Assistant Director

The Assistant Director serves as the liaison among the Medgar Evers College School of Professional and Community Development, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, school-age participants, and their parents. The Assistant Director assists with the day-to-day supervision and operation of the program, and assists with the articulation of the educational programs of the day school with the educational program after school.

• The Assistant Director will work with the Director in developing the educational, recreational, and guidance activities that will be implemented in order to meet the mandates of the program
• Maintain data base for DYCD
• Conduct monthly co-locators meeting
• Supervise Saturday programs
• Conduct workshops and schedule workshop assignment for staff
• Attend monthly DYCD, College meetings, and advisory board meetings
• Promote the program by attending PTA meetings, open houses, and functions in and out the community
• Assist with all report writing for funding sources and the college
• Other duties as assigned

• The Assistant Director must have at least an associate degree in Early Childhood education and/or a minimum three years of experience working with children and experience working in a supervisory position
• A master’s degree in education or related field is preferred
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Must have excellent computer skills
• Must have the ability to conduct workshops, to write curricula, to teach in a classroom setting, and to schedule activities
• Candidate must have the ability to accept guidance and supervision from command structure
• Candidate must be able to work in the evenings and on Saturdays
• Candidate must also be knowledgeable of the Beacon community

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.