Job Title: Title V Project Director
PVN ID: QB-2110-004303
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: QUEENSBOROUGH C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Office of Academic Affairs at Queensborough Community College (QCC) is seeking a Project Director for its Department of Education Developing Hispanic-Serving Program (Title V)-funded project, “Leveraging Faculty Development and Supplemental Instruction to Enhance the First-year Experience and Beyond.”  The individual will lead the implementation of three major projects aimed at improving outcomes for Hispanic and low-income students at QCC: (1) improving the students’ first-year experience; (2) providing faculty professional development opportunities to improve pedagogy and supplemental instruction to enhance academic support; and (3) facilitating students’ successful completion of online courses. The Project Director will report directly to the College President and work closely with the Associate Dean for Academics on day-to-day matters.  They will supervise an Activity Director hired for the project and work with existing administration and faculty in Academic and Student Affairs and with an external evaluator.  The ideal candidate will have experience as a Project Director for Department of Education sponsored programs, excellent leadership and organizational skills, and significant budget management skills.

The position is temporary and expected to last for the length of the five-year grant period, contingent upon satisfactory performance of duties and continued funding by the Department of Education.

Other Duties

  • Lead the implementation of the Title V-funded project as described in the grant proposal
  • Budget management for the project, including subcontracts
  • Preparing and submitting the annual and final reports for the project
  • Communicating with the Department of Education Program Officer
  • Reporting project progress to the President, Provost, and a local Steering Committee
  • Working closely with academic departments, faculty, Student Affairs, Continuing Education, and the Office of Educational Technology on program implementation
  • Supervision of an Activity Director for the project
  • Additional duties as assigned by the President, Provost, or Associate Dean for Academics

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in education or related discipline
  • Five years of experience in higher education and program oversight
  • Excellent management and communication skills

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Office of Academic Affairs
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$80,000.00 - $80,000.00
Closing Date
Dec 07, 2021 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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