Job Title: Industry Employment Specialist
PVN ID: QC-2411-006593
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Office of Careers & Industry Partnerships (OCIP) at the City University of New York seeks Industry and Employer Engagement Specialists to identify career opportunities and grow hiring pipelines for CUNY students and graduates.

Specialists will engage with employers in defining workforce needs, identifying hiring challenges and opportunities in Accounting, specifying skills and proficiencies needed to fill available roles, and exploring partnerships to help grow New York’s emerging industries.

The Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Queens College prepares students for successful careers in accounting, auditing, taxation, and financial services. Our programs combine rigorous academic training with practical skills development, equipping graduates for both public and private sector roles. Our curriculum emphasizes both traditional accounting principles and emerging technologies, preparing students to work in various specializations including public accounting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, and governmental accounting. The department committed to maintaining strong connections with accounting firms, regional practices, and industry partners, facilitating internship and employment opportunities for our diverse student body.

Build a Community:

  • Secure partnerships with employers offering paid internship, clinical placement, and full-time job opportunities to students with target majors
  • Continuously cultivate and grow employer relationships
  • Share employment opportunities and, where appropriate, refer qualified students to employers for specific roles

Other Duties

Establish a Peer Network:

  • Coordinate with other industry specialists, campus career offices and CUNY leadership to maximize industry partnerships benefiting the campus and to learn about student and employer needs

Create Pathways:

  • Secure paid internships and full-time job offers within target majors for our newest graduates

 Communicate and Improve:

  • Share knowledge with faculty, advisors, and the broader campus to encourage alignment with in-demand skills
  • Participate in CUNY-wide training and events and utilize common tools deployed across the initiative

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum requirements for this position are a Bachelor’s degree and four years of professional work experience

Ideally, candidates will have one or more of the following:

  • Experience in career services or economic or workforce development
  • Experience with community and business outreach, ideally in implementing talent acquisition, outreach strategies, and business development
  • Understanding of business and recruitment and hiring practices in key sectors of the NYC economy (e.g., tech, healthcare, green energy)

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
Accounting
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$93,134.00 - $99,532.00
Closing Date
Feb 02, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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