Job Title: Associate Direct, CUNY Alumni Activation Program
PVN ID: VA-2204-004712
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

Mission

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.

The CUNY Alumni Activation Initiative will leverage the expansive and untapped/unutilized CUNY alumni network and relationships with companies that employ large-numbers of CUNY graduates to improve post-graduation outcomes for students. This new initiative will build a deployment infrastructure with the power to improve student career outcomes through professional networking, career exploration, teaching, and mentoring. By work across CEWP and other CUNY Central Office units, the Associate Director of the CUNY Alumni Activation Initiative will support the integration of alumni into career building programs.

Other Duties

Alumni Activation Program Associate Director Duties:

  • Launch and lead a robust Alumni Activation Initiative pilot partnering with CEWP divisions and programs
  • Analyze internal data, external research, and best practice studies to make informed, strategic recommendations for the program
  • In partnership with the Communications Manager, deate, plan, and execute all content, logistics, and communications with alumni and employers
  • Cultivate and manage a portfolio of alumni/ae mentors
  • Co-develop and ensure the accurate reporting of alumni/ae engagement KPI
  • Develop partnerships across the CUNY system with college Alumni Offices, Career Service Offices and CUNY Central Office departments for successful program implementation
  • Attend staff meetings and trainings as required
  • Perform special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Three (3) years relevant professional experience
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of launching/implementing new initiatives
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work closely and effectively with a variety of constituencies including, but not limited to alumni/ae, university administrators, current students, and employers
  • Ability to adhere to the university’s COVID-19 policies and requirements

 

Preferred qualifications:

  • 2 or more years’ professional experience in an alumni/ae relations role
  • Experience recruiting, supporting, deploying, and tracking professional volunteers

Note: This role will be offered with an initial term through December 2022 with the option to extend pending available funding.

 

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) 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
Continuing Education & Workforce Program
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$85,000.00 - $95,000.00
Closing Date
Jun 07, 2022 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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