"Academic Program Specialist - Office of Partnership Programs"

POSITION DETAILS

The Academic Program Specialist plays a pivotal role in the School of Education, by ensuring successful implementation of a portfolio of teacher preparation programs. Reporting to the Academic Program Director, along with the CUNY Title overview, responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• Manage and supervise the administrative day-to-day aspects of a portfolio of alternative certification and advanced certificate program teacher and leader preparation programs
• Manage all aspects of the program participants journey including but not limited to: registration guidance, cohort meetings, certification requests and preparation, hiring and support
• Assist the Director in preparing proposals, presentations, and other materials and reports in accordance with federal, state, and local reporting requirements
• Meet with program participants and work alongside them to establish goals and evaluate their program progress
• Liaise with external partner organizations to support recruitment, admissions and retention of program participants and the facilitation of several program activities
• Support and advocate for students enrolled in the alternative certification and/or advanced certificate teacher and leader preparation programs
• Coordinate and facilitate informational and orientation sessions, for prospective and incoming program participants
• Liaise with other internal departments in an effort to: plan and schedule courses, hire and orient new adjunct faculty, and schedule and facilitate meetings with faculty.
• Facilitate communication about programs between internal and external stakeholders and constituents, including drafting routine communications and documents
• Maintain and organize program records and files in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements
• Contribute to new development of new program design, implementation, and evaluation
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree and four years’ related experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in educational, nonprofit, or higher education institution setting; prior experience in a college or university setting and knowledge of K-12 education or teacher preparation preferred
• Excellent project management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Strong time management and organization skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize activities, work under and meet deadlines, and effectively handle changing priorities
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and constituents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent technology skills included proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and online apps and academic systems including Google drive and CUNYfirst
• Excellent Excel and data analysis skills

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Participates in the daily coordination of academic and administrative activities of a College's specialized academic program under management direction.

• Supports program development, student service delivery, outcome evaluation and instructor/student recruitment, enrollment, and retention.
• Recommends, implements and evaluates strategies to expand program offerings
• Prepares analytical and statistical reports for management
• Develops and maintains relationships with various College offices to improve student and faculty services
• Serves as resource expert regarding program policies and procedures
• Oversees office recordkeeping; manages updates of program web and print materials
• May supervise office operations and/or department budget
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Academic Program Specialist

CUNY TITLE: Higher Education Assistant

FLSA: Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary Range: $86,741 - $94,909, salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY’s benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY portal on city university of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYFirst job system instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on search job listings, select more options to search for CUNY jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number 31381.

Click on the "apply now" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as one document under cv/ resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters - also do not use symbols (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, -, \_ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• cover letter or statement of scholarly interests
• curriculum vitae/ resume
• names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as one single file-- pdf format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled with review to begin in 12/08/2025