Careers Job Description
General Description
Mission
The City University of New York (CUNY) is the nation’s largest urban public university and serves 235,000 degree- seeking students and 150,000 non-degree students across 25 campuses. 77% are students of color. CUNY's core mandate is to provide a high-quality, affordable education to all New Yorkers. CUNY is a springboard of economic mobility. 50% of students hail from households earning less than $30,000. In recent decades, CUNY has lifted more individuals from the lowest economic quintile to the highest economic quintile than the Ivy League, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and MIT combined. Furthermore, 1 out of every 73 undergraduate/graduate students in America is a CUNY student, making our students’ success a driver of national outcomes.
The CUNY Office of Careers & Industry Partnerships (OCIP) reports to the Chancellor and the University Provost and is tasked with ensuring that 1) more CUNY students can launch and advance in careers of their choosing more quicky, and 2) more organizations can grow equitably thanks to CUNY talent, expertise, and assets. Guided by CUNY’s seven-year strategic plan, CUNY Lifting NY, OCIP develops and implements partnerships, investments, and policies that are designed to increase the career success of degree and non-degree students alike. Among the top priorities mentioned in the strategic plan is the alignment and integration of career aspirations into academic programming.
General Description
The CUNY Office of Careers & Industry Partnerships (OCIP) is seeking a Project Specialist to manage a portfolio of projects that implement technological solutions and coordinate cross campus solutions that allows CUNY to meet its bold 2030 goals. Reporting to the Chief of Staff and helping to drive a unit of almost 60 staff toward CUNY strategic goals, the Project Specialist will review potential products and pathways toward goal achievement, develop project charters and plans, recommend pivots, and partner on developing metrics. The ideal candidate will have robust project management knowledge, superior communication skills, both written and verbal, a customer service mindset, an ability to meet deadlines, and the capacity think creatively to help all stakeholders achieve their goals.
Other Duties
- Research, document, and coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects related to student career success across CUNY Central office and 25 campuses;
- In partnership with the Chief of Staff, develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders;
- In partnership with Sr. Director of Operations and Finance, ensure resource availability and allocation;
- Develop a detailed project plans to track progress;
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs;
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques;
- Report and escalate to management as needed;
- Manage the relationship with campuses and central office units;
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks;
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors;
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation;
- Performs related duties, as assigned.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have the following minimum knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree with two (2) to four (4) years of relevant experience, Associate’s Degree with three (3) to five (5) years of experience, or five (5) to seven (7) years equivalent combination of education and experience, supporting programs in higher education, workforce development, or business development;
- Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills to work and interact effectively, collaboratively, and cooperatively with a diverse community of students, faculty, staff, and external constituents in a large organization;
- Nuanced understanding of stakeholder engagement and coalition building;
- Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines;
- Experience scheduling and managing multiple projects;
- Experience with project management;
- Ability to think strategically and creatively, and problem-solve, to help the division reach its goals;
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex work environment;
- Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple projects;
- Commitment to CUNY’s mission of promoting the equitable upward economic mobility of graduates;
- Ability to adhere to CUNY’s location and hybrid in-person/remote work policies;
- Ability to travel to multiple sites throughout NYC.
Beyond the minimum qualifications, candidates with the following qualifications will be preferred:
- Experience with data management, and project management within higher education;
- Experience with CRMs or other cloud-based platforms, especially loading into a new one;
- Demonstrated understanding or previous experience navigating the unique strengths and opportunities presented by CUNY campuses, system, and student body;
- Knowledge of best practices for data collection, analysis, and communication to mobilize a diversity of stakeholders towards a common goal;
- Demonstrated team-player mentality, willing to roll up sleeves and assist with all-hands-on-deck efforts as needed;
- Commitment to inclusive approaches to partnership development, including respect for, sensitivity to, and encouragement of diverse perspectives.
Physical Requirements
- This position is located in a professional office environment and is currently hybrid, working 70% in person (7 days) in office and 30% remote (3 days) during every two-week payroll. A laptop may be provided if needed to support working remotely.
- 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. Reasonable accommodations will be made for employees with disabilities or other needs per RFCUNY.
- Ability to travel to other CUNY sites as needed.
How to apply:
For full consideration, upload a position focused cover letter and résumé as ONE MS WORD or ADOBE PDF DOCUMENT in the RESUME FIELD. Your cover letter should specifically describe your work experience as related to the duties of this position.
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
Full Time
$85,000.00 - $95,000.00
Apr 05, 2024 (Or Until Filled)