Community Convener

The Community Convener will collaborate with community partners and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) on behalf of the CIHE CMS Minority Research Grant: Studying Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Services in the Bronx using Health Disparities Research Approach.

• Develop and implement an effective and strategic community engagement model
• To build trustworthy and sustainable community relationships with community partners and CBOs
• Follow-up as needed with community partners and CBOs as needed via email, phone calls, both virtual and in-person meetings
• Promote the existing services for substance abuse users diagnosed with mental health disorders
• Contribute to assessing the needs to decrease the lack of services for substance users diagnosed with mental health disorders

• Develop and implement an effective and strategic community engagement model
• To build trustworthy and sustainable community relationships with community partners and CBOs
• Follow-up as needed with community partners and CBOs as needed via email, phone calls, both virtual and in-person meetings
• Promote the existing services for substance abuse users diagnosed with mental health disorders
• Contribute to assessing the needs to decrease the lack of services for substance users diagnosed with mental health disorders

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with community engagement and outreach
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research team
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Awareness of community dynamics and local issues

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.