Job Title: Program Assistant - CUNY Cultural Corps
PVN ID: VA-2009-003725
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

MISSION

We build innovative educational and career development programs that strengthen and advance The City University of New York’s commitment to promoting equity and mobility for its students.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

In early 2016, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs released a report entitled "Diversity in the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Community," which concluded that the diversity of staff and leadership at City-funded non-profit cultural organizations does not reflect the demographic diversity of the City’s population.  New York City and many foundations including the Mellon Foundation have made a commitment to address this lack of diversity in the cultural sector. 

CUNY students represent New York City.  The City and CUNY firmly believe that creating opportunities for CUNY students to access the City’s cultural institutions, to build professional networks within them, to develop real-world skills applicable to these organizations and institutional knowledge about them, will support the City’s important goal of diversifying the workforce in New York City’s cultural institutions and ultimately creating a more inclusive cultural sector.

To affirm this belief in diversifying Cultural institutions around New York City, the CUNY Cultural Corps was born. CUNY Cultural Corps program offers students paid, part-time professional learning experiences during the academic year in arts and cultural organizations throughout New York City. Students interested in participating must submit an application and meet program eligibility requirements. Cultural Corps members work up to 12 hours per week for 24 weeks during the fall and spring semesters at their placement sites, providing added capacity to partnering organizations, developing transferable professional skills and gaining unique exposure to the work of New York City’s artistic and cultural community. Recently, the program has expanded with a grant from the Mellon Foundation to serve more CUNY students and increase the program footprint.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

CUNY Cultural Corps is looking to hire a part-time program assistant to support all aspect of the program implementation which includes but is not limited to students and partners recruitment, workshops and professional development activities creation and implementation, and data collection and reporting. The incumbent will report to the program coordinator and will be responsible for monitoring students’ participation and development in the program. The incumbent will also be responsible for tracking program participants and alumni job outcome data.

Other Duties

  • Develop special events for current CUNY Cultural Corps interns, alumni, and partners to foster networking, engagement, and professional skills development.
  • Assist with internship outreach and recruitment.
  • Provide programmatic and administrative support to the CUNY Cultural Corps program.
  • Collect data and develop processes for tracking participants engagement and post-program outcomes (e.g, job tracking, future internship placements, etc..)
  • Work on other administrative projects as needed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Some college experience.
  • Majoring in arts administration, museum studies, arts history, or a related field.
  • Outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Intermediate to advance experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, and Excel) and willingness to learn new computer skills/programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze, interpret and communicate data findings.
  • Able to work independently, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and work within a team environment with students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
  • Prior office experience strongly preferred.
  • Available in the daytime as well as evenings/weekends, and available to travel throughout the tri-state New York City metropolitan area.

Physical Requirements

  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this position currently is a remote (work-from-home) position. Laptop and personal mobile device will be provided to support working remotely. The location of the position in the future will operate in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, smart phone, photocopiers, filing cabinets and other presentation materials.
  • While performing these duties, the employee is required to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting items (up to 20 pounds), bending, reaching, sitting for prolonged periods of time.
  • Ability to travel to other CUNY sites as needed.

 

 

EEO Info

We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people of all race, color, religion, gender, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disabilities, age, or protected veteran status to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion.  CUNY is an EEO/AA Employer

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
Continuing Education & Workforce Develop
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$20.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week
20.00-25.00
Closing Date
Nov 09, 2020 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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