Job Description:

Position Overview:
The Program Assistant is a full-time, grant funded position that will further SUNY's goal of achieving fair and inclusive access to quality higher education for people who are currently and formerly incarcerated by providing administrative support to the Office of Higher Education in Prison.
Responsibilities:
Logistics

• Coordinate logistics and travel for team events, site visits, conferences, and trainings
• Coordinate campus site visits as well as quarterly and semi-annual meetings
• Maintenance of the office's day-to-day operations, including managing office email accounts and calendars and preparing agendas for internal team meetings

Program Support

• Support Deputy Director in program planning conversations with campuses
• Conduct research to support campus expansion of programming inside jails and prisons across the state
• Provide technical support for campuses that are developing new programs
• Participate in site visits to prisons and campuses, as needed

Requirements:

Required Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with higher education in prison field
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $50,000 - $55,000
As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, reproductive health decisions, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, familial status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics/genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, military status or service, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York operates under a contract with The State University of New York and receives no directly appropriated state funding.