Careers Job Description
General Description
THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES AT JOHN JAY COLLEGE (NNSC) seeks a full-time Communications Associate to support the organization's media strategy; assist in the production of written materials; help maintain the National Network's online communications; and facilitate media and public speaking requests. Ideal applicants must have the ability to work under pressure while efficiently handling a wide variety of activities and tasks.
NNSC supports cities to implement and advance proven strategies that reduce violence and improve public safety, minimize arrest and incarceration, strengthen communities, and improve relationships between law enforcement and communities.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the production of articles, memos, op-eds, newsletters and other literature
- Create compelling content for social media and websites
- Review and collect print and web-based news outlets for relevant media
- Create and edit presentations for events
- Support maintainence of an organizational contact database
- Work with National Network programmatic teams and partners to highlight their work in creative ways
- Develop proactive engagement strategies to increase awareness of National Network work
- Manage National Network press resquests and inquiries from potential partner cities
Other Duties
Qualifications
Qualifications
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, highly-motivated individual with excellent written and oral communication skills; strong attention to detail; and an ability to independently prioritize and simultaneously handle multiple tasks. Additional requirements include:
- Bachelor's degree
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including confidence, tact, and nuance, critical for correspondence with senior political and law enforcement personnel
- Experience with social media and online publishing platforms
- Strong collaborative skills and the ability to interact with other office staff at all levels in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
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
Criminal Justice
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jul 19, 2017 (Or Until Filled)