Schools Liaison

The Liberty Partnerships Program is included in New York's Statewide Plan for Higher Education as a strategy to maximize the successful transition of middle and high school students into graduates, fully prepared for the rigors of higher education, and the competitive demands of a fluid workplace in a global economy.

The Queensborough Liberty Partnerships Program is one of 52 Liberty Partnerships Programs across New York State and one of 20 Liberty Partnerships Programs in the New York City metropolitan area. All partnerships are between colleges and universities and middle and high schools.

Under the supervision of the Project Director the Schools Liaison will:

• Assist with the planning, implementation and overseeing the day-to-day Saturday, Afterschool and Summer components
• Assist in tutoring room and support the case management teamwork
• Assist with registration, enrollment management and retention efforts
• Assist with trips, conferences, college tours
• Assist with data collection, data entry and monitoring of the data bases of the project
• Assist with the preparation of mid and end of the year NYSED reports
• Attend relevant meetings and other duties as assigned

• A minimum of 50 College Credits. Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Must be familiar with any of these: youth initiatives, the non-profit, government contracts, secondary and higher education, community outreach, mentoring, teaching, counseling, and NYC public schools’ climate, and pedagogies applied in afterschool programs
• Bilingual English Spanish preferred
• Must have typing skills
• Must be results oriented, committed, organized, diversity and deadline sensitive and eager to learn
• Must adhere to a flexible schedule that includes Saturdays, weekdays, evenings
• Must be available to work four full weekdays per week during the summer (July)
• Must have working knowledge of basic MS Word, Access, Power Point, Excel and spread sheets, databases and data entry basics
• Must have an interest in advancing the success of students to graduate high school, and successfully transition to their post graduation plans
• Three professional references will be requested

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.