Careers Job Description
General Description
Mission / Overview
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 City University of New York (CUNY) students in those skills to prepare them for early and sustained career success. CEWP’s spectrum of programs, including Break Through Tech, are designed to give students an advantage in the job market and help students advance in their careers after securing a job.
Break Through Tech — launched in 2016 with Cornell Tech, CUNY, and industry partners — works at the intersection of academia and industry to propel more women into higher education and careers in tech. Through curriculum innovation, career access and community building, our goal is to achieve gender equality in tech.
Other Duties
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Break Through Tech Director, the Break Through Tech Program Manager is responsible for the growth and implementation of Break Through Tech’s programming in New York. This includes establishing and managing ongoing relationships with various stakeholders, including staff and faculty at CUNY; employers and volunteers; students; external partners; communications staff; and the Break Through Tech national team. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to scoping program curriculum and structure to achieve strategic goals; executing on all logistical program components; promoting programs to employer, faculty, and student audiences; managing program inquiries; reviewing and admitting students; tracking participation; contracting with facilitators and other service providers; and evaluating and reporting on outcomes.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, working in either an academic or corporate setting managing workforce development, business development, or student services programs.
- Strong organizational skills and experience managing programs within a large and/or complex work environment.
- Ability to set priorities and coordinate ongoing activities in parallel, manage competing demands, and provide timely responses to urgent issues.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship building skills. Ability to work effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders, including employers, faculty, employers, and external partners alike.
- A problem-solving and diplomatic orientation with a proven ability to work in a team context, as well as the ability to be effective when working independently.
- Demonstrated computer skills and experience with standard desktop tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters degree in education, business, public policy, or a related field.
- Experience working in the tech sector or computer science related credentials.
- Work experience in either higher education or a technology organization focused on identifying and developing talent, training programs, or recruitment services.
- Flexibility to work some evening hours and occasional weekends.
Physical Requirements
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this position currently is a remote (work-from-home) position. The location of the position in the near future will operate in a professional office environment. Laptop and other equipment will be provided to support working remotely.
EEO Info
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, 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 AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Continuing Education & Workforce Develop
Full Time
$70,000.00 - $80,000.00
Apr 05, 2021 (Or Until Filled)