Careers Job Description
General Description
CUNY Citizenship Now! provides free, high quality and confidential immigration law services to help individuals and families on their path to U.S. citizenship. Our attorneys and paralegals offer one-on-one consultations to assess participants' eligibility for legal benefits and assist them in applying when qualified. In addition to providing consultations and application assistance to the immigrant community at our centers located throughout the five boroughs, we regularly hold Citizenship Events in all five boroughs to assist members of the community with citizenship and naturalization issues.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
CUNY Citizenship Now! is looking for a creative and detail-oriented individual to support the Events Team by assisting with the preparation, coordination and implementation of community events. The event planning assistant will be able to take direction, be self-motivated, have strong organization skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with event logistics including set-up and breakdown at community events on weekends
- Responsible for preparing and collating documents as well as assembling supplies and equipment used at all events
- Maintain storage room and inventory by ordering supplies and equipment
- Coordinate marketing and advertising materials
- Conduct site visits at potential event venues
- Coordinate event logistics such as floor plans and event schedules
- Order furniture and catering for events
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Other Duties
Available to work on weekends.
Qualifications
CORE COMPETENCIES/ QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate's degree from accredited college or university and a minimum of 2 years of related experience
- Strong written and oral communication skills required
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Able to adapt to changing situations and priorities
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Capable of working in a culturally diverse environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
- Available to work on Saturdays
- Job requires lifting, packing and unpacking boxes up to 25 lbs
- The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, highly flexible, and self-motivated
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
CUNY Citizenship Now!
Full Time
$31,500.00 - $32,750.00
Oct 02, 2018 (Or Until Filled)