Job Title: Communications Associate
PVN ID: LE-1711-002198
Category: Research
Location: LEHMAN COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The mission of The Bronx Institute at Lehman College is to enhance educational opportunity by promoting academic excellence for K-20 students. The vision is to transform the lives of Bronx and other New York City area youth by improving their educational outcomes. Our efforts are focused on closing the achievement gap by increasing high school graduation with college readiness and other academic services to maximize each student’s potential.

 The Bronx Institute GEAR UP Program is a funded initiative designed to foster academic success. The Institute works collaboratively with Bronx schools, community based organizations, colleges, and other service providers in the planning and delivery of services to (1) foster academic achievement, (2) improve student performance (3) ensure successful high school graduation and admission to college. All program activities target three integral constituencies essential to student success:  parents, teachers, and students. 

 The Communications Coordinator will have primary responsibility for implementing a communications strategy by developing materials and documents that support that strategy. Working under the supervision of Bronx Institute Directors the Communications Coordinator will be responsible for:

  • Development of largely student written magazines reaching out to parents and students
  • Revising and maintaining existing Bronx Institute websites and developing new ones
  • Creating a weekly blog and or digital messages aimed at providing students and parents with useful college access information
  • Preparing reports to funders an/or government agencies
  • Developing original materials to disseminate information regarding program initiatives
  • Working on producing Public Service Announcements directed at the student and parent communities providing college related information
  • Creating original documents to communicate with the Bronx Institute community
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Other Duties

Skills/Competencies:

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to develop proposals, reports, articles, print matter, blogs and/or websites
  • A self-starter who is proactive and able to follow through with limited supervision
  • Detail-oriented individual who pays fastidious attention to detail and possesses analytical abilities
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, carry out and complete assignments in a timely manner
  • Able to balance multiple tasks and shift across different priorities as needed.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a tem across different tasks and projects.
  • Proficient in the effective use of various modes of technology to meet program needs

Qualifications

Core Qualification:

  • Ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in a field related to communication skills.

 

Salary: This is a full time position. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

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
The Bronx Institute
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Mar 02, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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