Job Title: Program Manager - Hollis Gardens
PVN ID: VA-1804-002427
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

The CUNY Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Programs (CEWP) is dedicated to the mission of connecting academic pursuits with career competitiveness. CEWP works closely with industry to understand the skills required for the most in-demand jobs and trains CUNY students in those skills to prepare them for early and sustained career success. CEWP’s spectrum of programs are designed to give students an advantage in the job market and help students advance in their careers after securing a job.

Hollis Gardens Apartments Program is a comprehensive housing program providing high-quality, high-touch support to tenants who were formerly homeless, or at-risk of homelessness. The program is staffed by on-site professionals who care deeply about creating a healthy community for the tenants. The City University of New York (CUNY) provides education and workforce development services, as well as program oversight. HELP USA provides property management as well as clinical and case management services.

The program is located in Hollis, Queens. The program manager will be required to be onsite in Hollis, Queens for a minimum of 3 days a week.

Other Duties

Managerial/Professional:

  • Managing a complex program with multiple partners;
  • Overseeing general operations of the initiative, including budget oversight, program policies & processes, data & evaluation, and program reporting;
  • Serving as an official point of contact for participating community-based organizations (CBOs), working closely with them to develop and implement a program and service delivery model (including referrals) and serve as the primary point of contact with HRA, HELP and CUNY staff;
  • Providing colleges and key partners with consistent and clear communication of project strategy, program model, roles and responsibilities, and program successes & program challenges;
  • Develop, track, and analyze a variety of metrics;
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting to HRA and the partners per a mutually established schedule; refine processes based on data analysis and communication with program participants, program staff, and program partners;
  • Working closely with the Hollis Gardens case management team, and oversee referrals and partnership development with CUNY colleges;
  • Participating in leadership meetings with a variety of constituents;
  • Maintaining a flexible work schedule;
  • Supervise and support CUNY staff involved in Hollis Gardens and related projects;
  • Work with assigned fiscal and administrative staff to ensure smooth implementation of the program;
  • Scale up program, or pieces of the program, across the City;
  • Supporting the university director and the entire department as needed.

 

Administrative/Instructional Service:

  • Provides advisement support to program participants;
  • Support program colleagues in handling difficult and high-needs tenants;
  • Design and lead workshops and other enrichment activities;
  • Utilize reporting and tracking systems to document participants' occupational training and educational progress and outcomes;
  • Carries out plans for ceremonies, job fairs, of varying size and complexity;
  • Assists in the development of and conducts skills and/or education-related assessments of individuals;
  • Takes appropriate action when participants do not comply with program requirements;
  • Facilitates education-oriented support groups and collaborates with others to develop special activities;
  • Participates in technical staff training and, when qualified, may provide specialized training to other staff on appropriate topics;
  • Maintains libraries of up-to-date career and postsecondary school information;
  • Provides individual and group career and education coaching, both in person and using technology;
  • Identifies and recommends adaptive equipment and learning tools for disabled, atypical, or otherwise challenged participants;
  • Supports participants in accessing relevant educational benefits;
  • Participating in regular case conference meetings with entire direct service-support staff; Interfaces with support staff from the CBO who will be in charge of developing each participants' comprehensive case management plan.

Qualifications

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
Continuing Education & Workforce Program
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$60,000.00 - $75,000.00
Closing Date
Jun 05, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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