Academic Advisor/Mentor

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Oversight and facilitates the overall implementation of the NWD project. Monitors ongoing activities and supervises daily operations of the project implementation group at all levels to ensure optimum coordination and integration of project efforts. Serves as the principal point of contact and liaison between project team and Project Director.

Essential Job Functions:

• Establishes collaborative relationships among the various project principals and constituent groups, with the aim of promoting the concept of integrated systems that work to benefit the NWD students.

• Facilitates and coordinates the work of the project team and services to support the success of the NWD students.

• Oversees the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions.

• Identifies and works to remove barriers to successful implementation of the overall project, with particular emphasis on resolving issues with interdepartmental support.

• Facilitates decision making processes as appropriate, serving as liaison between the NWD activity groups and resolving disagreements on approach to ensure the maintenance of an integrated effort in advancing NWD students.

• Provides academic advisement to NWD students at all levels.

• Assists the Project Director with the development and implementation of policies and procedures consistent with NWD multi-level diversity nursing education program.

• Works with NWD project partners to develop a dissemination plan.

• Provides oversight and guidance to the database coordinator.

• Conducts periodic and annual evaluations.

• Writes reports for the project reporting mechanism.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree required, Registered Nurse in New York State
• Minimum 5 years’ work experience in the field of nursing with report writing, presenting intricate information in a clear and concise manner

Pay Range:

Minimum - Maximum: $109,519

RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals (link to https://www.rfcuny.org/RFWebsite)

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.

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