Careers Job Description
General Description
The Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) of John Jay College of Criminal Justice is seeking a full-time Program Associate to provide support to our community-based college access work. College Initiative (CI), a program designed to increase access to higher education for people with criminal justice involvement, has supported over a thousand students to enroll in college and over 300 students earn degrees. The primary role of the Program Associate is to manage the day-to-day functioning of College Initiative to ensure the efficient operations of our work. Additionally, the Program Associate will support the Director of College Access.
The ideal candidate will have good project management and organizational skills, combining attention to detail with productivity.
About the Prisoner Reentry Institute
The Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) is a center of research and action at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. PRI has a diverse portfolio of projects that focus on identifying what it takes for people to live successfully in the community after justice involvement and on increasing the effectiveness of the professionals and systems working with them. Capitalizing on its position within a large public university and recognizing the transformational power of education, PRI focuses much of its work on increasing access to higher education for people with criminal histories. PRI’s comprehensive and strategic approach includes direct service, research, technical assistance, and policy advocacy.
Other Duties
Job Responsibilities:
The Program Associate will be supervised by the Director of College Access and will be responsible for:
- Helping input data into the data management system
- Helping run reports to evaluate program efforts
- Helping to coordinate space for College Initiative community events
- Doing outreach to the College Initiative community
- Respond to and document correspondence with individuals in correctional facilities
- Managing weekly bulletins to be sent electronically to the community
- Manage the quarterly Educational Initiative’s Student Newsletter
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who balance self-directive and collaborative instincts, and who have good interpersonal skills. Candidates should have:
- An undergraduate degree and at least one year of work experience in social services, education, or related field.
- An interest in criminal justice , particularly prisoner reentry and effective service delivery
- Ability to communicate with diverse constituencies
- Experience managing multiple projects while maintaining attention to detail with limited supervision
- Creative problem solving skills
- Experience with MS Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to effectively communicate with diverse constituent groups
- Candidates with direct experience with the criminal justice system are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
Please include a cover letter and resume
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
John Jay College Prisoner Reentry Instit
Full Time
$35,000.00 - $40,000.00
Dec 18, 2018 (Or Until Filled)