-level expenses for internal tracking and reports required by programs and funders.
  • Prepare regular reports for multiple programs and accounts, with receivables and expenses.
  • Monitor consistency between program budgets and actual expenditures.
  • Prepare invoices to a variety of funding sources.
  • Assist in collecting information required for funder site visits and reports to funders
  • Maintain updated accounts receivable reports by program.

 

Procurement and payables

  • Request proposals and quotes from vendors; submit invoices and supporting documentation to budget office for payment
  • Assist with development of consultant contracts, purchase orders and orders
  • Maintain inventory and records of orders and payments, by program area and account

 

Human Resources

  • Manage timesheet processing, from collecting and verifying timesheets, submitting to budget office, troubleshooting any payroll issues and confirming payroll account balances
  • Inform budget office of changes in employee status (hiring, pay increases, termination)
  • Coordinate hiring process for new staff, including pre-employment paperwork and on-boarding appointment with the budget office
  • Maintain personnel records

 

Liaison between CAT program staff and budget office

  • Participate in development of administrative policies and documentation
  • Assist staff in adhering to policies and accessing required documents
  • Process and track requests for purchases of materials and services, following purchasing guidelines appropriate for the funding source

Other Duties

  • Assist CAT’s Executive Director and the Director of Finance and Administration in maintaining complete records of grants and contracts.
  • Perform operations, administrative, and other work as needed to support CAT and K-16 Initiatives.
  • Participate in training and supervision of work study students in budgetary support roles.

Qualifications

  • A bachelor degree and 5+ years’ work experience (accounting degree is not required, but must understand basic accounting concepts).
  • Previous experience in the role of an administrative generalist is helpful.
  • Able to work independently and collaboratively with CAT staff, K-16 Budget and Administration team, and CUNY administrative offices.
  • Must be able to maintain confidentiality around budget and human resources information.
  • Ready to proactively solve problems and work with minimal supervision.
  • Detail oriented, with strong organization skills and an ability to set and meet deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writing skills
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, in particular Word and Excel

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
K-16 Initiatives
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Apr 18, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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