Job Title: Communication Manager and Administrative Coordinator
PVN ID: CC-1811-002814
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK

Job Description

General Description

  • In coordination with Director and Assistant Director, manage the day-to-day internal and external CREST communications and outreach activities
  • Help create and maintain a strong branding for the CREST Institute, including creating impactful publications for web site, social media.
  • Help create CREST recruitment materials, informational brochures, newsletters, blog and bi-annual reports that include all CREST partner institutions.
  • Coordinate media and public affairs activities to promote and disseminate NOAA CREST events and success stories.
  • Update and monitor the current affairs developments, across a wide range of NOAA and other news events relevant to NOAA and CREST science & education mission
  • Prepare press statements and articles for all CREST events.
  • Manage the publication and promotion of CREST materials, including designing, layout, and contents in coordination with CREST management.
  • Ensure that the communication outputs are accurate and of high standards, respond to the needs of the target audience, and are delivered within agreed budget and timelines
  • Build on existing and develop new relationships with media, at CUNY, CCNY and other university Partners Media relations office and with all CREST partner Institutions, key decision makers, member organizations and others
  • Attend various national recruitment and outreach events.
  • Act in accordance with the objectives and ethos of the NOAA CREST institution

Other Duties

  • Undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
  • Coordinate and maintain the CREST Calendar (Events, Meetings, Seminars, Outreach, Recruitment) 
  • Assist in day-to-day operations of the CREST activities in terms of education, outreach and other events. 
  • Assist/Coordinate NOAA CREST Day, summer outreach programs across the center and CUNY CREST Institute.
    Assist in writing reports and outreach summaries.
  • Assist in updating the students information on the MIS, with special focus on career pathways and counseling 

Qualifications

Experience and Knowledge

  • Degree in relevant discipline, preferably a Master’s Degree or higher in communications and STEM fields
  • Previous experience in communication, marketing or journalism and outreach
  • Experience in project management with a proven track record of delivering on objectives
  • Experience of developing and implementing media, advocacy or marketing campaigns
  • Experience of representing an organization to the public or/and media
  • Knowledge of the environment in which federal, academic, private sectors and non-governmental organizations operate.

 

Skills and Special Aptitudes

  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Proficiency in MS office suite.
  • Knowledge of website content management, adobe and in-design etc. is desirable.
  • Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work calmly under pressure and within a mid-size dynamic and diverse higher education team
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
  • Ability to manage a complex workload and work to tight deadlines
  • Standard office skills, including social media.

 

Location: NOAA CREST Center and CUNY CREST Institute, Grove School of Engineering/Steinman Hall, The City College of New York, NY 10031

Terms: It is a full-time position with excellent employee benefits (retirement plan, vacation and sick leave, short term disability, FMLA, insurance benefits)

Application: A letter of application along with a full CV and the names of three references.  

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
NOAA CREST Center
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$55,000.00 - $60,750.00
Closing Date
Jan 14, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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