Thank you for considering a career with the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY). The team at RFCUNY is made up of dedicated, talented professionals committed to providing the services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries. We are pleased that you are interested in exploring opportunities to join RFCUNY. Primary Location: BARUCH COLLEGE Bargaining Unit: No The Program Manager will support the CUNY + Claims Conference Faculty Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to strengthen Holocaust education across CUNY and counter the growing problem of Holocaust inversion. This role will help coordinate year-long faculty fellowship that recruits and supports instructors developing or revising courses to integrate substantive Holocaust content. The Program Manager will manage administrative and programmatic day‑to‑day operations, including faculty fellows support, event coordination, partnership development, and tracking program outputs such as new courses, seminar, annual summit, and professional learning activities. This position plays a key role in advancing the program’s goals of building institutional capacity, improving campus climate, and fostering cross‑campus collaboration in Holocaust education. Key
Responsibilities
Administrative Support • Manage day-to-day program operations, including scheduling, communications, and logistical coordination for faculty fellows. • Coordinate events and partnerships, supporting annual summits, professional learning activities, and collaborations with campus and community institutions. • Track and document program outputs, including new and revised courses, faculty participation, and other deliverables across the multi-year initiative. Grant Management • Manage the project budget, ensuring expenses are processed in compliance with RF CUNY and CUNY financial policies. • Oversee grant-funded activities, ensuring all deliverables, milestones, and reporting requirements for agencies are met. • Manage procurement, payroll, and other activities associated with the project. • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree • At least three (3) years of full-time experience in similar work • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and changing environment with multiple priorities that need to be effectively managed • Strong problem-solving abilities to independently resolve routine and complex issues • Strong organizational skills and attention to details • Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience working with various teams and stakeholders • Demonstrated experience using data management systems; experience with data entry and generating reports; comfort using and troubleshooting new technology • Proficiency in MS Office 365 or similar productivity tools
Pay Range
Minimum - Maximum: $67,500 RFCUNY
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and Accruals 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. 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.