Careers Job Description
General Description
The Department of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management (FPCM) is the department of the City University of New York (CUNY) charged with construction, including new construction, capital improvements, and infrastructure and asset management.
Other Duties
Reporting to the Executive Director of Financial Management and Administration, the Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for the following:
- Communicating with Executive Directors on actions to meet recruitment needs.
- Drafting advertisements and selecting appropriate media to recruit necessary candidates.
- Corresponding with potential applicants to resolve pertinent questions on job opportunities.
- Preparing employment transactions in accordance with applicable rules, regulations and directives of CUNY and the Research Foundation of CUNY (RFCUNY).
- Developing and maintaining effective procedures for timely probationary performance evaluations and for annual employee work performance ratings and appraisals.
- Coordinating the on-boarding of new employees.
- Overseeing the administration of the time and attendance rules by personnel.
- Agency Security Administrator for the Financial Management System (FMS), Statewide Financial System (SFS), and CUNYFirst.
Other Duties
- Liaison with RFCUNY and CUNY Central Office on personnel issues concerning payroll, time and attendance, and labor relations.
- Work on special projects, and other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
Preferred Qualifications
- At least three years of experience working in a Human Resources Office.
Core Competencies
- Good organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and meet multiple deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize competing work.
- Self and team motivator, with an ability to be a team player.
- Ability to work effectively with staff, associates, and internal and external constituents.
- Out of the box thinker, creative, inventive and adaptable to situations
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
Financial Management and Administration
Full Time
$60,000.00 - $65,000.00
Aug 29, 2023 (Or Until Filled)