Careers Job Description
General Description
The Office of Academic Affairs at Queensborough Community College (QCC) is seeking an Activity Director for its Department of Education Developing Hispanic-Serving Program-funded project, “Leveraging Faculty Development and Supplemental Instruction to Enhance the First-year Experience and Beyond.”
The individual will support 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 Activity Director will report to the Title V Project Director. They will coordinate the implementation process, coordinate recruitment and hiring, supervise and direct part time staff, develop a mentor training program, and support data collection. The ideal candidate will have experience in higher education, supervisory experience, and excellent communication and organizational 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
- Support the implementation of the Title V-funded project as outlined in the grant proposal
- Support the preparation and submission the annual and final reports for the project, including data collection
- Coordinate recruitment and hiring
- Supervise and direct part time staff
- Develop a mentor training program
- Additional duties as assigned by the Title V Project Director
Qualifications
- Associates Degree or higher
- Three years of experience in higher education
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
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
Office of Academic Affairs
Full Time
$55,000.00 - $55,000.00
Dec 07, 2021 (Or Until Filled)