Job Title: Leadership Initiative Coordinator, NYC

　　PVN ID: VA-2401-006066

　　Category: Managerial and Professional

　　Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

　　Job Description

　　General Description

　　MISSION

　　Children need to spend their most critical years with dedicated, educated, trained, and well-compensated individuals in order to thrive. The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute leads the work to establish and implement an early childhood workforce system to ensure funding, standards and competencies, career development resources, qualifications and credentials, professional development (training and strengths-based coaching), and program quality assurance and improvement for individuals who work with young children throughout New York. Housed at the City University of New York, the Institute is a fast-paced, dynamic public/private partnership that is committed to identifying, establishing, and implementing the services, supports, and systems that the early childhood workforce across New York State needs.

　　GENERAL DESCRIPTION

　　The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, housed at the City University of New York, is a fast-paced, dynamic public/private partnership that is committed to identifying, establishing, and implementing the services, supports, and systems that the early childhood workforce across New York State needs. The Institute, under the auspices of its Career Center, launched a Leadership Initiative in 2017 in NYC, aimed at strengthening current early childhood leadership and management as well as to identify and support the development of future early childhood leaders.

　　The Leadership Initiative Coordinator, reporting to the Senior Director of Career Development and Higher Education, will be responsible for leading the NYC-based Leadership Initiative. The Coordinator will also work with colleagues at each of the Leadership Initiative satellite sites across the state to foster partnerships with local institutions of higher education, organizations and stakeholders, to identify and utilize local resources, and to share best practices and lessons learned from the implementation of the first Leadership Initiative. Equipped with a wide range of experiences in the early childhood field, the ideal candidate will have knowledge of the professional development needs of the early childhood workforce with particular focus on early childhood leadership and management.

　　DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Leadership and Management

　　Provide strategic and organizational leadership for all aspects of the NYC-based leadership initiative, and carry out planning and implementation activities in collaboration with other Institute staff

　　Identify and assess current participants’ needs and utilize innovative methods to identify and recruit new participants

　　Facilitate team meetings and events

　　Provide coordination and input for other leadership-focused programing as needed

　　Professional Development

　　Identify qualified coaches and mentors to support the initiative

　　Create innovative and impactful professional development programming for current and future early childhood leaders

　　Facilitate leadership initiative participant meetings and events and identify experts to facilitate topic-specific groups and activities

　　Partnerships, Communication, and Reporting

　　Organize the leadership initiative advisory board and provide training

　　Work with Institute staff to manage data collection efforts and utilize the data system to produce regular progress and grant reports

　　Attend external meetings pertaining to ECE leadership to maintain knowledge of city-wide and state-wide efforts

　　Prepare regular project reports based on quantitative and qualitative data and feedback collected

　　Assist with additional fundraising efforts for the project

　　Other Duties

　　Attend staff meetings and trainings as required

　　Perform special projects and other duties as assigned

　　Qualifications

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　Master's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field of study

　　At least 6 years of leadership experience in the field of early childhood education or a comparable field or work

　　Experience helping professionals build competency in leadership skills through training, staff development, coaching, etc.

　　Exceptional interpersonal skills

　　Demonstrated skill in project management with excellent analytical, organizational and management skills

　　Demonstrated ability to develop and sustain successful collaborative partnerships, working with a diverse group of stakeholders that includes colleagues and external partners

　　Demonstrated commitment to equity

　　Excellent oral and written communication skills

　　Availability during evenings to attend associated/sponsored events

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Fundraising experiencePhysical Requirements

　　This position operates in a professional office environment located in midtown, NY, and is currently hybrid. Laptop may be provided if needed to support working remotely. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, smart phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and presentation equipment.

　　While performing these duties, the employee is required to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting items (up to 20 pounds), bending, reaching, and sitting for prolonged periods of time. Reasonable accommodations will be made for employees with disabilities or other needs per RFCUNY policies.

　　Ability to travel to other sites as needed.

　　How to Apply

　　Provide a resume and cover letter specifying your qualifications and experience relevant to this position.

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　　About the Research Foundation

　　The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

　　RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

　　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

　　Status Full Time

　　Annual Salary Range $79,000.00 - $82,000.00

　　Closing Date Aug 31, 2024 (Or Until Filled)

　　Bargaining Unit No

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