Careers Job Description
General Description
CUNY Internship Programs is home to several internship programs that provide CUNY students with opportunities to develop their workplace readiness skills, earn an income to support living and college expenses, and apply skills learned in the classroom. These programs include the STEM Internship Program, which provides CUNY STEM majors with paid internships at 15 New York City government agencies; the NYCHA Call Center Staffing Project, which helps staff the call center of the New York City Housing Authority; and the CUNY 311 Project, which provides the opportunity for CUNY students to work as part-time call takers within New York City’s 311 Customer Service Center.
In 2017, CUNY Internship Programs is piloting a fellowship program in partnership with the NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). Recent CUNY graduates will get the opportunity to participate in a multi-year fellowship with the goal of gaining full-time employment with DoITT.
We are seeking an experienced, dedicated, and customer service-oriented manager to assume leadership over the development of the DoITT fellowship program as well as the recruitment and professional development of all participants in our internship programs.
Other Duties
Fellowship Program
- Oversee program development and implementation for each cohort of fellows, working in partnership with DoITT staff
- Lead recruitment effort and identify potential fellows from multiple CUNY colleges
- Coordinate monthly Fellows Seminar
- Support cohorts of fellows as they progress through the program
- Develop and establish necessary policies and procedures
- Maintain relationships and collaborate with fellow supervisors and other DoITT partners
- Prepare programmatic progress and outcome reports as needed
- Assist in the development and implementation of program evaluation tools
Recruitment
- Oversee and coordinate the recruitment of student interns, including:
- Maintain a schedule of internship and career fairs at various CUNY colleges
- Establish recruitment goals
- Monitor student eligibility criteria
- Collaborate with CUNY campus career centers
- Develop strategies to increase awareness about CUNY Internship Programs
Professional Development
- Create professional development curriculum and schedule for fellows and current interns
- Coordinate the schedule for workshop facilitators and presenters
- Track attendance at all professional development workshops and events
- Create and implement evaluation plan for all events and use results to make recommendations for program development and enhancement
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 4+ years of experience in student development, workforce development, project management, or related fields; skills in program operations and resolving programmatic challenges
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a customer-focused approach to interactions
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse populations in a fast-paced, demanding, and complex work environment
- Ability to present information about CUNY Internship Programs to an array of audiences
- An overall work style that reflects confidence, integrity, initiative, flexibility, and good judgment
- Strong computer (MS Word, Excel, database, etc.) 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
CUNY Internship Programs/Office of Conti
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Mar 13, 2017 (Or Until Filled)