Job Title: NYCHA Program Coordinator
PVN ID: VA-1803-002412
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

The CUNY Office of Academic Affairs offers a number of paid internship and employment opportunities for CUNY students to complement their learning in the classroom with practical hands-on workplace experiences. These programs include the CUNY 311 Project, which places students as call takers at New York City’s 311 Call Center; CUNY Internship Programs, which places students in a range of STEM related positions at many New York City government agencies; and a project with the New York City Housing Authority that places students as call takers at its call center in Long Island City, Queens. The office is seeking a motivated and customer service-oriented individual with excellent organizational and communication skills to assist with the management of the New York City Housing Authority project. This individual will work at our NYCHA site in Long Island City for the majority of the week and will travel to our Brooklyn office approximately once per week.

Other Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Program Manager of Internship Programs, the Program Coordinator will assist with the performance of the following tasks:

  • Recruiting: attending campus career fairs; liaising with campus career centers; scheduling on-campus recruiting and tabling events; pre-screening students for open positions.
  • Hiring & Personnel Actions: coordinating the new hire process including interviewing, facilitating orientation, scheduling NYCHA ID appointments and intake session; enforcing, monitoring, and implementing personnel policies and procedures.
  • Budgeting & Processing Payroll: coordinating the submission of student timesheets; tracking time worked against budget projections.
  • Data Tracking & Reporting: ensuring accuracy and integrity of all project data; preparing reports for RFCUNY and NYCHA, maintaining Symplicity and RFCUNY profiles, maintaining an electronic tracker, etc.
  • Interfacing with Students, Agency Staff, & RFCUNY Staff: providing customer service to all project participants; troubleshooting situations as they arise with interns and NYCHA staff.
  • Other: Related responsibilities as deemed necessary.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 4 years of experience in project management, workforce development, staffing, human resources, student affairs, sales, marketing, operations, or another related area.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent time management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer-focused approach to working.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse populations in a fast-paced work environment.
  • Ability to think on one’s feet and use good judgment to quickly analyze and solve problems.
  • Strong computer skills required, specifically: proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and web-based systems.

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
CEWP - CUNY Internship Programs
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$44,000.00 - $46,000.00
Closing Date
May 08, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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