Careers Job Description
General Description
The Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center was created in 2012 to develop intersectoral, innovative, and evidence-based solutions to preventing diet-related diseases, to increase awareness of food system issues, and to promote food security in New York and other cities.
Located in East Harlem, a community suffering disproportionately from diet-related disease and food insecurity, but with a wealth of individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the community, the Center brings together people and projects to address key food policy issues. It seeks to leverage the strengths and interdisciplinary aspects of food and nutrition--bringing together all of Hunter College including Social Work, Education, Psychology, Nursing, Nutrition, Anthropology, Physical Therapy, Audiology, and Biology to formulate nutrition and food policy initiatives, research, awareness-building, and education
The Center works with policymakers, community organizations, advocates, and the public to create healthier, more sustainable food environments, and to use food as a way to promote community and economic development. Through interdisciplinary research, policy analysis, evaluation, and education, the Center leverages the expertise and passion of the students, faculty, and staff of Hunter College. The Center aims to inspire, motivate, stimulate, and, ultimately, to make New York City a model for smart, fair food policy.
With this goal in mind, the Center is looking for a Deputy Director to advance its mission to reduce food insecurity and diet-related diseases in New York City and beyond.
Other Duties
Responsibilities and Skills include:
- Write grant proposals, conduct research, write research and policy briefs, reports and journal articles, present at conferences, and write policy papers.
- Planning, implementing, and arranging panelists for monthly food policy and educational events. Must have experience with Zoom and other web meeting platforms.
- Research and writing pertaining to reports, newsletter and web content, briefs.
- Developing and editing editorial content for the Center’s highly trafficked website
- Social media activities: developing and maintaining presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.
- Directs and coordinates the Center’s administrative and research support staff regarding facilities, equipment usage, work assignments, IT priorities, and more.
- Create the Center’s weekly newsletter and other electronic communications: policy briefs, internal communications, event invitations, meeting follow-up
- Receiving and managing queries from students, collaborators and community partners
- Representing the Center at meetings, events, conferences
- Drafting press / media releases
Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this role will have an extensive knowledge and passion for food policy. The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with a deep understanding of local and national food policy. The candidate should be detail oriented, a strong public speaker, an exceptional writer, and have ample academic research experience. The Deputy Director will work closely to support the Executive Director and the Center’s initiatives and research. The Deputy Director will also be responsible for managing a team of 5-10 individuals and should have previous managerial experience.
A Master’s Degree in an appropriate field of study, or specialty, from an accredited institution.
The salary range for this position is $70k-$85k with benefits.
This position is grant funded until 6/30/22 with the possibility of extended funding.
At this time the position is remote but may require travel throughout New York City for meetings, events as they arise.
The Research Foundation of CUNY requires all employees to provide proof of vaccination or a medical/religious exemption.
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
School of Urban Public Heath
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jan 17, 2025 (Or Until Filled)