Careers Job Description
General Description
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Lehman College is seeking a committed Program Manager to oversee the preparation, planning, launch, and supervision of the highly successful foreign-born RN English/NCLEX program in the Bronx. The program is dedicated to increasing the number of bilingual/bicultural nurses in New York by providing the customized English and test preparation training that internationally trained nurses need to pass the NCLEX and become NYS licensed nurses. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Workforce, the Program Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of program management, starting with recruitment and culminating in successful program outcomes. The program manager will supervise the program team, including the educational case manager, program assistant, nursing and ESOL faculty and tutors.
You must have a passion for student success, possess the leadership skills to build a program team, and the ability to provide operational excellence in a fast-paced environment.
Other Duties
Responsibilities
- Through effective management and leadership, deliver program outcomes: immigrant nurses passing the NCLEX and achieving employment as nurses in the NYC healthcare system.
- Provide direct supervision and management to a team of at least four full-time staff.
- Manage the relationship with the funder, providing timely, accurate, and actionable information.
- Implement recruitment and screening processes to identify successful candidates for training, while meeting program goals.
- Analyze data to ensure instructional outcomes.
- Manage the budget expenditures and expenses, in coordination with SCPS fiscal director, associate dean and Research Foundation as needed.
- Promote the program internally at the college and externally to the local NYC community.
- Support program quality by proactively troubleshooting student and faculty concerns.
- Oversee operational effectiveness to ensure seamless student experience, such as student/faculty onboarding, orientation, and technical training.
- Share critical information with clients, staff and students.
- Act as liaison with other city agencies such as Workforce 1 Centers.
- Other duties as assigned by Assistant Director.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with at least five (5) years of relevant work experience directly related to program administration, preferably in higher education administration or in the professional learning and development arena.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in a managerial or supervisory role.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
- Experience with employer, funder and staff engagement.
- Ability to think strategically, problem-solve, and develop programs and plans to achieve organizational goals.
- Must have a passion for helping adults advance in their careers.
- Schedule flexibility: supervise staff at CUNY on the Concourse, Bronx in-person 2-3 days a week and work the remainder of the schedule remotely. Occasionally evening and weekend program-related events.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in a related field
- Knowledge and experience of the CUNY system and/or NYC government agencies.
- Experience in continuing education/workforce development.
The position is grant-funded until 2024 with option of renewal.
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 Continuing and Professional St
Full Time
$65,000.00 - $70,000.00
Apr 19, 2022 (Or Until Filled)