• STEP Assistant Coordinator

    Research Foundation CUNY (New York, NY)


    Job Title: STEP Assistant Coordinator

    PVN ID: BM-2505-006829

    Category: Administrative Services

    Job Description

    General Description

    The STEP Assistant Coordinator supports program operations through staff scheduling, training coordination, data management, and administrative tasks. This role ensures effective coverage and contributes to the smooth execution of events, student services, and reporting. The Assistant Coordinator also helps maintain communication, track progress, and support staff development in alignment with program goals.

    Other Duties

    + Develop and manage staff schedules and maintain program coverage

    + Review class syllabi and outcomes to assess program effectiveness

    + Coordinate and support staff training, meetings, and performance metrics

    + Plan and organize at least one college visit and two annual trips for students

    + Conduct outreach and coordinate mid-scale events with parents and schools

    + Validate STEP application and report data

    + Monitor student attendance and support logistics around class transfers

    + Assist with student ID creation, security lists, and administrative tasks

    + Facilitate collaboration between STEP and CSTEP through joint workshops

    + Lead bi-weekly instructor meetings and support regional and annual conferences

    + Help organize the BMCC Annual Research Symposium and Office of Research activities

    + Track student progress in KAPLAN learning tools

    + Attend STEP Regional meetings

    + Other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or 2+ years in education, curriculum design, or related work

    + Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience

    + Strong background in STEM and inclusive education

    + Experience working with diverse student populations

    + Community outreach and partnership development experience

    + Skilled in organizing multi-faceted programs and subgroups

    + Proven success in student advisement and mentoring

    + Ability to work independently and collaboratively to meet goals

     

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    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 Academic Affairs/ Office of Research

     

    Status Full Time

     

    Annual Salary Range $50,000.00 - $53,000.00

     

    Closing Date Jul 05, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

     

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